The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-03-08
Father Kolb Passes at
Lexington Hospital

The Rev. Father Benedict James
Kolb, rs years old, one Of the most
widely known priests Of Central
Kentucky, died in st. Joseph's Hos
pital, Lexington, early Sunday morn
ing. He was taken there and under
went an operation Tuesday morning.
His death had been feared for sew
eral days. The body was removed to
st. Paul's church Sunday afternoon
and lay in state until shipped to
Covington for burial this morning.
Funeral services were conducted on
Monday morning and night, and the
latter services the Knights Of Column
bus attended in body.
Father Kolb is survived by two
sisters, Eva and Sister Bonaventure;
q brother, Frank Kolb, and one niece,
Miss Coleman. The former three all
reside in New York and the latter in
Lexington.
The following notice was issued on
Sunday by R. ]. Hillenmeyer, G. K,
of Blue Grass Council:
"All members of the Knights Of
Columbus are requested to assemble
at st. Paul's church for services in
honor Of the Rev. Father Kolb, at
Z 80 P. M, Monday evening. TIis re-
mains will lie in state until Tuesday
morning when they will be removed
to Covington for burial there"
For years Father Kolb was an in
tense sufferer, but endured it all
without murmur of complaint. Just
a week prior to his passing, refer
ring to the death of one of his CO.
workers, Father Kehoe, he reminded
his people Of the uncertainty of life
and the certainty of death, "that You
or I may be taken before the coming
of another Sunday, for we know not
the hour" And so it was, the great
king of day was climbing to the
Eastern horizon on Sunday morning
when the summons came and the life
once joyous and hopeful passed.
Father Kolb was installed as priest
of st. Patrick's church here in Oc-
tober, 1919, and from his initiatory
revival of work was entered into.
Individual interests were so intensi-
fled that members of his congrega-
ton were moved to putting in me-
mortal art windows and later the
congregation pledged an amount suf-
ficient to make the auditorium OF
their church one of the handsomest
in the city, and the church once dor
mant, under his labors had taken on
new life. When the message that he
was dying was conveyed to him, un-
mindful of self he said, "carry these
words to my people: 4 am praying
for them and a like message you
will please convey to my Protestant
friends" A magnanimous spirit.
Father Kolb came from Newport
to this place, having served in New
port more than twenty-five years.
When advised of the needs of a
public playground at the high school
he became enthusiastic and pledged
the amount asked from his church,
and did it gladly.
Another message to his people was
"Carry out the work begun" The
death of this grand old man induces
pail of gloom to brood heavily
over the lives and hearts of those
following him in his lahors of service
and while ere long another will be
appointed to succeed him, his place
in the hearts Of his own people, as
well as in the hearts of his numerous
friends, independent of church af-
filiations, will he hard to fill, and
in his passing the entire people will
feel the grievous loss caused by his
absence. Peace TO him who sleeps.