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Mrs. Mary E. SPOTTS, the beloved wife of Mrs. James C.
SPOTTS, died at her home last Saturday evening, about 6 o'clock, after an illness of several weeks. This estimable lady, whose maiden name was
WIATT, was born in Lynchburg, July 1829 and was, therefore in the 71st year of her age. Her young womanhood was spent chiefly in Amherst and Nelson counties. In 1853 she moved to Lewisburg, now, West Virginia. From West Virginia she came to Tazewell in 1867 where she engaged in teaching and in 1869 was married to Mr. James C.
SPOTTS, who still survives her. Her last sickness was of short duration, but of such a serious character as to cause alarm from its incipiency. It was evident almost from the first; that the chances of recovery were not in her favor. She realized this herself, and spoke of it to an
attendant several days before her death in a way to indicate that the near and irresistible approach of the Destroyer was viewed with infinite calm if not welcomed with delight. Mrs.
SPOTTS was a woman of beautiful character, such a characters as is alone formed, developed and nourished by a simple faith in God and an abiding trust in his grace. Her cheerfulness and vivacity of a nature born of and sustained by an immortal hope. For more then half a century her feet had stood upon the Rock of Ages, and in its cleft she
rested when the crucial moment came. Death came to her as silently and easily as sleep to a tired child on it's mothers breast. Underneath her were "the everlasting arms" She has left the noble heritage of a beautiful life an
unanswerable argument for the truth and geniuses of the religion of the Bible, which should be comfort, consolation and inspiration to those who are left behind, but who may join her soon in the land of eternal light.
Mrs. Julia CROSS, daughter of Dr. George LAUDON, of Pocahontas died at the home of her parents in that town, last Saturday night of
diphtheria. Mrs. CROSS, it will be remembered, was married a few months ago and made her home in Washington City. She came on a visit to her parents in Pocahontas several weeks ago, and was suddenly stricken down. Her death will cause much sadness among a large circle of acquaintances here and elsewhere, with whom she was deservedly popular.
The funeral services in memory of the late F.C. GREGORY and his daughter Minnie, will be held at Gregory's Chapel, near Shawver's Mills, the 1st Sunday in September at 11am and two pm. Rev. G.W.
HARLESS will preach the sermons. There will be refreshments served on the ground.
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