Brunk.-Samuel, eldest son of John and Annie Weaver Brunk, was born near Broadway, Va., Jan. 8, 1843; died in Elkhart, Ind. Sept. 29, 1924; aged 81 y. 8 m. 21 d.
During the last year of his life his sufferings were often great from bodily sickness attendant upon old age and its infirmities, but all was born with Christian fortitude.
He was married to Susanna Hartman, a granddaughter of Bishop Peter Burholder, Apr. 21, 1864. To this union were born five children, two of whom died in infancy. A son, John D., and Annie E. Brunk, survive. Laura E., wife of Dr. D. R. good, died in Virginia, in 1901. Dea. Elias Brunk, John W. Brunk, and an only sister, Elizzabeth Rhodes, also survive. Four brothers preceded him in death, (Jacob, Martin W., Frederick W., and C. H.)). Six grandchildren, the offspring of John D. Brunk, also survive.
He became a member of the Mennonite Church when a young man, and remained a communicant until death. During the greater part of his life he was a regular worshipper at Weavers Church in Rockingham Co. Va. In this congregation he served for more than fifty years as the official chorister, and for many years was one of the three trustees and where he was also chairman of the Home Mission Committee for a time.
Early in his married life he followed the trade of shoe-making in which occupation he is said to have made as many as four pairs of shoes a day. Later in life he followed the occupation of farming. He enjoyed the company of old and young, but was a man of few words. He had great faith in prayer, was faithful to his family, loyal to the Church, and true to God.
Following a service held at the home in Elkhart, Ind., which was conducted by J. S. Hartzler from Rev. 3:5, the remains were brought to Virginia for burial beside his wife and other members of his family in the cemetery at Weavers Church, where services were held before a large assembly of relatives and friends of former days, by the ministers, J. S. Martin and L. J. Heatwole, Texts. Ex. 1:6, II Chron. 32:33, and Rev 3:5.
Gospel Herald - Vol. XVII, No. 29 - October 23, 1924
During the last year of his life his sufferings were often great from bodily sickness attendant upon old age and its infirmities, but all was born with Christian fortitude.
He was married to Susanna Hartman, a granddaughter of Bishop Peter Burholder, Apr. 21, 1864. To this union were born five children, two of whom died in infancy. A son, John D., and Annie E. Brunk, survive. Laura E., wife of Dr. D. R. good, died in Virginia, in 1901. Dea. Elias Brunk, John W. Brunk, and an only sister, Elizzabeth Rhodes, also survive. Four brothers preceded him in death, (Jacob, Martin W., Frederick W., and C. H.)). Six grandchildren, the offspring of John D. Brunk, also survive.
He became a member of the Mennonite Church when a young man, and remained a communicant until death. During the greater part of his life he was a regular worshipper at Weavers Church in Rockingham Co. Va. In this congregation he served for more than fifty years as the official chorister, and for many years was one of the three trustees and where he was also chairman of the Home Mission Committee for a time.
Early in his married life he followed the trade of shoe-making in which occupation he is said to have made as many as four pairs of shoes a day. Later in life he followed the occupation of farming. He enjoyed the company of old and young, but was a man of few words. He had great faith in prayer, was faithful to his family, loyal to the Church, and true to God.
Following a service held at the home in Elkhart, Ind., which was conducted by J. S. Hartzler from Rev. 3:5, the remains were brought to Virginia for burial beside his wife and other members of his family in the cemetery at Weavers Church, where services were held before a large assembly of relatives and friends of former days, by the ministers, J. S. Martin and L. J. Heatwole, Texts. Ex. 1:6, II Chron. 32:33, and Rev 3:5.
Gospel Herald - Vol. XVII, No. 29 - October 23, 1924
Brunk.-Samuel, eldest son of John and Annie Weaver Brunk, was born near Broadway, Va., Jan. 8, 1843; died in Elkhart, Ind. Sept. 29, 1924; aged 81 y. 8 m. 21 d.
During the last year of his life his sufferings were often great from bodily sickness attendant upon old age and its infirmities, but all was born with Christian fortitude.
He was married to Susanna Hartman, a granddaughter of Bishop Peter Burholder, Apr. 21, 1864. To this union were born five children, two of whom died in infancy. A son, John D., and Annie E. Brunk, survive. Laura E., wife of Dr. D. R. good, died in Virginia, in 1901. Dea. Elias Brunk, John W. Brunk, and an only sister, Elizzabeth Rhodes, also survive. Four brothers preceded him in death, (Jacob, Martin W., Frederick W., and C. H.)). Six grandchildren, the offspring of John D. Brunk, also survive.
He became a member of the Mennonite Church when a young man, and remained a communicant until death. During the greater part of his life he was a regular worshipper at Weavers Church in Rockingham Co. Va. In this congregation he served for more than fifty years as the official chorister, and for many years was one of the three trustees and where he was also chairman of the Home Mission Committee for a time.
Early in his married life he followed the trade of shoe-making in which occupation he is said to have made as many as four pairs of shoes a day. Later in life he followed the occupation of farming. He enjoyed the company of old and young, but was a man of few words. He had great faith in prayer, was faithful to his family, loyal to the Church, and true to God.
Following a service held at the home in Elkhart, Ind., which was conducted by J. S. Hartzler from Rev. 3:5, the remains were brought to Virginia for burial beside his wife and other members of his family in the cemetery at Weavers Church, where services were held before a large assembly of relatives and friends of former days, by the ministers, J. S. Martin and L. J. Heatwole, Texts. Ex. 1:6, II Chron. 32:33, and Rev 3:5.
Gospel Herald - Vol. XVII, No. 29 - October 23, 1924
During the last year of his life his sufferings were often great from bodily sickness attendant upon old age and its infirmities, but all was born with Christian fortitude.
He was married to Susanna Hartman, a granddaughter of Bishop Peter Burholder, Apr. 21, 1864. To this union were born five children, two of whom died in infancy. A son, John D., and Annie E. Brunk, survive. Laura E., wife of Dr. D. R. good, died in Virginia, in 1901. Dea. Elias Brunk, John W. Brunk, and an only sister, Elizzabeth Rhodes, also survive. Four brothers preceded him in death, (Jacob, Martin W., Frederick W., and C. H.)). Six grandchildren, the offspring of John D. Brunk, also survive.
He became a member of the Mennonite Church when a young man, and remained a communicant until death. During the greater part of his life he was a regular worshipper at Weavers Church in Rockingham Co. Va. In this congregation he served for more than fifty years as the official chorister, and for many years was one of the three trustees and where he was also chairman of the Home Mission Committee for a time.
Early in his married life he followed the trade of shoe-making in which occupation he is said to have made as many as four pairs of shoes a day. Later in life he followed the occupation of farming. He enjoyed the company of old and young, but was a man of few words. He had great faith in prayer, was faithful to his family, loyal to the Church, and true to God.
Following a service held at the home in Elkhart, Ind., which was conducted by J. S. Hartzler from Rev. 3:5, the remains were brought to Virginia for burial beside his wife and other members of his family in the cemetery at Weavers Church, where services were held before a large assembly of relatives and friends of former days, by the ministers, J. S. Martin and L. J. Heatwole, Texts. Ex. 1:6, II Chron. 32:33, and Rev 3:5.
Gospel Herald - Vol. XVII, No. 29 - October 23, 1924
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