The record., 1911-11-23
Death Has Come Again.

Another home has again been rob
bed of o member. Another good citi-
zen. father husbapd and friend has
ceased from the activities of life.
Judge w II. Dewitt Lreathed out his
life early last SunCay morning and
was hurried Monday afternoon. and is
now numbered with the dead. haying
been consigned To the forgetfulness Of
the silent city of time, never again To
bc seen or heard upon the streets of
Grcenvillc where he. for twenty one
years has spent an active ;nd useful
life devoted for the be;terment of his
family, town and county.
". II. Dewitt was a son of Rev. A. &.
and Julia Markham Dewitt natives of
Virginia Few. A. c. Dewitt was born
in 1909. died 1892; his wife. Julia Mark
ham. was born in 1911 and died in 1889
They came to Kentucky in the early
lS3Os and located i'm the eastern part of
The state and later came to Mullen
berg county and settled on the waters
of Clifty creek in the southern par. of
the county. To them we're born and
reared five sons. IIezelxiah. Fletcher,
William II. Ian y. Albert Il. and -four
daughters, Cathrine, Martha, julia
and Ermine; of this family three sops
survive, Fletcher, Ian and Albert who
are old men.
". II. Dewitt was born in 1872 and
reared IN Muhlenberg county. lie
married pelilah Drake, daughter of
\. NJ and Elizabeth IIancpck Drake
Drake, pioneer settler OF the county
To w. II. and Delilah Drake Dewitt
were born and reared three sons. Clyde,
Allie and Claire, two daughters, Lilly
aud Leila. Four of this family now
survive. W. II. Dewitt first settled
on farm on the waters of Long creek,
and In 1890 he came with his family to
Greenville and BECAME good and pro-
gressivc citizen; prompted 10y cherish
ling hopes he DEVOTED all of his untir-
ing eaergies in various business en-.
gagements fnF the comfort of the once
united family, but now br9lSen, sepa:
rated, scattered and gone. Ills arsi
wife died in 1898. lie again married
Mrs. Mary Wilkinson who survive:
him.
We have known w. III. Dewitt sine,
G his early years and always found hin
to be agreeable, generous and obliging
although he was active and industriou
and devoted much attention to busi
Hess engagements, yet he loved and en-
joyed life and seemed to bear his mis-
fortunes and trials with foFtitpde api
caImness. We baVe lived neighbor Il
o him for several years and have eftel
!. seen him cheerfnlly driving his team
q afield and taking an active part ia tn
busy, bustling scenes OF life. Tw
years ago he was elected police Judg
of Grcenville. which Office he filed {
! the satisfaction of the people. w. II
d Dewitt was u devoted christian and
e member Of the Methodist church; b
. his death Greenville has lost an honoi
able, honest and enterprising citize
aud he will be missed, not only by hi
IS family, but Wy al those with whom h
Al was associated.
le The funeral and burial Of W. u. ~
g Witt was unusual as well rs sad. Mr.
Julia Tunstill, a sistcr-in-law, who's
husband was buried here some thre
u years ago, died few hours previor
as To Mr. Dewitt in another county, lea'
8: ing three orphan children. She wa
- brought here and buried. The tw
bodies were conveyed to the cemeteI
- at the same time by the Undertake
IL and placed by graves near each othe
r while the funeral services were col
a Quoted, We stood by and witnesst
~ something that we peyer had befor
We stood aud looked upon the caske
OF lifeless father aud mother, viii
he their children and friends stood arouI
or with sorrowful hearts taking their IN
and lingering look upon those tn
IN they loved. upon those that had bee
their best friends IN life, that had loI
cared for them. but now 10 he hurii
iis forever from sight in time. III
n friends that had gathered sung soft
ne and sweetly song of consoling SEN
meut, the preacher gave a short Ia
and offered prayer; this was all th
> could do. they then covered them up
Vi. sleep in the silence of death during q
y. years of time. RoNDo.