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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 14, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 51.

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Obituaries

By W. M. Healey; W. H. Branson; T. S. Copeland, Jr.; R. A. Hart; George E. Langdon; C. E. Ford; Mrs. Harry Park; Jean Vuilleumier

DUBOIS.—Died in National City, Cal., Sept. 12, 1915, Petresse DuBois, a native of New York, aged 68 years. W. M. HEALEY.
WHITE.—Lynn White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burt White, was born Oct. 19, 1914, and died Aug. 30, 1915, in Daisy, Tenn. His father and mother, one brother and one sister, together with many relatives and friends, mourn the loss of little Lynn. Interment was made in the Graysville cemetery. W. H. BRANSON.
RIDGE.—John Ridge was born in London, England, about 1842. When twenty-one years of age he came to America. He was acquainted with God, and called upon him for help and strength each morning. He had been a faithful Seventh-day Adventist for four years when he was called to rest, Aug. 27, 1915. T. S. COPELAND, JR.
CLARK.—Mrs. Ellis Clark was born in Devonshire, England, Jan. 17, 1841, and died in Charlotte, Mich., Sept. 17, 1915. She united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1875, and was a devout member until the last. Her husband and two children, who were present at her death, mourn their loss. Words of comfort and consolation were spoken by the writer. R. A. HART.
BROWN.—Martha E. Brown, née Boughton, wife of Charles Brown, was born in Athens, Mich., Oct. 2, 1864, and died in Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. 23, 1915. Sister Brown was patient in trials and kind to all. She was held in high esteem by her neighbors. She leaves a husband, one son, and an aged mother. They sorrow, but in hope. GEORGE E. LANGDON.
GLEN.—Martha Fosberg Glen was born June 6, 1889, in Oakland, Cal., and died Aug. 3, 1915, in Berkeley, Cal. She was baptized when about twelve years of age, and remained a devoted servant of the Lord until called by death. She was a young woman of a generous, lovable nature, and was highly respected by all with whom she came in contact. Her husband and one child survive. C. E. FORD.
PARK.—Harry Park was born near Owosso, Mich., April 4, 1872, and died in Marlboro County, South Carolina, Aug. 1, 1915. He became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church when he was ten years of age, and his highest aim in life was to do something for his Master. We came to South Carolina over five years ago, to engage in selling our literature, and spent nearly two years in that work. Mr. Park was unable to continue for a while on account of poor health, and had just begun working again when taken sick with malarial fever. The Saviour was precious to him in his last sickness. He was laid to rest in our church cemetery at Cherokee, S. C. His wife, three brothers, and four sisters are left to mourn. MRS. HARRY PARK.
BEDOISEAU.—Eugenie Bedoiseau, formerly Forges, was born in France. She came to New York, was married to Mr. Etienne Rey, and then settled in Montreal, where she lived till her death, Sept. 22, 1915, at the age of 68 years. Five years ago she was married to Mr. J. B. Bedoiseau, from France, who survives. Our sister embraced the present truth in 1897, under the labors of Elder D. T. Bourdeau. We believe that she will rise at the first resurrection. JEAN VUILLEUMIER.
WILCOX.—Betty Walston Wilcox, wife of Daniel Wilcox, was born in Hinesburg, Vt., Feb. 7, 1838, and died Sept. 3, 1915. She was the daughter of James and Roxana Walston. Her only son died six years ago. For more than fifty years Sister Wilcox was a faithful Seventh-day Adventist. She is survived by her aged husband, two brothers (one of whom is a missionary at Solusi Mission, South Africa), and a grandson. The funeral services were conducted at her late home, September 6, the writer officiating. C. J. RIDER.
BEEBE.—Elsie Amy Beebe died Sept. 4, 1915, at her sister's home, in Los Angeles, Cal., where she went six months previously in the hope of regaining her health. Sister Beebe was born Jan. 3, 1894, and about five years ago was baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She died with a firm belief that she will come forth in the first resurrection. She leaves a mother, four brothers, and three sisters. After the funeral services at Modesto, the body was borne to the Ceres cemetery, four miles away, and laid to rest. E. E. GARDNER.
THOMPSON.—Isaac O. Thompson died Aug. 22, 1915. He was born in Batavia, N. Y., March 21, 1832, and was married in 1854 to Miss Harriet Chase, who died ten years ago. Brother and Sister Thompson accepted the message under the labors of Elders Andrews and Lawrence. Though for twelve years Brother Thompson had been totally deaf, he could not be induced to remain away from the church, and it was at the church in Wichita, Kans., while looking up into the minister's face, that he was stricken with heart failure. He lingered only a few hours, and now rests with the faithful of all ages, awaiting the call of the Life-giver. Three children and many friends are left to mourn. For fifty-two years Brother Thompson was a weekly reader of the REVIEW. G. R. HAWKINS.
