Obituary of Sarah L. Turner, 1834 - Amherst Co. VA

Lynchburg Virginian, 18 Aug 1834, page 3, col. 5:

"DEPARTED this life, on the 11th inst., after a painful illness of eleven
days, Mrs. SARAH L. TURNER, consort of Mr. Lawson Turner, of Amherst
County, aged 32 years, leaving behind her a bereaved husband, eight
helpless children, and a numerous train of relatives and friends, to
mourn her untimely and irreparable loss.  How transitory are all
sublunary jobs!   How evanescent the short tenure by which we hold our
frail existence!  But a few days ago, she whose loss we now deplore,
moved joyously in the peaceful little circle of her household, fondly
dreaming of coming years of domestic comfort.  Who would have thought
that thus soon, that active step and dulcet voice would be stilled and
hushed in the "dull cold silence" of the deep damp grave!  But, Death
enters, and there's no defence!" -- Alas!  how often do we have to submit
to the dire visitation of the monster, and yield up to his chill embrace
the cherished ones of our bosom.  He enters, at an unexpected moment, the
happy domestic circle, and panics all with horror;  regardless of the
prayers and cries of agonized friends, he selects the loveliest for his
prey.  In vain may we cling around them, with imploring looks and
streaming eyes; heedless of our woe, with stern purpose and fixed grasp,
he tears from our fond embrace the very object that makes life most dear
to us, and leaves desolate the smiling group, that, but a few days
before, looked forward to long years of uninterrupted bliss.  But
why--should we sorrow for our departed friend?  Our loss is her eternal
gain.  Ten years, an exemplary member of the M. E. Church, she died in
the triumphs of the Gospel, with a full assurance of a blissful entrance
into that rest prepared above for the people of God."


Submitted by Jean B. Dowdey <jeanbd@juno.com>

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