DOSS, Samuel - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Surrounded by his faithful wife and friends Samuel Doss, died Sunday evening at the soldiers’ home in Lafayette after many months of awful suffering, which he had born with true Christian fortitude and no doubt to this good and noble man’s death was a welcome messenger. As is well known he was afflicted with a cancer, which has slowly but surely eaten his life away. He has known for some time that nothing could be done for him, and even though the horizon of hope did not present a single bright ray Uncle Sam Doss was not the man to complain. He patiently awaited his Master’s summons and was ready to answer the call. He has at intervals spent much of time at the Lafayette solders’ home since his affliction became so serious that he was unable to follow his avocation, returning home, occasionally to spend a short time with his good wife, who has faithfully and devotedly cared for him and did all in her power to make his final days as bright as possible and she has the sincere sympathy of every one in her sad bereavement. Mr. Doss’ affliction was a terrible one the cancerous growth began on his face and all that medical skill could do was done for him but it was impossible to check this fatal and unsolved malady and it literally ate his face and neck away until it reached the vital spark and his sufferings were over. Samuel Amberson Doss was born Cumberland County, Kentucky April 7, 1842. He was the son of James and Martha Doss, who moved to the Iron Mountain district in Missouri when Samuel was only a child. Samuel was living there when the war of the rebellion broke out, and he enlisted in Co. K, 35 Regiment Mo. Infantry on August 5, 1862. He was discharged on account of physical disability brought on by the measles, March 8, 1863, and reenlisted in Battery K, 1st Reg. Mo. Light Artillery April 8, 1864 and was mustered out at the close of the war August 4, 1865. After the war he came to Indiana, locating at Waveland, where he was married Oct 7, 1869 to Lucetta Burch at the home of her uncle, Henry Alward. They had no children but raised an adopted son, Alonzo Doss, whose home is in Stone Bluff. They came to Veedersburg in 1893, and have ever since been highly respected and esteemed citizens. Mr. Doss united with the Christian Church in Waveland in 1868, and he truly lived a good and pure life. Of Samuel Doss there can be no more said in death than there was spoken in life. He was truly a good citizen, a man of noble characteristics. No person can say that he ever did them a harm, and that his acts with them were not honest and honorable. He made no great pretensions further than to treat others as he would have them treat him and there was none that knew him but felt sad at his awful affliction and bowed their heads in sorrow when the news was received that he had fought his last fight, had finished his course and gone to his reward. The remains were brought here from Lafayette last Monday and taken to his home and on Tuesday morning they were borne to the Christian Church where the funeral services were conducted by Rev. OS Reed after which they were taken to the Osborn Prairie cemetery and laid to rest, the GAR post of which he was a member having charge of the funeral.