Boone County, KY - Obits:  Huey, Mrs. Elizabeth Gaines, 1913

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Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Gaines Huey

 

Boone County Recorder, dated Thursday, 06 November 1913

 

Mrs. Elizabeth Huey.

 

    "This woman was full of good works and alms deeds which she did."  Acts. 9 -36.

    On last Friday night at 10:30 p. m. Mrs. Elizbeth Huey, better known as " Aunt Lizzie," 

    passed to her reward after a long and useful life, like a shock of corn fully ripe for 

    the harvest.  She was born Nov. 4th. 1829, in Boone county, where she lived all her life.

    She was the daughter of James and Virginia Gaines, two prominent and well known citizens 

    of this county.  She was married to Oscar W. Huey, Aug. 20th, 1851, who preceeded her to 

    "those mansions prepared for the children of God," 46 years ago.  No man ever stood higher 

    in the community or the church than Bro. Huey.  Aunt Lizzie joined the Big Bone Baptist 

    church Aug. 12, 1853.  From that day till her death she was one of the most faithful 

    members the church ever had.  Her strong personality, loveable disposition and business 

    tact, made her a leader to whom all the members learned and loved to look for advice, 

    council and sympathy.  She believed in the old Book, it was indeed a lamp to her feet.  

    She loved its doctrines and lived it's precepts. 

    On the 4th of this month, she would have been 84 years old, and 60 of those she had spent 

    in the service of her Lord.  She was liberal with the means of which the Lord had abundantly 

    blessed her. She was the friend of the poor, as was her Lord.  Many a sad heart has been 

    made brighter and burdened soul made happy by the loving tender sympathy of Aunt Lizzie.

    To know her was to love and admire her.  She had no children of her own, but she took 

    Mr. Thomas Judge, a lad of seven from poverty and rags and reared and loved him as a son 

    to become one of our most higly respected citizens.  Well has he repaid her with the devotion 

    of an honored son. It was a "bread cast upon the waters."

    Her funeral was conducted from the Big Bone Baptist church where her membership has always 

    been, by the writer, her pastor, assisted by Rev. O. M. Huey, her nephew, in the presence of 

    a large congregation of neighbors and friends. Her body was tenderly laid to rest by the side 

    of her husband in the beautiful church cemetery.

    She leaves a host of relatives and friends to mourn her loss, but we submit willingly, 

    knowing that our loss is her gain.

    We command her sorrowing friends to "Him who doeth aft things well."  May the Lord guide 

    and keep us, and may we follow her as he followed her Lord.

                        Her Pastor

                        WM. McMILLIAN