The Mathews Journal,
Thurs, 12 Sep 1918,
p1,c2
In Memoriam
Mrs. Fannie Roy Washington, widow of the late Dr. H. W. M. Washington, died at "Isleham" the home of Mr. C. E. Miller on North River, Mathews county, on August 3, 1918. The passing of this notable figure from our midst deserves more than passing notice, for this was a woman who possessed a few of those qualities of mind and heart that are rarely found.
She was certainly, first of all, a woman of splendid Christian fortitude, bravely buffeting the heavy seas of life, which swept over her, only to be followed by others more formidable still. Called upon to endure great trials, sorrows which would have crushed the very existence of lesser souls, seemed only, in her case, to have become realities, when infirmities of age had displaced the strength and mental vigor of youth. Then it was, that the God in whom her faith never wavered, mercifully gave her rest. I stand uncovered, before such heroism of soul! My poet sings hopefully on:
"Still Thy love, O Christ arisen,
Yearns to reach sad souls in prison,
Through all depths of sin and loss,
Drops the plummet of Thy cross,
Never yet abyss was found!
Deeper than that cross could sound."
Fannie Roy was born at Bunker's Hill, Fredericksburg, Va., July 29, 1842, the daughter of William H. Roy and Euphan Macrae. Cultured and refined, she was a product of the Ante-bellum system of tutors and governesses, within the sacred portal of home. A system of education almost obsolete, and of which we are beginning to deplore the passing. Very early in life she formed a romantic attachment for, and married, Dr. H. W. M. Washington, a distinguished surgeon in the Confederate Navy, and a man of great genius. Son of that Col. John Washington, U.S.A. who was Gen. Taylor's chief of artillery, and who at the battle of Buena Vista won fame for himself and his country which still endures. His son, Dr. Washington, like many others who followed Lee, resigned his commission as surgeon U.S.A. at Annapolis, to offer his patriotic services to the Confederate Navy, to stand or fall with the South.
For 50 years these two lived happily together, his death having occurred three years before at the Sarah Leigh hospital, Norfolk, Va., whither he had gone accompanied by her for medical treatment.
Of a large family of six strong, manly boys, and one daughter, who became a nurse of great distinction, only three survive. Euphan, beloved schoolmate, friend, and gay partner of our girlish dances, George and Lawrence Washington, who have been holding responsible positions with the Merchant and Miner's T. T. Company for years.
One sister, Mrs. Ellen Goldsborough of "Green Plains" survives her, and many strong true friends will miss their faces and cordial greetings as they went in and out among us.
In the family section at Ware church, Gloucester county, Dr. and Mrs. Washington are sleeping side by side, of which church they have both been communicants for years, with the beloved boys around them who have gone before. Rest in peace.
"To live in hearts we leave behind,
Is not to die."
~NELLIE.
Thurs, 12 Sep 1918,
p1,c2
In Memoriam
Mrs. Fannie Roy Washington, widow of the late Dr. H. W. M. Washington, died at "Isleham" the home of Mr. C. E. Miller on North River, Mathews county, on August 3, 1918. The passing of this notable figure from our midst deserves more than passing notice, for this was a woman who possessed a few of those qualities of mind and heart that are rarely found.
She was certainly, first of all, a woman of splendid Christian fortitude, bravely buffeting the heavy seas of life, which swept over her, only to be followed by others more formidable still. Called upon to endure great trials, sorrows which would have crushed the very existence of lesser souls, seemed only, in her case, to have become realities, when infirmities of age had displaced the strength and mental vigor of youth. Then it was, that the God in whom her faith never wavered, mercifully gave her rest. I stand uncovered, before such heroism of soul! My poet sings hopefully on:
"Still Thy love, O Christ arisen,
Yearns to reach sad souls in prison,
Through all depths of sin and loss,
Drops the plummet of Thy cross,
Never yet abyss was found!
Deeper than that cross could sound."
Fannie Roy was born at Bunker's Hill, Fredericksburg, Va., July 29, 1842, the daughter of William H. Roy and Euphan Macrae. Cultured and refined, she was a product of the Ante-bellum system of tutors and governesses, within the sacred portal of home. A system of education almost obsolete, and of which we are beginning to deplore the passing. Very early in life she formed a romantic attachment for, and married, Dr. H. W. M. Washington, a distinguished surgeon in the Confederate Navy, and a man of great genius. Son of that Col. John Washington, U.S.A. who was Gen. Taylor's chief of artillery, and who at the battle of Buena Vista won fame for himself and his country which still endures. His son, Dr. Washington, like many others who followed Lee, resigned his commission as surgeon U.S.A. at Annapolis, to offer his patriotic services to the Confederate Navy, to stand or fall with the South.
For 50 years these two lived happily together, his death having occurred three years before at the Sarah Leigh hospital, Norfolk, Va., whither he had gone accompanied by her for medical treatment.
Of a large family of six strong, manly boys, and one daughter, who became a nurse of great distinction, only three survive. Euphan, beloved schoolmate, friend, and gay partner of our girlish dances, George and Lawrence Washington, who have been holding responsible positions with the Merchant and Miner's T. T. Company for years.
One sister, Mrs. Ellen Goldsborough of "Green Plains" survives her, and many strong true friends will miss their faces and cordial greetings as they went in and out among us.
In the family section at Ware church, Gloucester county, Dr. and Mrs. Washington are sleeping side by side, of which church they have both been communicants for years, with the beloved boys around them who have gone before. Rest in peace.
"To live in hearts we leave behind,
Is not to die."
~NELLIE.
