Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 20, 1909

PHILLIPS.—Josiah Phillips was born in Collins, Erie Co., N. Y., Jan. 4, 1824; and died at his home in Wheeler, April 28, 1909, aged 85 years, 3 months, and 24 days. March 12, 1845, he was married to Saria Anne Stewart. In the year 1885 he joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which he was a faithful member until his decease. He leaves a wife, five children, six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren to mourn their loss. THOS. L. GILBERT.

BARTLETT.—Albert Edward Bartlett died Friday, April 30, 1909, in Alpena, Mich. He was born in England, March 11, 1865, and came to this country in the fourteenth year of his age. He was united in marriage to Miss Linda L. Carmichael, Nov. 22, 1905, who is left to sorrow, though not without hope. We are cheered with the blessed hope in this hour of bereavement, knowing that our brother will rise again; and are looking forward to the glad reunion, when Jesus shall come. MRS. M. M. FAULKNER.

MALONEY.—Died at Walla Walla, Wash., April 26, 1909, Mrs. Florence A. Maloney, aged twenty-six years. Sister Maloney had not united with the church, but realizing her condition, she told her mother that she had put her trust in the Lord, and had asked his forgiveness. While the mother mourns her loss, she has hope of meeting her loved one in the resurrection morning, when all of God’s children who are sleeping will awake in immortal bloom. Funeral discourse was based on Ps. 49: 15. OSCAR HILL.

LONGARD.—Died at Tantallon, Nova Scotia, April 23, 1909, John Longard, aged seventy-nine years. Brother Longard accepted the message at the time of its first proclamation in Tantallon, under the labors of Brother D. A. Corkham, and later was baptized by Elder H. W. Cottrell. He rejoiced greatly in the truths of this message. His seat at worship in the house of God was never empty when he was strong enough to attend. His aged companion survives him. We laid him in the Tantallon Cemetery to await the trumpet call. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. ALVAN HUBLEY.

SMITH.—Died in Terre Haute, Ind., April 18, 1909, Brother D. A. Smith. Brother Smith moved from Illinois about three months ago. Soon after this he began to keep the Sabbath. About six weeks ago he was taken sick, and rapidly grew worse until his death. Two weeks after he was taken ill, his wife became so sick that she was moved to the hospital, and was unable to be at the funeral. Brother Smith’s last days were his best days. He died in the hope of the first resurrection. Words of comfort were spoken from John 11:25 by the writer, who was assisted in the services by Elder Victor Thompson. MORRIS LUKENS.

HEAD.—Three times in one year death has entered and deprived the family of Dr. Brighouse of some of her loved ones,—first her sister Amelia; then soon followed the father, Brother T. T. Heald; now their adopted daughter, Eleanor May Gleason Heald, who was born in Los Angeles, California, March 18, 1888, and fell asleep in Healdsburg, April 12, 1909, aged twenty-one years and twenty-five days. Ella’s mother is dead; her father, three sisters, and two brothers survive her. She was adopted into the family of Brother Heald at the age of six years. She was a sufferer with that dread disease, consumption, for more than a year, when she peacefully fell asleep. Her last days were full of faith, with no fear of death. She gave up her life just at the age when it promises most for the young, but without a complaint. She awaits the coming of the Life-giver to enter into the possession of that eternal life which will measure with that of her precious Saviour. Some days before her death she selected the following scriptures to be used at her funeral: Ps. 103: 23; Rev. 20: 6; 21: 4. Services were conducted by the writer. N. C. McCLURE.

WARNICK.—Anna M., the six-year-old daughter of Elder F. G. Warnick, of Danville, Va., fell asleep in Jesus, April 18, 1909. The services were conducted by Sister Ella Ragsdale, of News Ferry, and remarks were made by Professor Grasty, of the Baptist Church. IRVIN MILLER.

MILES.—Died at Atlantic City, N. J., April 25, 1909, Herman B. Miles, aged twenty-two years and four months. He was the oldest son and the first to be laid away of a family of eight children. Brother Herman, whose mother is a member of the Atlantic City church, suffered for months with a sarcomatous tumor. His faith in the Lord and in the third angel’s message was firm unto the end. His sufferings, though great, were borne without a murmur. He was laid to rest in the Pleasantville Cemetery. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Rev. 14: 13. GEORGE W. SPIES.

LAMBRECHT.—Died at his home in Bethel, Wis., April 11, 1909, of cancer of the stomach, John Lambrecht. Brother Lambrecht was born in Germany, Jan. 21, 1843, and came to this country early in life. Ten years ago he moved his family from Minnesota, and located at Bethel, Wis. He accepted present truth and became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church fifteen years ago. His illness was brief and death sudden. A short service was held at the home, and the body was taken to Winona, Minn., for interment. He leaves a wife and six daughters to mourn their loss. W. H. THURSTON.

WHEELER.—Mrs. Sarah Wheeler fell asleep in the blessed hope, at Turlock, Cal., April 21, 1909, aged 63 years, 2 months, and 3 days. She had been a believer in present truth for about twenty-six years. She was the mother of ten children, five sons and five daughters, six of whom still live, to mourn, with their father, the loss of the loving mother. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by the local elder, Brother Baldwin, in the Seventh-day Adventist church in Turlock, Sabbath, April 24. There was a large gathering of people who listened attentively to the words spoken. A. J. OSBORNE.

