The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-11-14
GONE TO HER REWARD
Mrs. John B. Spencer Dies After Long
Suffering, Borne With Patience
and Resignation.

After long period OF i'll health
and great suffering Mrs. John %.
Spencer died at her home near this
city at one clock in the morning OF
Saturday, Nov, Sth. On Sunday af-
ternoon, in spite of the veryinclem-
ent weather, very large number
OF the friends and relatives assem-
bled at the last earthly home of the
ceased to pay their tribute of love
and respect TO her Yho lay SO still
and cold In her leasket, upon and
arc and which was a wealth of floral
offerings, in masses of odorous rich
ness an auty. The simple and ap-
propri' 4eryice for the dead was
cond by the Rev. b. M. Keith,
pastor of the NJ. E. Church South,
of which for many years Mrs. Spen-
Ger had been devoted member. One
feature OF the occasion was the
singing by request OF God VIII
take care of YOU" the solo soprano
part being rendered by Miss kath-
arine Freese.
At the conclusion of the house
services the body was borne to Pine
Hill cemetery, where it will rest un-
til the dead in Christ shall rise.
Mrs. Spencer was 81 years old.
cho a. ,ur,,i,ad hy har aged mot h.
er, Mrs. Sarah Layne, her husband,
Mr.. John b. Spencer, and four chill
dren-two sons, F. T. d. Jr., and
Laban, and two daughters, Matilda
and Emma Wallace, children by her
marriage when very young with
Eugene Wallace.
Mrs Spencer was most excellent
woman. AS a child she was a genera
favorite, cheerful and sunny In dis
position. She grew up into popular
girlhood, and when the duties OF
wife and mother became hers she
bore them brayely and well. She
had beautiful country home over
which she presided in most pleas
ant and attractive way. Her hospitals
| ity was generous, and she dispensed
charity at once large and without
ostentation. Her ready and thought
full kindness to those in need Will
be sadly missed by those who have
been the recipients of her bounty
TO the helpless mother whom she
nursed with unremitting and unself'
| ish care, she was tender and devot-
ed. To her children the personlfica'
ton of love and affection, and they
! in turn loved mother as but few
| parents are loved. Husband ant
lwife were affectionate and tender
one to another, and the bereavec
partner in the joys and SORROWS OF
life, feels most deeply the loss ol
her who had made his home happy
Throughout the long and painful
sickness which ended only with hel
death Mrs. Spencer exhibited a sur
prising patience and fortitude Hel
resignation was that OF a christian
land when facing the dread alterna
tive of the surgeons knife in thu
vain hope of obtaining permanen
relief from pain she declared hel
readiness ito go" If she failed t
awake from the unconsciousnes
caused by the anaesthetic.
Her husband and children spared
nothing in their efforts to restore
Ito health the beloved wife ant
mother. Visits to healing springs
the services of skillful physician
and surgeons, the ministrations o
trained nurses-all were brough
into use, but Azrael had plumet
his sable wings for his visit to thu
beautiful home and human hand
could not stay his flight.
The dead woman's last consciou
words concerned her loved one
and framed the christians Il an
ready And so, while the SHADOW
has fallen and has shrouded hom'
and heart in black, those who 81
lin the darkness know that with he
whom they had loved and lost "Al
is WE'LL