Miami Union

ROSSON, COL. B. F. - On Tuesday forenoon, at his residence in Troy, Col. B. F. Rosson, after an illness of about ten days.

Rosson, Col. B. F. - Death's Doings - Twice within the past eight days have the sable wings of the messenger of death cast a deep shadow over the horizon of our town, enshrouding it in gloom. Within that time two of our prominent citizens have passed away. Judge William N. Foster, died on Friday afternoon of last week, and Col. B. F. Rosson, on Tuesday forenoon of this week. Neither of these persons had passed beyond the years of usefulness, but the constitutions of both had become premature-impaired and both have died at an age when, had they enjoyed vigorous health, they would have been prepared to do the most good. We shall attempt no eulogy of either as that task will doubtless be performed by other and abler friends. We shall only add that both were good and useful men and much esteemed citizens, such as no community can lose without experiencing a keen sense of bereavement.

Rosson, Col. B. F. - In Memoriam - At a meeting of the surviving members of the "La Fayette Blues," convened March 5th, 1873, upon the occasion of the decease of comrade B. F. Rosson, the following resolutions were adopted:

Resolved, 1st, It is with sincere sorrow that we drop the name of our deceased comrade, Col. B. F. Rosson, from the Roll of the living and inscribe it upon the Roll of our dead. Col. Rosson was a brave soldier, a gallant officer, and an honest man, whose memory we will ever cherish as of one universally esteemed for his high character as a soldier, his strict integrity as a man of business, and his kind and genial nature in social life.

Resolved, 2nd: That we will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, and will attend his funeral, as a military escort in the removal of his remains en route to their last resting place.

Resolved, 3rd, That we sympathize, sincerely, with the bereaved wife and daughters, the family of our departed comrade, and commend them to the loving and ever-watchful care of Him who, alone can give true consolation in times of great trial.

Rosson, Col. B. F. - A Card - Permit me to express my most sincere and heartfelt thanks to the many citizens of Troy, who ministered to my husband, during his last sickness; and who, by innumerable acts of thoughtful kindness, have done much to sustain me and my family in those dark hours when hope had almost failed. May God surround them, in their time of visitation, with friends as faithful and true.