The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-19
BRILLIANT YOUNG Doc
TOR PASSES AWAY
Alter Period OF Several Months Ill
ness Following a Nervous Break
down. Dies ut Hospital III
Illinois.

Illinois.
Charles Richie Fleming son OF the
late Samuel P.and Bette Niroug
Fleming, was born on the Fleming
tarm three miles east of Farming.
ton Mo. Jan. 3rd 1869, and died
at Jacksonville, Illinois, December
II, 1913 at the age of II years, | |
months and days.
lie was married to Miss Robbie
Mae Ward, daughter OF Major X.
f. Ward OF JouesborO, Arkansas,
May 2lst, 1896, who preceded him
N death two years, one month and
two days. To this union was born
one son, Samuel Ward Fleming,
who survives them and is now 1T
teen years OF age.
DR.. Fleming was graduated from
the Beaumont Medical College Of
st. Louis, IN 1893, and began the
practice OF medicine at Mime la.
motte, Mo. soon after his gradua-
tiuu. Latter ho and his 'estlmaUIo
family removed to Als home town
where he continued the practice Of
his chosen profession uutIl failing
health caused him TO reluctantly
give up his work about one ycar
ago.
The sudden death Of his ,onngcr
brother. DR.. John Barley Fleming
three years ago, the seFiJUs iiiutss,
the suffering and death of his be-
loved wife, two years ago, aud the
strain Of an arduous and extensive
practice proved too much for his
vitality and he suffered nervous
breakdown as a result from which
his overwOrked body and sorrow
bGrdened mind was unable to rally
aud resulted IN his untimely death.
DIR. Fleming was converted early
in life aud became member of the
Christian Church, but later trans
tered his membership to the Presby-
terrain church of which his wife
was II member as well as his sou,
Dc. Fleming was favored with
piOns parents who like the patriarch
Abraham had family altar, aud
trained mp their children in thenur-
tnre and admOnitl0n of the Lord.
Not only by precept, but by ex.
ample they commended their reIig-
ion to their children, making it at
traclivc IN in their sight. Hence
early in life he hooded the Saviour
raIl, trusted IN Him. and entered
upon Ills privileged service, ~ I'D
ever nft"rward in all the raiufjr.*
ut life lrthls Hight shine Il, u rirs.
um1 He was very happily ~ ri.
cd. His wife being home waapr
d.d rylulug she could H. uro-
mote the happiness and com'''t OF
her husband aud son, 50 ,l# each
could truly say, Home home
sweet home, there's no place like
home \ woman Of cul nre and
exquisite taste as well a. devoted
piety such she was,
Their welded life was characteriz.
ed with such eXceedinr harmony
and happiness as to elicit the ad-
of all who knew them.
and we confidently expected and
desired it to continur long. But
God s ways are not us our ways.
He has chosen His people in the
furnace of affection. Each of
them was called to pass through
the fiery furnace as preparation
for the enterancc Iuto the Heaven
~ Home 1t is our privilege to re-
gard them as dweIlers in that &C.
Iestial Cline whose inhabitants
know not sickness nor suffering, |
and where there shall be ~ more
death nor sorrow, nor crying,
neither shall there be any more
pain for the former things have
passed away. There, united with
loved ones who have gone on before
in the immediate presence of the
Savior whom they loved and so
faithfully served in this world,
seeing Him that vision so appro-
priately called beautfc they have
awaked in His likeness and are
In the sunlight of eternity the
will he made plain. Let
us wait and murmer not.
Between the mysteries of death ana life
Thou staHdest, loving, guiding not ex
planning
And as we gnze upon thy pierced hand
that
Guides tho mystery wheels OF Time,
Ana this vague, dark tumult or the inner
sea
Grows calm, grows bright, 0 risen Lord
In Thee -
BY miscount four pages Of
local news was omitted from
a couple hundred Of the