Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-08-05
DEATH CLAIMS DIR.
JAS. R. CROCKETT
We'll Known Burke's Gar
den Physician Dies in a
Baltimore Hospital.


The remains of Dr. Jas. X. Crock
ett were brought through town on
yesterday for burial at the old homo
In Burke's Garden. The funeral and
burial takes place This morning al IL
O'Clock. Rev. IL. NJ. Fugate, former
ly pastor here and i'm Burke's Gar
den, conducted the service, assisted
by Rev. Mr.. Patty OF the Methodist
chuIch, and Rev. Mr.. Schaefrer. of
the Lutheran church.
DIR. Crockett took his father. Mr..
James Crockett TO Johns Hopkins
some weeks ago for specinI treatment
and while there was taken in lGm-
self, and later underwent surgical
operation for n serious stomach trou-
bic Pneumonia set up. aud the
faithful physicin, who had Lcen the
instrument OF healing so many
people, WAS cut down. Ills brother.
Dr. NJ. h. Crockett. OF this town,
and his wife, were with him Ia the
last, the former having remained
with him during almost hls entire
Illness.
DIR. james II. Crockett was born
I'm Burko's Garden. Ills father aud
mother James II. and Mrs. Snllie
Crockett, John. william and Dr.
Nj. II. Crockett, brothers. and Mrs.
Simon Kelly and Mrs Mnttie
White, sisters, still survive, besides
wife and four childrtn. lie WAS n
graduate Of the University - Mary
land, and was IL years of age. Ills
Tile ns physician, wns spcnt i'm
Burke's Garden, where lie was born
and ronrtd. Il cnnuot he snid that ms
physician he was without honor I'm
his own country and among bis own
bin. lio was popular with all
qassos. Ills neighhCrs knew HIM
Nid repsccted him ns u man OF strong
Christian character, deep piety ard
conscientious and faithful a, phy.
sician. Ills place viii be difficult
to nh.
Ills last hours were pcnccful, con-
scious and resigned. lie know his
end WAS nigh, and talked calmly
and freely with his distressed wife.
telling her repeatedly That he was
not afraid TO die, and that all was
we'll with him. His last thoughts
were about his children and Tie
young Baptist church I'm his neigh
borho"d, which he was instrumental
Ina building and organizing and TO
which he was devoted. lie was SUI
rcrlnteudant of the Sunday School
there. aud the chief support Of the
Church, and his death il "a severe
blow 20 the cause. Though his do
Ties, an the only physician in his
community were eNacting. night
and day, he found time 10 devote TO
his church duties. Ills inith and
conservation I'm life stood him well
In the last and trying hour, nm hour
which, sooner or laler, VIII try us
nil.
Party which left here on yesterday
afternoon, with the body OF DIR.
Crockett, was DR.. Melvin Crockett
and John Crockett and wife, T.. II.
White and wife, =. Frazier Showers
and Fay Lawson, from Blueneld,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Tarter AMI
others, besides several people who
came over from Burke's Garden,
with carriages and buggies. Before
leaving, the casket was opened I'm the
pnrlor OF the JefrersonVille hoteI,
and n large number of people looked
for the last time on earth into the
face OF the physician and friend, so
familiar in life. The face was strik-
ingiy life liKe-as natural as II only
asleep. The body was embalmed in
Baltimore, and was in preservation
and entirely life like when il reached
Tazewell. Rev. Mr.. Fugate, former
pastor Of Baptist church here, reach
ed TazewelI on the 3 30 train and
was taken immeditely To the Gar
den, where he will preach the funer,
al sermon today at 10 o'clock.