----LVILLE, MO. Nov. 19, 1891 Obituary

Miss Lou COWDEN, who died at her sister's, Mrs. M. O. TAYLOR's at 
Bourbon, on the 9th inst., was the daughter of the Rev. J. W. Cowden 
formerly of this county, and at the time of her death was in the 35th 
year of her age. She has resided in the city for a number of years 
and was in the country this fall to try and recuperate her health, 
which has been very much impaired for sometime, when she was attacked 
with the erysipelas and only lived a few days. Miss Lou became 
converted to the cause of Christ under her father's preaching when 
very young and from that time to her death, lived a model Christian 
life. She showed her Christian virtues in all her walks in life and 
never found anything too much or to exacting for her to do for the 
cause of religion. She was noble, generous, kind and lovely to and 
loved by all. Well can the brothers and sisters say with the poet: 
"Sister, thou was mild and lovely, Gentle as the summer breeze; 
Pleasant as the air of evening, as it floats among!
the trees." Since her death, one of the family has written: 
"She was the best of us all; loving, kind and industrious, better 
to others than to herself. To liertt is rest, eternal rest." 
She was buried at Leasburg on the 11th where a large number of 
friends, neighbors and old schoolmates had gathered to pay her 
the last sad tribute of respect.