WILLIAM H FYFFE
1938
DEATH CLAIMS KEATON MAN
W. H. FYFFE, FATHER OF MERCHANT, N. K. FYFFE
DIED AT AGE 64
KEATON, KY.—Death, the Great reaper, left a pall of gloom and
sadness in our community on the evening of March 16, when W. H.
Fyffe, 64, one of the oldest and best loved citizens was called
to the Great Beyond.
He had been afflicted for years and had been in very poor
health the past six or seven years; his condition gradually
grew worse and his suffering was terrible to behold until death
came to relieve him. He bore his suffering so patiently and
seemed so anxious to exchange this world of pain and suffering
for a world of peace and happiness, free from all sorrows and
cares.
He was converted a few years ago and lived his religion daily
and as the dark hour of death drew near he called his loved
ones around him and bade them come to his heavenly home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Evans Fyffe, a son, N. K.
Fyffe, merchant at Keaton; a daughter, Mrs. Flora Derickson,
Louisville; step-sons, M. J. Ferguson, Glenbar, Ariz.; G. H.
Ferguson, Wenatchee, Wash.; step-daughter, Mrs. Sanford Bailey,
Red Bush, and four grandchildren. Mr. Fyffe had been a merchant
for many years.
Funeral services were conducted at Christian Union Church, of
which he was a member, on Friday following his death Wednesday
evening.
Those participating in the funeral services were Rev. Hood
Wallin, Rev. Emory Ferguson, Rev. Tommy Bailey and Rev. Jiles
Beculheimer.
The large floral offerings attested to the fact of the love and
esteem of his many friends in this community.
He was laid to rest on the hill near his home, there to sleep
until the command at the Resurrection morning to “Awake and
sing, you that sleep in dust.”
Our dear father was afflicted and diseased throughout his
entire life, but we firmly believe when Christ comes to make up
his jewelry his body will be free from pain and affliction and
he will greet us at the pearly gates with the smile we learned
to know and love before Christ called him home.
Paintsville Herald
March 31, 1938
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