Rochelle, Spious - 1861 - Duplin County, NC - Obits Submitted by Sloan S. Mason for use in the USGenWeb Project Archives --------------------------------------------------------------------- ROCHELLE OBITUARY Abstracted by Sloan S. Mason from the "Daily Journal" Duplin Co.,N.C.-Thursday, 2 Jan. 1862 TRIBUTE OF RESPECT Grove Academy, Kenansville, Dec. 31st, 1861 At a meeting called by the students of Grove Academy and organized by choosing Leonidus STANFORD as Chairman and Edward MARTIN as secretary, the following resolutions were offered and unanimously adopted. Whereas it has pleased Almighty God, In the dispensation of His all wise precedence to remove from our midst our highly esteemed fellow student: Spious ROCHELLE, therefore, Resolved, That though we deeply lament and much deplore the death of our friends; yet we bow with humble submission to the will of God, and meekly bed the burden which He has placed upon us. Resolved, That by the death of our schoolmate who was in the bloom of life, we have been deprived of a noble and honest student and hope that our great lose is his eternal gain. Resolved, That we, the students of Grove Academy do sincerely sympathize with the bereaved parent and friends of the deceased, and that we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Wilmington Journal for publication. Leonidus STANFORD, Chairman Edward MARTIN, Secretary. END OF DOCUMENT ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ***********************************************************************