Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-03
DIR. 4. II. FLEMING IS DEAD

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A telegram from Baltimore received
by relatives here on Wednesday
morning told of the sudden death of
DR.. Robert H. Fleming, prominent
minister of the Presbyterian church
and native Highlander, one who per-
haps during his long life did as much
to reflect credit upon his home CO
unity as any one who ever went out
from it into the busy affairs of life.
Only few weeks ago DR.. Fleming
was here on his annual vacation, re-
turning to his home in Baltimore
early in September. While in the CO.
unity he preached several times in
Monterey, at Pisgah and in Crabbot-
tom, and while his friends realized
that he was losing his vigor and
strength to some extent, they were
not prepared for the sad news that
followed so soon on his return to
the city
AS many of the Recorder readers
know, DR.. Fleming was native of
Monterey, son of the late w. w.
Fleming, and was reared here until
early manhood. There were two sons
in the family, Robert and William
and due doubtless to the wise counsel
of Cody father, both Of them en-
tered the ministry of the Prcsbyter-
ian church., the latter dying in early
manhood and soon after entering up
on his life,s work. DR.. Roberts
first pastorate was at Franklin, VIVA
but most of his ministerial work was
in Lynchburg and Baltimore. In the
former city he also served for a num-
Der of years as Superintendent of the
Presbyterian Orphanage. Wherever
he served and by whomsoever
known, he was honored and loved,
both as man and pastor.
His wife, whose maiden name was
Randolph, died something like 16
years ago while visiting with her
husband in Highland and she is buri
ed in the family graveyard near
Hightown. His only child, DR.. May
Fleming is a medical missionary and
has been in a foreign field for several
years. Her hardships during Turk
ish invasion of Syria two years ago
was graphically described in letter
from her to her father and which
was published in many Virginia pa
pers early in the spring.
DR.. Fleming's loyalty to his ma
tive county has long been noted by
his fellows here at home. No mat
ter of what character or degree of
Importance, her interests were never
lost sight of, and whether an enter
prise looking to the commercial de-.
velopment and welfare of the county
or the raising of service flag in
honor of her dead heroes, he was in
variably seen to take the initial STEP
contributing of time and means that
he might give expression to a sincere
and undying local attachment.
DR.. Fleming had reached the age
of 72, and served in the navy during
the civil war On entering that SER
vice he was presented with needle
Casa comfort kit" as it was
known in the world war-and on a
recent visit he sent word to the hum
BILE old lady from whom he received
it that he still had it in his handbag,
that he had carried it with him on
every trip since then, and it had
given him more real comfort and
service than any one thing in his
possession, expressing his desire to
again meet the donor.
Surviving DR.. Fleming, besides his
host of personal friends, are two de-
voted sisters, Mrs. j. A. Jones, and
Miss Clara Fleming, who reside in
the Hightown valley.
At hour of going to press no time
has been set for the funeral, but. his
body will be brought home and laid.
to rest among the hills so dear to
him, there to sleep beneath the au-
tumn leaves, and where the noun
tain brook will murmur a fitting and
perpetual requiem.
At the earnest request of his Bal
timore congregation funeral ser
vice was held there, probably this
Thursday morning. Friends here
think that the remains will reach
Monterey before Friday morning, if
so, there will be a service at the Pres
byterian church at IL and burial at
the Campbell graveyard in the after
noon.
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