James Duncan Kinslow March 1933
Edmonson-Barren County KyArchives Obituaries

The Edmonson News - March 30, 1933
“Uncle Doc” Kinslow Called to Reward
Was “True Gentlemen of Old School”; Widely Known and Beloved 

        James Duncan Kinslow passed away at his home near Brownsville last 
Friday morning about nine o’clock in his seventy-sixth year.

        He was the son of John P. and Jane Kinslow and was born in Barren 
county July 11, 1857, but while yet in his teens removed with them to Edmonson 
county, where he spent the rest of his life.

        In early manhood he was married to Riney Stephens, and hand in hand 
they have trod together the pathway of life for fifty-six years.  Through 
honest toil and constant industry they supported a large family and amassed a 
competence amply sufficient to sustain them during their declining years.

        He was always zealous in public affairs and played a leading part in 
civic and political activities.  Conscientious in his views, he always fought 
aggressively for what he considered the right side of every question.  He 
served a term as Jailer of the County and was often called upon for jury 
service and to render other public duties.  Perhaps no man in the County was 
more widely-known or better-loved than “Uncle Dock”, with his familiar smile 
and hearty handshake.

        At the age of seventeen he was converted, and for more than half-a- 
century was a faithful and active member of the Baptist Church.  He was quick 
to recognize and acknowledge his own mistakes and was just as quick to forgive 
the shortcomings of his neighbors.  He loved them all, and they all loved him.

        In death as in life he was unshrinking and unafraid, --willing and 
ready to go.  After an illness of about a month he called his wife and children 
to his bedside and for an hour or more discussed with them the journey into the 
great beyond upon which he realized he was about to embark.  A few hours later 
he peacefully dozed off into a great eternal calm and went to sleep forever.

        Funeral services were conducted Saturday at Steephollow and burial 
followed in the church cemetery there. 
        Besides his widow, he is survived by three sons:  John S., Roy, and 
Hobert; three daughters, Mrs. Will Whittle, Mrs. Andy Vincent, and Mrs. George 
Luttrell; and be several grand-children and hosts of friends.

        “Uncle Dock” was a land-mark among the people of this County and his 
passing is a distinct loss to us all. 



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