 In 1838 Edith died and Southey remarried, to Caroline Anne Bowles, also a poet, on 4 June 1839.Southey's mind was giving way when he wrote a last letter to his friend Landor in 1839, but he continued to mention Landor's name when generally incapable of mentioning any one.He died on 21 March 1843 and was buried in the churchyard of Crosthwaite Church, Keswick, where he had worshipped for forty years.