Troy Times
February 15, 1845
BARBEE, WILLIAM MORRIS - Died, in this place, on Thursday morning
the 22d inst., Mr. William Morris Barbee, and on the Sabbath following, his
wife, Letitia Ann Barbee, after an illness in each case of about 5 days.
Mr. and Mrs. Barbee were both regular and consistent members of the 1st
Presbyterian Church, and they died, as they had lived, trusting and triumphing
in the faith of a crucified and exalted Savior. The remains of Mr.
Barbee were conveyed from his residence to the tomb on Friday, attended by the
Mechanics Institute (of which he was a member) and a respectful concourse of
citizens. Mrs. Barbee's remains were conveyed on Monday to 1st
Presbyterian Church, where a discourse was preached by Rev. E. W. Wright, to a
large and solemn audience, from John 19th, 41st: "There was a garden, and
in the garden a new sepulchre." After which they were consigned to the
tomb, attended by a large concourse of citizens. -- Tippecanoe (Lafayette,
Indiana) Journal
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