The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-07-29
JUDGE R. F.VINSON
Dies Suddenly at His Home
Near Louisa.
Heart Failure Brings Death UnGIpeCt-
edIy, After Slight IndiSpOsitiOn
Of afGW Days.

On last Friday afternoon, July
22nd, as Sheriff James Clayton was
riding to town he saw former COun-
ty Judge r. F. Vinson lying by the
side uf the Lick creek road not
far from the gate opening into the
EIoise farm. He dismouuted and
asked the Judge what was the mat
ter. Judge Vinson said he was
very sick but felt a little better
MIR. Clayton asked him If he should
20 for a doctor He said NO, not
now" but later he asked Mr. Clay
ton to go to Louisa and get medi-
cal aid. Mr.. Clayton came to Lou
/ lisa as quickly as possible and in
/ formed Judge Wilson's sons who.
were all here, OF the condition OF
/ their father. They hurriedly sum
moned physicians and started for
/ the place where the Judge was.
Dr. G. W. WrOten was the fiTt
! physician to arrive at the Judges
| side, and later DR.. J. c. Busesy al
80 arrived. The sick man seemed
70 be better than he was when first
/ discovered, and after the admins
tration OF restoratives he rallied
considerably. He said he felt no
pain except in his stomach, had
a regular though rather feeble
pulse. and said he would go home,
: not half a mile distant. He walk
ed TO a buggy, got in and thanked
thOs9 who had helped him. and
was driven home. He got out OF
the buggy and walked to the house,
but very soon grew greatly worse.
Physicians were Immediately sent
for. but the Judge died before any
Of them arrived. He suffered no
pain. and his active, busy life end
ed peacefully and without a strug-
gle The direct cause Of death
was probably heart failure, superin-
duced by heat, indigestion and ex-
citement and worry He had not
been well for several days, the
weather had been intensely hot
and humid, and he had been ac-
tive in promoting the candidacy of
the man who had married grand
daughter All these things had
combined to impair the strong hu-
man, machine. already worn with
the activities of seventy-twO busy
years. At critical moment a
vital part of the machinery broke;
it was beyond human repair. and it
stopped forever.
When it became known that the
mortal career of Judge Ninson had
so suddenly ended the regret in
this community where he had lived
$ so long was peryading and sincere.
I Many friends fastened to the Vim
- son home to express their sympathy
n and offer aid. The funeral and in
= terment occurred on Sunday after
$ noon, the funeral at the home OF
{ the deceased and the burial In
V Pine Hill cemetery beside the re.
$ mains of his wife. who had been
dead many years and whose death
was almost as sudden as her hus'
bands. The services were conduct
ed by the Rev. F. F. shannon, OF
Brooklyn, who was in Louisa on a
u vacation. Other ministers were
present, one of whom. the Rev
d W. l.. Reid. of the Southern Meth
. odist church, offered prayer. The
floral offerings were many and yer!
Z beautiful, some of them from othel
II places The services were helC
in the large yard in front of tbs
last earthly home Of the deaC
Judge, and a very large number o
friends and relatives came to pa!
respect to the man whom they ha(
e known SO long. All the children o
a Judge Vinson were able to b,
E present. Mrs. Vic Prichard wa
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Dor;
Ie Greever. of Graham, Va. but thu
\ sad news of the fathers death haC
reached them and both arrived
home in time for the burial. These
with Mrs. A. J. Cared. George
Jay and Little Dick" compris,
,r the children. 2. C, Vinson, of Cat
v lettsburg, was here, and he and X
'e +. ViDson, Of Louisa, arc the sur
le viving brothers. Mrs. George Hutcl
ison, Of Huntington, was in attend