The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-08-05
A Good Man Gone to His Rest and
Reward.

Rev Oscar Littleton passed peace
fully away at his home on Buffalo
street, this place. on last sunday
morning after a brief and painless
illness.
He would have reached the four
score life mark on September z4tn .
next. having been born at Leesburg
Loudon county. Va. in 1880.
On account of his age, Mr.. Lit.
Teton had been superannuated by
the Methodist Conference for some
wears. since which he has made TINS
place his home. During the years
of his ministry he was regarded as
a preacher OF great powers. and his
social virtues won for him a large
circle of friends from all the de-
nominations. In Lafferty's Sketch
es OF the Virginia Conference" It
is said of Mr.. Littleton that he ac-
tually began the work of the min
istry when he was only nineteen
years of age, and when sent to MS
first circuit he had never attempt
ed to preach a sermon.
His first work was on the star
ford and Fauquier Circuit and MS
first sermon was in Stafford Court
house. standing in the place occu-
MED by the Judge when the court
was in session. This was in the
afternoon of the third Sunday IN
March. 1850. In November, 1891
he was received on trial into the
Virginia Conference and sent To
Warrenton Circuit, under Rev. Mar
> tin Dunn. After that year he as
sumed the responsibilities Of the
ministry alone.
0 Since that time he has filled VIII
) success the following appointments
Gosport Station, Farmville Station
lat two different periods). Loudoul
) Circuit. Clay Street, Richmond
Manchester, Smithfield. Louisa. Hen
rico Amelia, Cumberland, Atlantic
Pungoteague, Gloucester and Mad
? ison Circuits.
, II is said of him that in on
year alone on Pungoteague Circui
he received $50 members into tn
, church. Besides the charges aboN
, he was the presiding elder OF mos
= all the districts within the bounds
h the conference.
y In November, 1855, he was UNI
Il ed in marriage to Miss Martha be
n nard of Norfolk. She died
J. September, 1865. leaving thr'
. children. In June, 1868, he aga
!, married. this time to Miss Alice
q Bernard. who died some years ago
IT Mr.. Littleton leaves six chiidre
N as follows: Oscar Littleton. Jrr
lie Atlanta. Professor J. T. Littleton,
at Montgomery. Ala. Mrs. l.. W. XIII
re of Duluth. Mimi. Mrs. r. B. Iur
- er. of Mt. Sterling, KY, Mrs. ).
a. |. Lewis. of Farmville, and Miss
a. J. Littleton, of Farmville-
q The funeral services we're ne
IS at the Methodist Church. the chur
ch of his choice and Of his love, at
al D. m. Monday, with the follow
on ministers officiating. Revs. +.
US Dadman, J. c. Reed. S. c. Hat
VI er. d. d.. and w. A. S. Conrad.
- Brief and tender tributes to
of memory of the consecrated man
.er God we're paid by the three II
OF named.
rot The choir sang sweetly the
zee HYMNS which had so often thru
ne his beating heart, and Miss Al
u! Atkinson Burmeister, of Dresd
=, =, Germany. presided at the organ.
100 The floral offerings were rich
m. fairness and redolent of fragraI
is The burial was in our town Gel
our terry. and at the grave the Mas
iod had charge of the service.
to other and worthier hands
nm preserve the memory of this sa
10 " character, while ours the n
bier task of saying that Fal
vile remembers gratefully, pi
a antly his labors while engaged
Z the active work of the ministry h
then as presiding elder, and D
of all that he selected this as
home in which to spend the
ming of life. His presence in
churches, in our homes and on
streets was a continuing bene
ton. No one came under his
nign influence that did not sa'
him. "a holy man of Cod" Will
his deep humility he said, I