The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-01-25
TRIBUTE TO THE LATE
MILTON HAWKINS

MILTON HAWKINS.
II j, written: Man must endure
! his going hence even as his coming
/ hilhcr."
/ ON January 9th, 1912, Milton Haw.
kin. went, Is must all mortal men,
/ back upon the path by which he came,
back TO the great unknown.
In every such announcement there is
La ,olcmnity, which comes not alone
/ from the sevcring OF the ties Of love
and friendship, not alone from a sense
/ ui personal or public grief and loss, but
also from the knowledge il imparts that
/ the book OF another life has been closed
and another account made up forever.
We here attempt to chronicle our trI-
/ butte # rcspcc, to his memory lie was
our friend and cyincrd j, in many ways
during our brief acquaintance. In his
unexpected death this community has
brcu deprived Of 1lc OF its furrmos.
citizens; hla hcruavcd family a loving
brother and an iudulgcu, father; and
d.. uuumrnthlr friends throughout
laf country "a safe Couusr,pr q true ad
'.J'c and friend
Iis was a,rgcl IVAN and spoke simp
!. Nn. lrg, and honestly. He vas q
uau possessed ul Character As spot.
l... Hs.a maiden and a7 uu-ulIrd ~ a
fi1 u ught. He so, never on both
.f,.. of proposition %; ~" .lmc time.
ILL., mtkU.up Wl- TOO pronounced for
m'lmug like that, Suvn wca AWAY,
leave 'heii lulyr-- upuu the times IN
which they i.r such men viii. hc
missed because their place. ".'l he diff
lyul, to nIl
When wc buried his body a, the place
Of III, choosing. il Wa- sad day TOR
the people ui his community, but the
darkest cloud has silver lining, Our
friend and brother, whose remains We
nave covered with "thc Clods OF the
valley. Wa, a man of faith IN his
Creator, which wa sufficiently abiding
TO illumine hi, soul when he reached
the river which all ot as must some day
cross. He wa, a leader IN Church aud
SUNDAY school work, implanted IN his
heart Was well OF love and trust,
which was constant IN its flow toward
the Savior Of mankind. During all his
life he excmplihed the human side of
religion 10y doing what he believed to
he right There is nothing more 10 he
admired in this life than 4 manly man.
His constant purpose was to lift all
persons with whom he associated to
higher conceptions of life and duty.
And were every one to whom he did
some loving service, to bring blossom
to his grave, he would sleep tonight be
Meath q wilderness OF flowers.
While it IS true lie had not quite
reached the allotted thrcc-scure and ten
years, vet lie may be measured by
deeds achicFtd A. wei as 10y thc laps"
OF time, an" "Aeh MS it'thua 'ef'l"
the taflhI\ career oi TINS "bie MAJ"
along the course "i "hith staiiI many
monuments 10 marx III" NOME Hee'',
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The memory Of good deeds VIII ever stay,
"p w. ,,E, ,no w W. ON r' rlnnrIn, s,rn
! cooling well anil the monday heat
\ scent of green houghs blown through mar
cal row oI wa walls ,stor o,,o, ove,,,y,,us
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He had sunshiny disposition aud a
fogiving spirit that never harhorcd re-
vcnge. lie was plain simple man.
who loved ms ieliowman'
He VIII live III the hearts OF those he
lett behind, ana TO 30 TINS is not TO die.
He was a true son OF our native SOIL
the TREND OF the toiler' ana inc elo-