The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-04-19
oaITuARY.

Sunday. March %. 1918. son OF W. q.
and Percy Sparks. departed this life
after suffering with an abscess OF the
brain. He was m only few days
Hensley leaves a wife and three chill
dren. father and mother. two brothers
Allie and Joe Sparks OF Whites Creek
w. Va, two sisters, Mrs. Elmer Stump
OF centerviile w. Va. and AIRS. Della
Lester. OF HELLER. KY. ana n host OF
friends to mourn their loss. But We
must not weep for Hensley We feel
by the bright evidence he left. our loss
viii be Heavens gain The day before
he died ne called his wife TO his he'd
side ard said; ~The Lord has blessed
me. :. knew He would not turn me
away Dr. f. D. Marcum. who was
treating him. came Saturday morning
March 30 and thought il would be best
to take him to the hospital To undergo
an operation He had Hensiey in hiH
automobile and was accompanied by
Joe Sparks. The doctor was making
speed but Hensley died IN Joes arms
before they got 70 KcnoVa. Joe said he
never struggled nor mourned and pas
sed away as L 10 sleep.
ell bore his sufferings and pain with
great patience. After he died Joe.toolS
him on to Catlettsburg 10 the undertake
ers and brought his body back TO his
home On Whites Creek near Centerviile.
lis funeral took place on Tuesday. Mar
20 conducted by Elder l.. T. Preston.
OF Calletts Creek and Harve Spence. OF
Echo.
HensIey said II he lived to get back
from the hospital ne was going TO have
his uncle, Joseph Smith to haptize
him. but old Brother Smith was down
with the pneumonia at that time. and
there was just one week difference in
their funerals.
On Sunday. March the 3lst. 1918 Ill
der Joseph Smith departed this life
aged 6S years. He leaves wife and
SIX children and q host OF friehds to
mourn their loss He had been suffer.
ing with pneumonia for several days
before he died He bore his suffering
and pain with great patience. said II
was just his blessed Savior suffering
for him. Mr. Smith was brother TO
Raleigh Smith who lived and died here
on Whites Creek May %, 1915. and Is
a brother TO Mrs. Percy Sparks OF this
county. Mr.. and Mrs. Sparks were
called to his aid. They both went and
stayed with him until he died He was
laid to rest in the buryihg ground on
Big creek. Pike county, Ky. He was a
minister OF the regular Baptist known
as the foot washing Baptist church, for
40 years. always contending for the
faith once delivered to the saints.
Just a few minutes before he died he
tried to show his friends his future
home, said he Rad such a beautiful
home and how he longed TO go to it.
He made his own selection Of the min
listers to preach his funeral. They were
Elder John weddington. Elder Estill
Hopkins. Elder W. O. Sparks. Elder
Mont Williamson and cider John Bev-
ms. all OF whom took part in the fu
neral services and preached to a large
congregation Of people.
May the God OF Heaven look down
upon each member of this heart broken
family keep each and every one in His
holy bonds OF love and prepare each
and every one to meet beyond the vale
OF tears where there VIII be no more
sad good byes.
Written by Elder W. g. Sparks
Ono OF the most elegant lines OF 1913
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