The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-06-10
DEATH OF A. A. HASKINs.
A Good Man Gone To His Rest and
Reward.

after a brief illness. He was born
in Prince Edward county. When
the Civil War broke out, he enlist
ed in Company X, Third Virginia
Cavalry, under Capt J.T. Thornton,
served through the entire period,
and was engaged in many of the
fiercest battles that took place in
Northern Virginia.
He was made first lieutenant soon
after lie enlisted, and in many in
stances served as captain of his COM
pany. He was paroled at Farmville
April 16, 1865, after the close Of
the war, and returned to his home
here, where he had since led very
active life, serving his county in
many different capacities. He is the
last of his fathers family to be call
ed to rest, and is survived by his wife
who was Miss Olanda OVERLY, and
! the following children: K. o. Has
kins, of Aspen, S. c., w. l.. H. A.,
and ]. B. Haskins. of Meherrin, Mrs.
J. B. Morris, of Clifton Forge, Miss
es Jennie, Opie and Matte Has
kins, of Meherrin.
The funeral took place on Sunday
afternoon last in the Presbyterian
Church, of which the deceased was
long a member and officer, and was
conducted by Rev. Hugh Henry, his
pastor, who departing from his us
ual custom on such occasions, paid
tender and loving tribute to the
memory of his co-worker and friend
of the entire community. Mr.. Hen
ry said:
After a painful illness of three
weeks Mr. A. A. Haskins departed
this life. answering without fear and
with Christian resignation the sum
mons which sooner or later comes
7 to all men.
He was born at "Alban Castle,
Prince Edward county, Va, Nov. 4,
1897, and at the time of his death,
June 4, 1910, was in the seventy
second year of his age.
In early manhood Mr.. Haskins
answered his ccunfry's call TO arms
and enlisted in the Prince Edward
I troop. serving faithfully and gal
lantly to the end of the struggle.
But when the great commander OF
the Army of Northern Virginia said
''valor and devotion could accom-
\ plish nothing that could compensate
for the loss that would have attend
b, ed a continuance of the conflict.
ne came nome and addressed him
self TO the duties of citizenship.
How well he discharged those du-
ties is known to most OF the pubic
men of our county, and specially to
the people of the section in which
he spent this latter period Of his
life. He will be remembered as one
J. of our most philosophical citizens,
i whose counsel was sought and val
{ ued by the majority of his friends
4 and neighbors. and greatly respected
even by those whose views in many
Il matters were widely different from
his own.
I The pastor of the church. pres
, byterian. Meherrin, Va, for nearly
seventeen consecutive years mourns
the loss OF a friend true and faith
3 ful. His kindly disposition and gem
o ial manner were always helpful tC
- him i'm the discharge of his own ar
y, duous duties. lie mOurns the loss
Il of one who was undoubtedly sin
cerely attached to his church and
4 who was seldom absent from his
, place in the house of worship, and
who discharged i'm all humility such
+ duties as in his mOdesty he was will
S ing to undertake. He was free tc
o confess as we all might do-thai
he might have been more faithful
and efficient He possessed i'm
S well developed degree a noble trait
d of character specially conspicuous in
N time of trouble; he delighted III
-, doing kindness whether the subJec'
ID was a friend or an enemy. Those
who knew him we'll agree that ne
was a man honest in his convictions
s and they also agree that in the per
picking complications concerning du
ties arising from the various rela
L tions he sustained in life, he die
e his duty as he saw it.
r His devoted family have sustain
ed a loss which none but themselves
e can know. He leaves a wife, five
+ sons and four daughters. This day
t will be remembered by them as
>, dav when they laid to rest the NOR
tai remains of him who was always
e the true and loving husband anC
y the kindest father.
q MAY the God of all grace give t'
each member beauty for ashes
the oil of JOY for mourning and th'
d garment of praise for the spirit o
beaviness. And may the cloud
which are now so dark be dispelle'
through the abiding presence an'
constant blessing of Him who j
the light O. life" and Who hatl
said to his owed ones. '- viii neve
t. leave you ncr forsake You.
t. The following were tie pail bear
ers: Active, }. r. Morton, w. 5
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