The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-30
Funeral OF Mrs. watkins.
JOHN nANDoI.ru ,Iw.onn

One OF the greatest calamities this
community has experienced for Il
long time was felt Inst night by
the sudden death OF ME. ATWOOD.
OF this place. Mr.. Atwood had beer,
apparently III the best OF health and
last night had just returned from
church ana was in the act of re-
firing when he died suddenly, sup
posedly of apoplcxy.
Mr. Atwood was siXty-siX years old
ana was one Of the few o. the Old
tied in business here when II boy.
ne has continually built up ire-
mcndous trade AS n merchant By
MS constant attention to business by
his aiSh-tforward. honest iutcg-
;ity, he had won Tor himself the es-
TEEN ana respect of the entire coun-
". lie was greatly beloved by all
VINO knew him. and there ~ no one
cd and moro highly honorcd by his
fellow citizens than Mr.. John Il. AT
wood.
BY no means politician. and not even
dcsirous to hold office, ye, three
times the office OF supervisor Was
thrust upon him by his friends over
whelmingly he was made not only
supervisor, but Immediately was
cause OF his keen insight into the
business and the financial world and
because of his high moral character
re had been the president OF the
ming and under his administration
the institution has steadily grown
Above all. Mr.. Atwood was an honest
Christian gentleman and u constant
church. of which he was most
faithful member and from which ne
pad lust returned when he died. In
business, finance and in CHRISTIAN
faith, therefore. there is no supcr-
'ior man in .hppomattoA county
WcntE-hNe years ago he married Miss
FLORENCE Chernnuit. the only daugh-
ter of NJ. and Mrs. j. g. ChcrnaIIlt
originally OF Richmond and Farm.
ville. but who OF late have been
living IN the nome of their daugh-
ter. In his beautiful home there
survive him five daughters and one
son-Miss Edith and Vigil Atwood,
and Misses Jacquclync and Lynolic,
Doth OF whom were AT tlollins N the
lime OF his death, and little Miss
Elolsc and Master Lamar Atwood.
As husband and father he was
under all circumstances gentle and
cheerful. His children ana wife All
aIorcd him, and they are now under
going great pain because OF his Lose.
No one of his family ever knew
what a want WAS but that they were
gratiiicd by him. lis hosp'tnblc
OF friends and visitors. both frolI
afar and near. His ono sister. Mrs
Clara Harvey. Of Lynchburl. also
survives him.
share only a small part OF the love
and respect which every ono had
for him. In him his mcighbors have
lost one Of their best friends and
lie has gone 10 his reward, and may
the Kind Father reveal to his Fam
lily His Will. so that they can say
rs he has so often said, Thy viii
be done on earth as it is in Heaven"
No better monument tn his memory
should any one desire than To Wit
ness the large thronS Of his fellow
citizens follow him to his last rest
ton OF the county were present. ana
many from II distance. The four
ministers who had Charge OF the
services AT the Liberty Baptist
IInilins; DR.. Hugh Smith. Of Chris
iiansburg: Dr. W. 5. Royal, az
I.ynchburG. and his present paatns.
Rev. X. G. iiubbard-aii Of wnom
spoke in glowing terms of the lite
and character OF the man.
The pallDearers were Messrs c. w.
Hancock and j. II. Jennings, OF
Lynchburg. hIcssrs. S. l.. Ferguson
Randolph Caldwell and Il. Il. Har.
wood. About fifteen young ladies
acted as flower girls and carried
handsome noial designs sent bv liz
many friends and admirers OF this
community and from u distance. The
funeral services were conducted with
fun Masonic rites by his fellow
MasOns.
White much sympathy is felt for his
family in their distress. the follow
ing verse may better describe his
love:
Its holy namc forever b.rncth;
From Heaven it came, TO Heaven re-
turncth.
Too often on earth Il troubled guest.
Vt times deceived, at times on
ca1s