Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. · May 23, 1912

MEEK.—Joseph L. Meek, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Meek, was born in Parkersburg, W. Va., Aug. 4, 1906, and died in Grafton, W. Va., March 31, 1912, aged 5 years, 7 months, and 27 days. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. Interment was made in the Cedar Grove Cemetery, Wood County, West Virginia. F. H. ROBBINS.

THOMPSON.—Ole A. Thompson was born in Norway, in October, 1852, and died April 11, 1912. He embraced present truth about twenty-five years ago, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church at Oakland, Cal., of which he remained a faithful member until his death. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. H. W. REED.

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BARRY.—Susie Marie Barry died at her home in West Olive, Mich., April 15, 1912, aged 27 years. She was an active member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and fell asleep in the hope of a part in the first resurrection. Services were conducted in the Methodist church, where a large company of relatives and friends gathered for the occasion. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Rom. 8: 18. C. A. HANSEN.

McGUGAN.—Died at his home in Hamilton, Ontario, April 15, 1912, Archibald McGugan, aged 63 years. He was born in Belfast, Ireland. Brother McGugan began to keep the Sabbath about three months before his death, never having heard the message until last November. He fell asleep in the hope of a part in the first resurrection. His wife and one daughter survive. The writer spoke words of comfort from 1 Thess. 4: 13-18. MATT J. ALLEN.

HARRINGTON.—Mrs. Cordelia Esther Harrington was born Aug. 31, 1870, and died at Mountain View, Mo., April 19, 1912, aged 41 years, 7 months, and 18 days. She was married Aug. 7, 1887, in the State of Michigan. The family came to Missouri in 1907. Sister Harrington accepted present truth in 1892. She was a consistent Christian, and fell asleep with a bright hope of a part in the first resurrection. Her husband and eight children are left to mourn. Words of comfort were spoken to the sorrowing relatives and friends from 1 Thess. 4: 14, by the pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. W. J. LEWIS.

COURSEN.—George Elton Coursen, son of Brother and Sister James L. Coursen, died April 7, 1912, aged 5 months. The funeral service was conducted by the writer at the home of the child's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Davenport, in Bridgeton, N. J. GEORGE W. SPIES.

GROSS.—Martha Easther Gross was born April 27, 1887, and died at Willamette, Oregon, March 7, 1912. She was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and died in the hope of a part in the first resurrection. Her suffering was intense, and she longed for the end to come, knowing that all was well with her soul. Her aged parents and several brothers and sisters survive. The writer conducted the funeral service, assisted by J. A. Reifschneider, the local church elder. A. M. DART.

STEWART.—Jennie Blanche Stewart was born near Dumont, Butler Co., Iowa, Jan. 14, 1879. The family moved to Crawford, Nebr., when she was seven years of age. She accepted Christ as her Saviour at the age of fifteen, and became a charter member of the Crawford Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was a consistent, faithful Christian, and fell asleep April 13, 1912, confident of a part in the first resurrection. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, assisted by Pastor J. H. Wheeler. D. U. HALE.

BECKETT.—Died at the Walla Walla Sanitarium, March 28, 1912, after a long illness, Mrs. Nancy C. Beckett, aged 32 years, 1 month, and 18 days. She was born in Minnesota, Feb. 10, 1880. Sister Beckett accepted present truth some time before going to the sanitarium one year ago last November. She was a great sufferer, but bore all with Christian patience. One son, one daughter, and her mother are left to mourn. She was laid to rest at North Yakima, Wash., to await the Master's call. F. A. DETAMORE.

ELLS.—Died in College Place, Wash., March 10, 1912, Sister Amelia Ells, wife of Elder L. H. Ells, aged 68 years, 7 months, and 3 days. She was born in Harmony, Maine, Aug. 7, 1843. The family moved to Kingston, Wis., when she was three years old. Jan. 1, 1861, she was united in marriage with Lewis H. Ells. In the spring of 1862, they accepted the truths of the third angel's message. Seven children were born to them, six of whom, with their father, are left to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, words of comfort being spoken from Ps. 127: 2. We laid her to rest with a bright hope of a part in the first resurrection. H. W. DECKER.

DENMAN.—Mrs. Jane Weatherwax Denman was born in Schenectady County, New York, June 29, 1837, and died in Vinton, Iowa, April 2, 1912, aged 74 years, 9 months, and 3 days. The deceased moved from New York with her parents in 1848, settling in Kane County, Illinois, where they resided until 1854, when they moved to Benton County, Iowa. Here she spent her entire married life. Sister Denman was a pioneer in the Adventist faith, having been identified with this message for fifty-two years. She died triumphant in the "faith which was once delivered unto the saints." Her funeral was largely attended by the residents of Vinton, by whom she was held in high esteem. Words of consolation were spoken by the writer. M. N. CAMPBELL.

MILLER.—Died at Sebastopol, Cal., April 20, 1912, Dr. Robert Miller, aged 81 years lacking one week. He was born in Alabama. During the civil war he enlisted in the Confederate army, serving as an officer until the close of the war. In 1866 he began the practise of medicine in Peoria, Tex., at which place he resided for thirty-five years. In the summer of 1878 Brother Miller attended a series of tent-meetings conducted by Pastor R. M. Kilgore, and accepted present truth. He loved the truth, and was always a generous contributor to our denominational work. Eleven years ago he came to Sebastopol, where he made many friends. Two sons and one daughter survive. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. D. E. ROBINSON.