The Mathews Journal,
Thurs, 12 Sep 1918,
p1,c2
In Memoriam
Mrs. Fannie Roy Washington, widow of the late Dr. H. W. M. Washington, died at "Isleham" the home of Mr. C. E. Miller on North River, Mathews county, on August 3, 1918. The passing of this notable figure from our midst deserves more than passing notice, for this was a woman who possessed a few of those qualities of mind and heart that are rarely found.
She was certainly, first of all, a woman of splendid Christian fortitude, bravely buffeting the heavy seas of life, which swept over her, only to be followed by others more formidable still. Called upon to endure great trials, sorrows which would have crushed the very existence of lesser souls, seemed only, in her case, to have become realities, when infirmities of age had displaced the strength and mental vigor of youth. Then it was, that the God in whom her faith never wavered, mercifully gave her rest. I stand uncovered, before such heroism of soul! My poet sings hopefully on:
"Still Thy love, O Christ arisen,
Yearns to reach sad souls in prison,
Through all depths of sin and loss,
Drops the plummet of Thy cross,
Never yet abyss was found!
Deeper than that cross could sound."
Fannie Roy was born at Bunker's Hill, Fredericksburg, Va., July 29, 1842, the daughter of William H. Roy and Euphan Macrae. Cultured and refined, she was a product of the Ante-bellum system of tutors and governesses, within the sacred portal of home. A system of education almost obsolete, and of which we are beginning to deplore the passing. Very early in life she formed a romantic attachment for, and married, Dr. H. W. M. Washington, a distinguished surgeon in the Confederate Navy, and a man of great genius. Son of that Col. John Washington, U.S.A. who was Gen. Taylor's chief of artillery, and who at the battle of Buena Vista won fame for himself and his country which still endures. His son, Dr. Washington, like many others who followed Lee, resigned his commission as surgeon U.S.A. at Annapolis, to offer his patriotic services to the Confederate Navy, to stand or fall with the South.
For 50 years these two lived happily together, his death having occurred three years before at the Sarah Leigh hospital, Norfolk, Va., whither he had gone accompanied by her for medical treatment.
Of a large family of six strong, manly boys, and one daughter, who became a nurse of great distinction, only three survive. Euphan, beloved schoolmate, friend, and gay partner of our girlish dances, George and Lawrence Washington, who have been holding responsible positions with the Merchant and Miner's T. T. Company for years.
One sister, Mrs. Ellen Goldsborough of "Green Plains" survives her, and many strong true friends will miss their faces and cordial greetings as they went in and out among us.
In the family section at Ware church, Gloucester county, Dr. and Mrs. Washington are sleeping side by side, of which church they have both been communicants for years, with the beloved boys around them who have gone before. Rest in peace.
"To live in hearts we leave behind,
Is not to die."
~NELLIE.
Thurs, 12 Sep 1918,
p1,c2
In Memoriam
Mrs. Fannie Roy Washington, widow of the late Dr. H. W. M. Washington, died at "Isleham" the home of Mr. C. E. Miller on North River, Mathews county, on August 3, 1918. The passing of this notable figure from our midst deserves more than passing notice, for this was a woman who possessed a few of those qualities of mind and heart that are rarely found.
She was certainly, first of all, a woman of splendid Christian fortitude, bravely buffeting the heavy seas of life, which swept over her, only to be followed by others more formidable still. Called upon to endure great trials, sorrows which would have crushed the very existence of lesser souls, seemed only, in her case, to have become realities, when infirmities of age had displaced the strength and mental vigor of youth. Then it was, that the God in whom her faith never wavered, mercifully gave her rest. I stand uncovered, before such heroism of soul! My poet sings hopefully on:
"Still Thy love, O Christ arisen,
Yearns to reach sad souls in prison,
Through all depths of sin and loss,
Drops the plummet of Thy cross,
Never yet abyss was found!
Deeper than that cross could sound."
Fannie Roy was born at Bunker's Hill, Fredericksburg, Va., July 29, 1842, the daughter of William H. Roy and Euphan Macrae. Cultured and refined, she was a product of the Ante-bellum system of tutors and governesses, within the sacred portal of home. A system of education almost obsolete, and of which we are beginning to deplore the passing. Very early in life she formed a romantic attachment for, and married, Dr. H. W. M. Washington, a distinguished surgeon in the Confederate Navy, and a man of great genius. Son of that Col. John Washington, U.S.A. who was Gen. Taylor's chief of artillery, and who at the battle of Buena Vista won fame for himself and his country which still endures. His son, Dr. Washington, like many others who followed Lee, resigned his commission as surgeon U.S.A. at Annapolis, to offer his patriotic services to the Confederate Navy, to stand or fall with the South.
For 50 years these two lived happily together, his death having occurred three years before at the Sarah Leigh hospital, Norfolk, Va., whither he had gone accompanied by her for medical treatment.
Of a large family of six strong, manly boys, and one daughter, who became a nurse of great distinction, only three survive. Euphan, beloved schoolmate, friend, and gay partner of our girlish dances, George and Lawrence Washington, who have been holding responsible positions with the Merchant and Miner's T. T. Company for years.
One sister, Mrs. Ellen Goldsborough of "Green Plains" survives her, and many strong true friends will miss their faces and cordial greetings as they went in and out among us.
In the family section at Ware church, Gloucester county, Dr. and Mrs. Washington are sleeping side by side, of which church they have both been communicants for years, with the beloved boys around them who have gone before. Rest in peace.
"To live in hearts we leave behind,
Is not to die."
~NELLIE.
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