WALTERS.—On September 11 funeral services were conducted over the remains of Willard B. Walters, in Columbus, Ohio. Brother Walters has for the past thirty years been a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. His zealous activity in warning the people of the nearness of the second coming of Christ caused him to be known by all classes as “the get-ready man.” He felt that his was a call to warn the multitudes, and he used the personality which God had given him to accomplish this purpose. Those who were most intimately acquainted with him well remember that on all occasions his conversation was enriched with expressions of praise to God for his goodness. His faith in God and in the ultimate triumph of his cause was ever strong, continuing to his last moments of consciousness. The testimony of his wife is that during all the fifty years of their married life, so far as she can remember, he never arose from his bed in the morning without kneeling at the bedside in prayer. He was born June 14, 1842, in Milton, Pa., and died Sept. 8, 1914. During the Civil War he served as a member of the Eleventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. In the year 1865 he was married to Miss Jennie Ephlin, and to them were born four children. The surviving relatives are, his wife; one daughter, Miss Ida M. Walters, of Columbus, Ohio; and two sons, J. B. and W. B. Walters, of Washington, D. C. H. A. WEAVER.
FINCH.—Olive Maria Finch fell asleep in Jesus Sept. 4, 1915, at her home, near Gretna, Kans. She was born in Scruples, N. Y., May 7, 1852, and at the age of twelve accepted the call of the Lord to this truth, and was baptized by Elder James White in Battle Creek, Mich. She remained a faithful Christian until death. Feb. 29, 1876, she was united in marriage with J. T. Hallock. Eight children were born to them, six of whom survive. The presence of her husband and all her children comforted her in her last hours. E. T. WILSON.
BAILEY.—Arthur C. Bailey was born in Crow Wing, Minn., May 24, 1877, and died in Lincoln, Neb., April 22, 1915. While working near an open elevator shaft, he was struck on the head by the descending elevator. Death was instantaneous. His wife, two little daughters, and other relatives are left to mourn. Brother Bailey was a model husband and father, a true friend, and an earnest Christian. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and funeral services were conducted in the church of that denomination in Osceola, Iowa. MRS. A. C. BAILEY.
PEYTON.—Ilda Hazel Smith-Peyton was born in Buchanan County, Iowa, June 3, 1890, and died in Hughson, Cal., Sept. 1, 1915. About three years ago she accepted present truth, and a short time before her death her husband followed her in baptism. The deceased was a devout, God-fearing, Christian woman, loved by all who knew her. She leaves a husband, a three-year-old son, a father and a mother, one brother, and three sisters to mourn their loss. We laid her to rest, believing that she will meet us in the first resurrection. J. W. RICH.
OLDS.—Julia A. Olds was born in Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 6, 1839, and fell asleep in Glendale, Cal., Sept. 18, 1915. Sister Olds was the wife of Elder C. W. Olds, who for fifty years was a laborer in the cause of God. In the manner of her decease an often-expressed desire was fulfilled; namely, that her life might terminate without lingering illness. She wished to sleep beside her husband a little while, till the resurrection. Five daughters mourn the loss of their mother. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” G. W. REASER.
CURDY.—Alexander Clark Curdy was born July 28, 1905, in Monett, Mo., and died in Cape Haitien, Haiti, Sept. 13, 1915. When his father and mother answered the call of the General Conference to help spread the third angel's message in Haiti, he was the eldest of their three children to go with them. Clark was taken sick with fever on Sabbath, September 4, and at the close of the tenth day, died. His last prayer was the Lord's Prayer, repeated, while unconscious, as far as the words “the power.” While he is greatly missed by his parents and brothers and by his friends, they look forward to a new heaven and a new earth, and yearn for the new home which will not be incomplete. A. F. PRIEGER.
JORGENSEN.—Flora Marie Jorgensen was born in Lakeview, Mich., Oct. 23, 1886, and departed this life at the home of her parents, near Lakeview, Sept. 19, 1915. At the age of thirteen she was converted and joined the Seventh-day Adventist church at Gowen, Mich. She attended the Cedar Lake Academy and the Mount Vernon College, after which she taught school for several years. In May, 1914, she was graduated from the training course for missionary nurses, at Mount Vernon, Ohio. Last year she was engaged as teacher of the Traverse City church school, but had to resign on account of failing health. The last sad rites were held at the home of her parents. We laid her to rest in Pine Cemetery, near Lakeview, to await the coming of the Life-giver. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Jer. 15:9 and Rev. 14:13. R. U. GARRETT.