Gorin.Thomas.Jefferson.1883.Barren-Jefferson.OBIT Thomas Jefferson Gorin January 11 1883 Barren-Jefferson County KyArchives Obituaries Provided to Lewis Jefferson Gorin Sr by Miss Annie Gorin of Glasgow 23 May 1938, original in the possession of S. R. Gorin of McMinnville TN, a grandson. "Thomas Jefferson Gorin: Died in Louisville, at 4 a.m. on Thursday, January 11th, 1883. The funeral services, conducted by Rev. J. J. Hynes, will take place at the Methodist Church, in Glasgow, to-day, at eleven o'clock A.M., immediately after which the remains will be buried in the family graveyard, near the old family residence. The friends of the family are invited to attend, Saturday, Jan. 13, 1883. "The death of Mr. Thomas J. Gorin, which occurred in Louisville on the morning of Thursday, January 11th, 1883, though not an unexpected event, was one of those afflictions for which we are never prepared. He was a man while not at all eccentric, preserved the characteristics of his own individuality, and his utterances and actions were never borrowed. Amiable by nature and a sincere christian by choice, his influence was always along the path of peace, and his voice was never stifled in open expresison of his firm belief in the great underlying principles of Christianity. He was a listener of fruitful ultimation, and a talker of exceedingly happy and sunny fertility and expression. Had he chosen a learned profession instead of pursuing the vocation of a tradesman, he would have achieved a high distinction. An ardent believer in his church and its doctrines, though always catholic in opinion, he possessed the fervid style and Wesleyan eloquence which, if practiced and cultiv! ated in the exercise of ministerial life, he would have ranked with the highest dignitaries of the Methodist church. Mr. Gorin enjoyed more than the average share of worldly blessing at the hands of the fickle goddess of fortune, though his latter days lay heavy upon him in their shadowy misfortunes. He was tenderly affectionate towards those with whom he was cemented in strong bonds of blood kinshlip and marital ties; and outspoken and sincere in all of his friendships and professions. His death makes painful removal of a conspicuous representative of Glasgow's older days, and saddens his friends of auld lang syne with the melancholy thought that a few more driftings and returns of the seasons and all the older human links that have so pleasurably bond this generation to the century's beginning, will have to look to history for communication with the infancy days of Glasgow's founding. The battle of life is over with him. After nearly seventy-five years of honorable, usefu! l and vigorous ife, his activity is hushed, his voice stilled, and the "wearied feet at least have fond a long, eternal rest." HIs poor mortal remains sleep, after the storms and sunshine of a long life and changeful fortunes, in the quiet of the graveyard of the old town that gave him birth, prosperity, and long years of pleasurable associations and unruffled domestic joys, while his spirit has gone to the God he always trusted and for whom he was always a bold and willing witness. May the turf rest gently over hium, and may those who sorrow with bleeding hearts take comfort in the fact. "After life's fitful fever he sleeps well" in the eternal haven of love and calm. " Provided to Lewis Jefferson Gorin Sr by Miss Annie Gorin of Glasgow 23 May 1938, original in the possession of S. R. Gorin of McMinnville TN, a grandson. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Franklin Gorin. He was buried in the Gorin family cemetery on West Washington Street behind the Gorin house which was recently torn down. All family members buried there were re-interred at Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 Additional Comments: NOTE: I have no connection and no further information. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/