| Obituary | Died, at his residence in Liberty township, Fulton county, on Friday, Feb. 15th, 1878, Richard REED, aged 68 years.
The subject of this sketch was born in Ohio, where he resided until 1846, when he removed to this county. Though not among the very earliest settlers of this region, still he has witnessed the transformation of an almost complete wilderness into a cultivated inheritance for civilized men. Here he reared his family; here the vigor of his manhood was expended in the toilsome duties of the farm. No man ever held higher rank in the estimation of his neighbors, who trusted him in many ways and constantly sought his counsel and advice. For a long series of years he has held the office of justice of the peace, and such was the universal confidence in his judgment that few appeals were ever taken from his decisions. He was a strictly honest man, accounting to the last penny for everything placed in his hands, and avoiding personal debt with scrupulous care. As a neighbor he was kind and compassionate, ever lending a willing ear to the annals of the poor, while his liberal hand was stretched forth to minister to their wants. As a parent affectionate, ruling his family by love rather than fear, and his sons and daughters knew no dearer name than that of father. As a husband, he was indulgent and sympathetic, living in peace and contentment with the partner of his youth until death closed her eyes, and cherishing her memory to the latest period of life. Few men were freer from faults. His life, in short, was a compendium of the Christian graces, which he daily practiced and taught by precept and example.The Rochester Sentinel, February 23, 1878 |
