Obituary for James Verdier Moxley (d. 1912)
No. 092 - Uncited clippings from the "Neva Murphy Hubbard Collection" of
Beth Rengers Talken, 1998.
Judge S. R. MOXLEY came from Virginia to Lincoln county, Mo., in 1835. Here the wife of
his youth died. Subsequently he married Miss Maria L. VERDIER. The eldest child of this
marriage was James Verdier MOXLEY, who was born in north-central Lincoln county, September
17, 1839. He grew up on the farm and received his education in the schools of the
vicinity. In his young manhood, he read medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. S. H.
MCKAY, his brother-in-law. The outbreak of the civil war interrupted his plans and he
returned to farm life.
November 5, 1862, he married Miss Emma A. SMILEY of his home county. To the God [sic]
gave eight children and 15 grandchildren. In the early years of their married life Brother
and Sister MOXLEY accepted Jesus, the Christ, and were baptized into the fellowship of
Mill Creek church.
In 1890, Mr. MOXLEY was a consummate Christian gentleman. His home life was beautiful. He
and his children were born in the same house; he was out of Missouri only once; his heart
and his best life were in his home. Industry, economy and plenty crowned the farm
life. In his service for the commonwealth, painstaking integrity and promptness were his
habitual practice. His thoughts were pure, his words were clean, his plans were just and
they expressed themselves in clean, pure, just action. His character was symmetrical;
there was culture in his bearing towards his fellow-man.
As a Christian, he was a brother beloved. He was gentle, modest, efficient, ready,
generous, fraternal. He was firm as Gibraltar, with the simplicity of childhood. I have
seen him tried; I never saw him falter.
The parting place was Troy, Missouri, at 7:15 p.m., Monday, July 22, 1912; the next
meeting place will be heaven for those who trust the Lord. The sorrowing wife and children
may weep in hope, for in the resurrection this man of God will appear in the ransomed
throng. May all who loved him love God and be saved by His grace.
--Wiley J. PATRICK
Note regarding clippings from the "Neva Murphy Hubbard Collection": Neva Murphy Hubbard (1886-1971) lived all of her life in Lincoln County, MO. She collected a large file of clippings of Lincoln County residents. The majority of the clippings were without citation. Beth Rengers Talken, beneficiary of the collection, has transcribed them for inclusion in our Lincoln County Heritage Records.
Submitted to HERITAGE PAGES of LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI by Beth Rengers Talken, 18 September 1998.
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