The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-03-05

Friday evening, February 9th, and her
death removes one of Garrard county
most lovable characters and highly
respected women. Born in Garrard on
the 22nd day of February 1857, she has
spent her days near the spot upon
which she was born. She was descend
ed from two OF the best old families in
the northwestern part of the county,
her father the late Robert l.. Rout,
was one of the leading farmers of that
section of the county, while her mother,
Zerelda West Rout, was sister of the
late John K. West, who was enc of the
leading educators of the county in his
day, and served as superintendent of
schools in the county during his life
time.
Mrs. Fox has been under the hand of
affliction for the last Is months, but she
and fortitude which was one of the
leading characteristics of her life, not
even those Immediately around her, or
her most intimate friends knowing of
her bodily anguish. Early in life Mrs.
Fox united with the Methodist church,
and her membership in that church was
maintained throughout her life, though
she believed IN and practised fellowship
with christians of all denominations.
Funeral services were conducted at the
cemetery on last Sunday, Rev. Mahan
of the Fork" and Rev. Garrison of the
Christian church of Danville officiating,
after which her remains were placed
at rest in the Danville cemetery. A
fitting tribute of the love and esteem
in which she was held was the fact
that Notwithstanding the extreme in
clemency of the weather, great con-
course of her friends and relatives,
those who new and loved her, followed
the remains to their last resting place.
Mrs. Fox is survived by one son,
Robert Rout Fox, to whom no mother
was ever more devoted, both mother
and companion to her, he had always
remained under the parental roof. he
had grown to young manhood under her
loving guidance and care and source
of unending joy and consolation to her.
Following in the Masters footsteps,
and accepting literally His words
''suffer little children to come unto me
opd forbid tbor, pot,' che uoo oy
tremely fond of children, and never a
tiny urchin toddled within her vision
but that it came for a share of her
notice and solicitude. Charitable to a
fault, yet not believer in blazoning
her good deeds to the world, she per-
formed many noble acts of charity
without any show or ostentation, the
greatest of her many good deeds prob
ably never becoming known to the
world.
Mrs. Fox had one sister, Mrs. Alice
Rout Scott and one brother, Willard F.
Rout, both of whom, together with her
parents, have preceded her to the Great
Beyond. The last of her family, she
lived with and for her son. leading a
busy, thoughtful and useful life, doing
unselfishly such things as came to her
hand to make this life a little more
pleasant, this world a little brighter
for those around her, now that her
work is ended and she has gone to her
eternal rest, where there shall be no
more suffering, she will surely receive
at His hand full and just measure of
reward for her life of self sacrifice.
The sincere sympathy of a host of
friends. which is joined in by tie
Record, goes out to the grief stricken
and sorrowing son, and to the relatives
who SO deeply mourn her loss.