OBITUARY

Mrs. Virginia May died July 10, 1900, at her home six miles northeast of Humphreys.

Virginia Young was born November 16, 1828, in West Virginia, where she grew to womanhood and was married to Fountain May 1849.  To this union was born eight children, the first died in infancy, Jacob and John, twins, and James May, all prosperous farmers of Sullivan County.  Augustus May, who met his death by accident in a factory in Milan where he was laboring to support a loving wife and affectionate children;  Emily C. May, a dutiful daughter who gave up this world's pleasures and youthful companions and devoted her life to her mother during the 38 years of widowhood.  In 1862 her father left wife and children and pleasures of home for love of country and joined the 28th Mo. Infantry and was taken prisoner in the first day's fight on Shiloh's blood field, and died in the Macon Georgia prison September 5, 1862.  Since then (Sis as everybody calls her) has been the ever faithful, never murmuring, always willing child;  Cornealia Anderson whose whereabouts are not known at present writing, and William G. May, of Kansas, who did not get here until death had claimed its own.

Mrs. May died with that dread disease jaundice.  Everything was done that medicine and loving hands, could do, but God said "come unto me and I will give you rest."  Mrs. May professed religion about 30 years ago at the old Wilhite school house on a puncheon seat with four legs in it and that was a good kind for she has lived so that the world could see that the bible is true, "By their works ye shall know them".

She was surrounded by her children and grand children and one sister Mrs. Thomas Dunlap, who lives near Milan, and a host of sorrowing friends to see the last light go out on earth to light in heaven.

The funeral was preached at the house by Rev. J.S. Todd, of Gault.  The remains was followed by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends, and laid to rest in the Glaze grave yard to wait the resurrection morn.

"Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, From which none ever wakes to weep." M.E. Henly.