Boyle County Obituaries
Mrs. Juliette Maxwell Tarkington, wife of
Col. William L. Tarkington, died at her home in this
county this morning shortly after twelve o'clock, after a
protracted illness.
The funeral will be held at the
residence tomorrow at half past three o'clock. The
deceased was in her 72d year, and was a native of Marion
county.
She leaves five grown children, besides her
husband to morn her loss. The children are Messrs. George
and Joseph Tarkington, Mrs. L.G. Edlen, of this county,
Mrs. J.S. Shuttleworth, of Louisville, and Mrs. George
McMillan, of Ackworth, Ga.
She was a woman who won the
love of all--kind, motherly, sympathetic, tender hearted
and hospitable.
Her life was a shining example to all.
After a long life spent in usefulness, and after a
married life marked by loving companionship, she has gone
beyond the river to await the arrival of the aged
husband,
with whom every heart sympathizes, and the
children whom she sought to "teach the way".
(Published in the KENTUCKY ADVOCATE, AUGUST 27,1894.)
TARKINGTON, COL. WILLIAM L.
Colonel William L. Tarkington, one of
Boyle's oldest and most beloved residents, died last
night at eleven o'clock, at his home in this county.
The funeral will be held at the residence tomorrow
(Tuesday) afternoon at two o'clock, conducted by Dr. E.
M. Green, after which the remains will be buried in the
family lot in Bellvue Cemetery, Danville.
Col. Tarkington had been an invalid for some years,
having been afflicted with rheumatism and other diseases
which were a constant discomfort. This fall, after
returning from his customary journey North, he seemed
stronger and brighter that for several years, but a few
weeks ago he was forced to take his bed and after that
his decline was rapid. All that loving friends and
devoted children could do made his last moments pleasant,
and the end was calm. To those by the bedside he gave the
assurance that he was at peace with his Maker and had
hope of a happy reunion with the wife who had gone
before.
The deseased was born near Franklin, Tenn., in 1811,
which made him eighty-six years of age. His wife, who
died several years ago, was Julietta Maxwell, of Lebanon,
Ky. They were married in 1839. Of their children, the
following survive: Joseph and George Tarkington, of Boyle
County; Mrs. G.L. Edelen, of Mercer; Mrs G. W. McMillan.
of Ackworth, Ga., and Mrs. James A. Shuttleworth, of
Louisville.
The news of Col. Tarkington's death will be received with
profound sorrow by every man who ever had the pleasure of
associating with him. To great personal integrity and a
high sense of honor, he added the qualities of a most
pleasing personality. Bright and witty in conversation,
generous and charitable with everyone, and possessing a
heart which responded to suffering and need wherever he
encountered it, Col. Tarkington made strong friends and
retained them. If he had an enemy, no one knew it. Such a
man will not only be missed in this world,--he will find
peace and rest in the next. (Published in the KENTUCKY
ADVOCATE 10 January 1898.)