Miami Union
May 13, 1876
LINDSAY, DR. WM. (WILLIAM) - At West Alexandria, Preble County, Ohio, on Sunday night last, after a severe illness of several months duration, Dr. Wm. Lindsay, father-in-law of the editor of this paper, in the 81st year of his age. Dr. Lindsay was a man of bright and cultivated intellect, well versed in general literature, and especially in all works pertaining to his profession. As a practical physician and skillful surgeon he ranked for many years while in the prime of life, at the very head of the profession in a large section of Western Ohio and Eastern Indiana. For several years past however, he had done but little practice--his last active service having been rendered as Surgeon at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, during the late rebellion, where he was posted something over a year. He was a man of great moral worth, exemplary in all his habits, faithful to the discharge of every duty to Society, to his Church and to the Masonic Order of which he was a worthy and much respected member. The funeral of Dr. L. took place on Tuesday afternoon last, and was largely attended by citizens and brethren of the Order--the latter, as had been requested by the deceased, having the management. In a beautiful spot in the handsome village Church-yard the mortal remains of this aged father were consigned to the narrow house of the dead with the solemn and impressive ceremonies of both the Church and the Order, there to repose until the appointed morn when all Peoples, all Nations and all Kindreds shall hear and obey the summons to rise, and Earth and Sea shall be compelled to deliver up their dead. A true and generous heart lies still in death, and a noble soul has gone to its reward!
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