The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-11
WAS LIKED IN HIS NEW HOME.
Appreciative Sketch of Hugh Veale, ST.,
Formerly of Barre.

The Taylor, Texas, Daily Democrat
has the following obituary of Hugh
Veale, sr., formerly resident of Barre:
Sunday afternoon at o'clock the
funeral of Hugh Veale, sr., who died last
Saturday morning at s O'Clock of hem
orrhage of the lungs induced by tubercu-
losis, of which he had been a patient,
accomplishing sufferer, for over year,
was held followed by interment OF the
remains in the City cemetery. The
funeral service was conducted by Rev.
A. T. Carraway, decedent's pastor, of
the First Methodist church, and DIR. John
A Held, pastor of the First Baptist
church. Rev. Mr.. Carraway left his sick
bed to pay tribute to the memory OF
this good man. Both he and DIR. Held
deservedly eulogized the life and works
of noble Christian worker gone to his
reward. A large concourse of sorrow
ing friends attended the obsequies, the
services at the home and the burial.
Eureka camp, No. so, Woodmen of the
World. marched in the procession to the
cemetery, and ofliciated at the burial.
Hugh Veale, sr., was born in Corn
wall, England, December IL, 1868, and
therefore was in the forty -fourth year
located in Rhode Island in 1886, and
was married at Westerly in 1890 to Miss
Mildred Doney, and had he lived till
tomorrow they would have celebrated
their twenty second wedding anniver-
sary. They located at Barre, Vt, liv
ing there for twelve years They came
TO Texas in 1902, resided little over a
year at Llano, and came to Taylor nine
years ago, in 1908. Here Mr.. Veale had
built up an excellent business, follow
ing his trade as stonecutter, and es-
tablshed the Taylor Marble & Granite
Works, OF which he was, up till the time
Of his death, the senior partner.
Besides his wife, decedent is survived
by five children, as follows: Miss Mil
dred, Hugh, ir., William, Mary and Ma
bel Veale. His parents both died only
a few years ago in Cornwall, England,
and he is survived by six brothers and
one sister, as follows: Edwin and Mich
olas Veale, Vermont; Thomas Veale,
Quincy, Mass; William j. VeaIe. Wes-
terly, X. l.; Benjamin Veale and Mrs.
Thomas Hooking, Cornwall England
Another brother James Neale, was lost
seven weeks ago in the Titanic disaster,
returning to this country from a visit
to his relatives in England.
Hugh Veale, sr., was man of re-
markablc Christian character and his
daily life was a noble example for all !
who knew him. He was member of |
the Methodist church of Taylor and had !
been a Christian for twenty two years. |
In his death the community loses one of |
its noblest characters, exemplary men |
and good citizens.
"Out of town friends of the family |
here for the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. |
John Will, VIII Wilson and Joseph |
Odgers, all of Waco, Texas. and all of |
whom were former friends and neigh
bors of the Veale family at the old home
in Barre, Vt.
in closing it may be truly said that
in the death of Hugh Veale, sr., the peo-
pie of Taylor and every other commu-
nifty in which he has resided, have lost
a noble example of true Christian life,
and will remember him to be inspired to
emulate the example he practiced, Of
right living and Christian works, till
the time comes to join him in the bet
ter land and eternal home on the other
shore"