Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-03-05
DEATH CLAIMS THE
REV. GEO. BUSTON
After Long Illness, Preacher and
Business Man is Called to His
Reward-Wife is Also Very
Ill-Funeral Yesterday.

Rev. George Buston died at his
home Tuesday night about 8 o'clock,
after a lingering illness, due to the
infirmities OF age. He was in his
S0th year. The funeral and burial
took place on yesterday afternoon
from the Methodist, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Piatt. Other minis
ters of the town took part in the SOL
emn service. Burial was made in the
Jetfersonville cemetery.
Besides wife, whose death at any
time would not be surprise, owing to
her long illness, he leaves two sons
and two daughters, viz: Mir. j. G.
Buston, Mr.. Ii. l.. Buston, Mrs. w. A.
Scott, and Mrs. Cammack, all living
here, except the latter, who lives in
Indiana. An older daughter, Mrs.
H. w. Pobst, died years ago.
Death came to him peacefully and
almost imperceptibly. His nurse,
Miss Drinkard, was in the room, ly-
ing down. She had made him COM
Portable, and he had gone to sleep.
Some slight noise, as OF one breath
ing hard, or deep sigh, attracted
her attention, and she at once went
to his bedside. He gasped once and
life was gone. The monster stole
into the room so easily, turned the
bolt of the door so noiselessly as not
10 be heard, and mercifully took the
old soldier of the cross away, while
he slept, without awaking him, or
causing him q moments pain. His
coming is not always thus calm and
of trumpets of pain, struggle and
fearful demonstration. At other times
he steals into the chamber with muf-
fled tread and hushed voice, and like
a gentle mother, takes the sufferer
into his arms, bushes him to sleep,
and while he sleeps kisses the breath
away, and departs on the long Jour
ney to the skies. Before we enter a
room we knock at the closed door or
ring the bell to give notice of our
coming that there be no surprise.
Sometimes so acts the Monster, but
not always. There was no need of
warming knock or ring at the door of
this chamber to avoid surprise OF dis
arm fear. Mr.. Buston was ready,
waiting, and expecting the call. For
years and years he had "walked with
Cod" lived upon the promises as a
child lives upon its daily food, and
we'll we knew from actual experience
that his strength should be as his
day should demand. He leaves the
iSBdSy VI d opOllcSS lie 10 IIOSc VINO
come after him. May the mantle of
the ascending Elijah descend with
benediction of comfort, hope and pow
er upon those who watch through
their tears, his flight to his eternal
home in the skies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buston, with their
five young children, came to the Unit
ed States from England, the land of
their nativity, in the year 1872, stop
ping first in Washington county, lat
er moving to Tazewell For a num-
Der of years he engaged in farming.
Finally he bought property in the
town, and went INTO the grocery bus,
mess, which grew rapidly. Buston G.
Sons erected the large building now
occupied by HARRISON, Barns a. Co.,
of which firm, Mr.. H. l.. Buston, is a
member and general manager. Mr..
J. 6. Butson, the elder son withdrew
from the business some years ago,
and now operates the large DAIRY
farm just outside the corporate linn
its of the town.
After coming to Tazewell the de-
ceased was granted license to preach
by the Methodist Holston Conference,
and while he never entered regular
work he did a graf deal of preaching
throughout the county.
PAIL BEARERS.
Active-H. G. Peery, jr., John S.
Bottimore, ]. P. Royal, T. C. Bow
en-, Henry Preston, DIR. R. P. Copen-
haver.
Honorary. B. Boyer, Geo. w.
Lewis, A. st. Clair, w. L. Moore, A.
j. Steele, E. F. Witten.
Flower Bearers-Misses Harriet
and Dorothy Scott, grand daughters
OF deceased, Mary Moore and Lyde
Feery.