The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-11-19
MRS. ROWLAND I. BURNS
PASSES into ETERNITY
AT AGE OF 70, THIS GOOD WOMAN
is CALLED TO HER
REWARD.

After years Of III health and months
ef intense suffering Mrs Caroline
Burns, beloved wife Of Mr.. X. TBurns,
died about four o'clock on Tuesday
morning last. Two Of the children,
Mrs. l.. S. Johnson, Of Frankfort, Ky.
and Mrs. G, II. Williamson, OF Mem
phiF. Tenn, were not present when
their devoted mother breathed her last.
Mrs. Burns died OF complication OF
diseases, made incurable by the lnfirm-
ity OF advanced age She had many
improvements and many relapses dur
Ing her protracted sickness, more than
once being considered TO be at the
point Of death. but rally would come
and her family and friends would be-
come hopeful During the long suffer
ing Mrs. Burns was not always 0onfn-
cd 10 her bed or even 10 the house. on
Go-To- Sunday School day, In April
last. she was carried 20 the Court
House and Il was thought the journey
did her harm. This was her last go-
ing on the street For some time she
had not been able to leave her bed.
growing worse slowly but surely. She
became much worse on Monday. losing
consciousness during the night, re.
nnalning SO until death closed the scene,
She died peacefully and without a
struggle or sigh. Funeral services
were held Thursday afternoon, con-
Quoted at the house by the Rev l.. Il,
McEldowney, pastor Of the VI. Il.
Church. South. The interment was in
Pine Hin cemetery, The attendance
at the house was very large, this fca-
ture and the wealth of beautiful dow
ers showing the great esteem and af
fection with which the dead woman
was held by her neighbors and friends.
The tribute and eulogy spoken by the
minister WIS eloquent. beautiful and
appropriate, In this great irreparable
loss, the AGED husband and the sorrow
Ing children Of the deceased have the
sympathy pf hosts ~ friends and the
solacc that 1T is well with her soul
Caroline Hatcher Burns was born in
Floyd county. Kentucky. Nov. q, 1886.
She would have been 10 next Sunday
She was reared by christian parents In
a truly christian home Joined the NJ
u. Church. South. when n child, was
converted when ten years old, and was
married to Rowland T. Burns July s,
1858. Died Nov l6, 1915 at o'clock
n. m.
Six children were born unto them
Kate, Alexander H., Thurza. Elizabeth.
Mary and John @. Alex died May n,
1886. Kate April IL, 1892.
BLESSED Are The Dead
Who Die In The Lord"
Yea. verify, and thrice blessed is the
sanity woman. who. In the early dawn
OF n chill November day, opened her
eyes upon the bright scenes Of the Bet
ter Land She had lived many, many,
years as she died+in the Lord. the
Lord she loved and served, quietly, |
fruitfnlly. undoubtngly, Hers was the
faith that Whittier must have felt and
had in mind when he wrote
81 know not where His islands lift
Their fronded palms In air
only know | can not drift
Far from His loving care
This simple. abiding faith in her God.
coupled with the love and devotion of
a husband OF more than half "A century,
was her support during hours Of trying |
erdeals. and in pain and suffering such
az poor humanity is not'often called to
endure And through II all she never |
nor repined.
Mrs. Caroline Burns was one OF the
most beautiful characters any com
munity ever knew. To mention all her
noble and endearlng traits Of character
would be delightful but difficult task.
and 10 those who did not know II might
be doomed exaggeration, but many who
read this feeble tribute TO the sanity
woman know that II Is not an easy
thing 10 speak in terms OF eulogy OF
one whose life was indeed blameless.
Her many virtues spoke for them
solyes They told their own sweet
story OF the pure woman whose white
soul bore no mark Of soil, nor stain OF
sin. She was most unselfish woman,
caring but little for anything except
the welfare OF not only her devoted
husband and affectionate children, but
for her friends and neighbors. Her lie
was given TO good works. "others
was the index To her daily life when
a actiye and well, and when on her bed
NJ pain. she planned for and talked OF
others. Foremost In the others for
whom Mrs. Burns cared stands the man
who won her for wife, the husband
who now past the four score marx IN
his earthly pilgrimage, is so sadly
stricken. His children comfort him,
his friends try to cheer him, but his
heart is lonely, or, might we better
more truthfully write. his heart is in
the grave of the wife Of his young man
hood. his never failing solace In sor-
row, the sharer of his Joys
To her children Mrs Burns was
mother in all the sweet old word I'M
niles. Two OF them lie near her on
pine Hill. They are only dust but as
precious as they were to her when they
sought her presence and her comfort
Years ago. Both were worthy OF their
Don't you believe they Know
her now? We believe they do.
To the church of her early choice
Mrs. Burns gave service which never
raItered When II was at all possible
All the services of the church FOUND
ber an attendant. and seldom was the
now sadly bereaved husband absent
rom her side, his arm where his hand
might ever and anon touch the shoui-
ler Of her who has gone from bis NOR