- Lexington Weekly Intelligencer, January 8, 1898
Died, at the family residence, in this city, Saturday, January 1, 1909, of diabetes, Archibald, son of Dr. and Mrs. P.S. Fulkerson, aged 23 years.
To man's life no fixed span is allotted. The house when death shall come is to us as the future-a sealed book-and it must ever remain so. Before the eye of man has been hung a veil that his gaze is powerless to penetrate, and what lies beyond it must to him remain a mystery. Whether the future holds in store for him misery or happiness, woe or joy, he knows not; but he must march forward through an unknown pathway, the end of which is death. Where or when this pathway shall end is to him unknown, but that there is but one end he realizes. Death surely lies in wait for him at some point on his journey, but he passes on fearlessly. A promise has been given him of everlasting life in the world beyond, and to reach it he much meet the dark angel and succumb to him. A merciful Father sent His only Son to dwell among mankind and impart to them the glad news of salvation. In the beautiful life beyond, the glories of heaven wait us. There we cast aside the sufferings and woes of this world and enter into a spiritual life with all its richest blessings. The light from the Savior's face shall illumine all things, and made clear to our eyes what before had been shrouded in mystery.
The death of Archibald Fulkerson is mourned alike by young and old in this city, where he spent the happy days of his life before disease fastened its hold upon him and marked him for its victim. Bright, intelligent, and possessing the gentlemanly qualities which so endeared him to all, a bright future seemed spread out before him, and he had apparently but to wait and claim the joys which were in store for him. That idol of his parents' hearts, the friend of everyone who knew him, he had just entered young manhood when he was stricken down with disease. The many friends, as they gathered around his grave, knew that death to his was a relief from the sufferings he had endured. They remembered him as when, a few years ago, he appeared with the flush of health upon his cheek, and mourned the fate which had called him to the brighter would beyond. They mourned at parting from him; but, realizing that death meant for him happiness, the sting of death was allayed.
The funeral was held from the family residence. Sunday afternoon, and the casket containing the mortal remains of the loved one was consigned to a grave among the sleeping dead in Machpelah cemetery. A large concourse of friends followed the body to its last resting place, and placed beautiful and pure flowers upon the new-made grave.
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Abt 1872 - 1898 (26 years)