SEVY.—Henry J. Sevy died March 31, 1912, in the University of Michigan Hospital at Ann Arbor, Mich. He was born in 1864, and reared in a Seventh-day Adventist home. At an early age he gave his heart to God, and his life was fully consecrated to the work of this message, for the furtherance of which he contributed freely of his means. Brother Sevy was regarded as a man of strict integrity and sound judgment. His remains were buried in the family lot at Greenbush, Mich. An aged father, two daughters, and two sisters mourn for him, but not without hope. WM. OSTRANDER.

BAGBY.—Died at Alva, Okla., April 19, 1912, after several weeks of intense suffering, Adaline T. Bagby, wife of Elder J. R. Bagby. Sister Bagby was born Feb. 9, 1869, at Kingsville, Mo. She was reared in the Seventh-day Adventist faith, and was baptized at the age of eleven years. She was a firm believer in present truth. Her husband and four children survive. The funeral service was conducted by the writer in the Congregational church, which was crowded to its extreme limit. The music was courteously furnished by the students of the Northwestern State Normal. W. R. HANSON.

JOHNSON.—Lois A. Moreland-Johnson, widow of Edwin Johnson, of Nashua, N. H., was born at Billerica, Mass., in September, 1837, and died suddenly on the morning of April 14, 1912, at Reading, Mass. Sister Johnson was converted when eighteen years of age, and joined the Methodist Church, of which she remained a member until five years ago. At that time she accepted the third angel's message and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Reading. The funeral services were conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder Seth W. Walker. Words of comfort were spoken from Isa. 26: 19 and Ps. 17: 15. G. B. STARR.

HALL.—George Clinton Hall was born at Aurora, Ill., Dec. 13, 1855. When he was one year old, his parents removed to Volinia, Cass Co., Mich., where he resided until his death, which occurred when he was 56 years and 4 months of age. On Feb. 26, 1885, Brother Hall was married to Ida E. Gard. To this union three children were born. Our brother was a true Christian, a faithful husband, and a kind father. The funeral services were held at the family homestead, words of comfort being spoken by the writer from 1 Cor. 15: 26. We laid him to rest to await the coming of the Life-giver, who shall reward "every man according to his works." W. C. HERBER.

WHITE.—Ivy Creighton White was born in Marion County, Iowa, Aug. 18, 1873, and died at her home in Des Moines, Iowa, April 7, 1912, aged 38 years, 7 months, and 19 days. Fourteen years ago she accepted present truth, and with her mother was baptized and united with the first Seventh-day Adventist Church of Des Moines. She was an earnest worker in the church until her strength failed. During her long illness she was a patient sufferer, and she died in hope of a part in the first resurrection. Her father, mother, and brother, together with a large number of relatives and friends, mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from John 14: 1-3. W. D. PARKHURST.

CHURCH.—Emory Jesse Church was born in New York, July 2, 1826, and died in Fresno, Cal., March 25, 1912, aged 85 years, 8 months, and 23 days. He crossed the plains with an ox-team in 1852, and settled in Placer County, California. The following year he was married to Katherine Rutan, who died in 1868. Brother Church accepted present truth in 1873. He was for a time first elder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church at St. Helena, and served as elder in other churches as long as his health would permit. He was loved by all who knew him, for his consistent Christian life. In 1876 he was married to Mrs. H. M. Saunders. His wife, two sons, one brother, and two sisters survive him. The writer conducted the funeral service, basing his remarks on Ps. 116: 15. J. W. RICH.

RICHMOND.—Sister Anna Richmond, mother of the late Elder William Simpson, died Feb. 7, 1912, near Tropico, Cal., aged 62 years. Our sister sleeps in the hope of a part in the first resurrection. Funeral services were held at Glendale. The writer, assisted by Elder J. N. Loughborough, conducted the funeral services, speaking words of comfort to the sorrowing relatives and friends. J. W. ADAMS.

THOMPSON.—C. E. F. Thompson was born in Jamaica in 1876, and died in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, March 25, 1912. Brother Thompson received his literary training in Kingston College, Jamaica. The third angel's message came to him in Sierra Leone in 1907, and he at once accepted it, and entered upon the work of warning this world of the coming judgments. His efforts were very successful. He assisted in raising up the little company at Waterloo, and for the last two years of his life labored on the Gold Coast. Aside from his relatives in Jamaica, he leaves a wife and a nephew in Sierra Leone, who mourn his death. We are assured that he rests in Jesus. D. C. BABCOCK.

COMBS.—Died at Longmont, Colo., March 13, 1912, my beloved wife, Nettie Bell Combs. She was born June 10, 1858, and came to Iowa in 1867 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Payne. The family settled near Adel, and there resided for many years. At an early age she gave her heart to the Saviour, uniting with the Seventh-day Adventist Church at Adel, and till her death she was a devoted, consistent Christian. We were married Jan. 1, 1880, and for thirty-two years we journeyed side by side along the pathway of life. She was a faithful and indulgent wife and mother. To us were born two daughters, who still survive. For many years she was a patient sufferer, and though her afflictions were many, no word of complaint passed her lips. About eight years ago we moved to Des Moines, thinking that her health would be better when she got away from the drudgery of the farm. Last September she went to Colorado to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. Mable McKibben. She enjoyed the exhilarating air and balmy sunshine of her new home, and seemed happy and contented. But the all-wise Father, who knoweth the end from the beginning, saw fit to take my loved one away. Her remains were brought back to her old home in Iowa, and were laid to rest March 17. The funeral service was conducted by Pastor W. D. Parkhurst. M. C. COMBS.