HEEBENER.—Abbie Clarice Heebener died at her father’s home in Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 6, 1909, of pernicious anemia, after long months of illness, in the thirty-second year of her age. Sister Clarice was graduated from the high school at Minneapolis, and then took the nurses’ course. She was beloved by all her acquaintances for her agreeable traits of character. She was among those who passed through the sad experience of the San Francisco earthquake, and her decline in health began from that date. Her parents and three sisters mourn their loss, but with the hope that Clarice will awake to immortal life at the coming of Christ. At the funeral, words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Jer. 29: 11. R. A. UNDERWOOD.

WADSWORTH.—Died at Philadelphia, Pa., March 17, 1909, of cancer, Aaron L. Wadsworth, aged 46 years, 3 months, and 2 days. In the year 1889 Brother Wadsworth became a Christian and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and four years later he accepted present truth, being baptized in 1893 at the camp-meeting in Newark Center, Del., joining the Philadelphia church in August of the same year. For some time prior to his death, Brother Wadsworth attended our meetings in Camden, N. J., but held his membership in the Plainfield (N. J.) church, where he resided for several years. During the spring of 1908 Brother Wadsworth received surgical treatment, but failing to improve, he became a patient sufferer for a year, during which time he had little or no freedom from pain, which he bore with Christian fortitude until he fell asleep in Jesus. He remained until death a consistent professor of the truth, contributing to the Seventh-day Adventist cause, which was most dear to him. A wife, one son, and three daughters are left to mourn their loss. The funeral services were conducted at the North Philadelphia church by the writer. W. H. HECKMAN.

REED.—Lydia Reed was born Feb. 14, 1860; was married May 5, 1887; and died at Wausau, Wis., April 18, 1909. She first heard and accepted present truth at Merrill, through faithful workers there, and soon after went to Wausau to be treated for disease the nature of which was not known. She died in hope of the better resurrection, and her death was the means of many hearing the truths of God’s Word. The husband, one son, four brothers, and four sisters mourn their loss. The large attendance at the church showed the love her friends had for Sister Reed. She was laid away to rest until Christ comes, the burial taking place six miles from Nekoosa, Wis., her former home. Funeral service was conducted by the writer. THEODORE G. LEWIS.

BELLINGER.—Mrs. John A. Bellinger was born in Albion Township, Oswego County, N. Y., Feb. 21, 1834; and died May 2, 1909. Her maiden name was Lana Maria Mowers. Early in life she joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, and about forty-three years ago she espoused the cause of the great threefold message. For over half a century she has been the faithful, loving companion of the one she has left in sorrow, having married in 1858. She was a great sufferer during the seven-weeks’ illness, but bore it with patience and fortitude, and fell asleep confident of a share in the first resurrection. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, May 5, 1909, at the old homestead, remarks being based on 1 Thess. 4: 14. The interment took place at Coopers, N. Y. R. B. CLAPP.

KLUMPF.—Norah Purcell was born Feb. 28, 1865. Dec. 28, 1881, she was united in marriage to J. D. Brown, who died in 1896. Sister Brown accepted present truth and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1883. Her heart was in the Lord’s work, and she devoted a large part of her time to the canvassing work. She was a tireless worker, and the good she accomplished by the sale of our papers and books will be revealed in the judgment day. She was married to J. H. Klumpf, Nov. 4, 1907. She died in Fayetteville, Ark., Feb. 4, 1909. Besides the husband, Sister Klumpf leaves to mourn, a son, a married daughter, an infant daughter, three brothers, one sister, and a large circle of friends. But in our sorrow we look forward to the glad meeting when Jesus comes.

EDGERTON.—Lewis F. Edgerton was born at Cedar Lake, Ind., June 14, 1846, and died April 7, 1909. March 5, 1876, he was united in marriage to Eunice E. Burch. To this union were born four children, one son and three daughters. The deceased was a soldier in the Civil War. He enlisted in Company F, Seventh Cavalry, One Hundred Nineteenth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, Oct. 20, 1863, and was honorably discharged Feb. 18, 1866. His son having died five days before the father’s death, he leaves a wife, three daughters, and other relatives and friends to mourn their loss. The funeral services were conducted by the writer, assisted by the United Brethren minister, from the United Brethren meeting-house near Grass Creek, Ind. Words of comfort were spoken from Luke 19: 10. J. M. ELLIS.

DUNSCOMBE.—Sister Elizabeth Dunscombe, aged eighty-two years and three months, died at her home in West Somerville, Mass., April 3, 1909. Intercostal neuralgia, which affected the heart, was the cause of her death. For more than half a century she had been a firm and loyal believer in the truth, and for a number of years had been a member of the Boston church. She survived her husband for twenty-eight years. She was the mother of ten children, of whom two sons and three daughters remain to mourn their loss. Spanning a period of more than fourscore years, her life was one of thoughtfulness for others, invariably cheery and hopeful to the end. Like a pilgrim weary with his journey, she is resting from her labors, awaiting the call of the Life-giver when he shall awake his sleeping saints. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. HERBERT C. HARTWELL.

KITHCART.—James Kithcart was born Feb. 20, 1844, in Ohio, and died at his home in Bartley, Neb., April 2, 1909, being at the time of his death 65 years, 1 month, and 13 days old. He was a kind-hearted, patient man, and was loved by all who knew him. Sister L. C. Kithcart, his wife, has for many years been a faithful, devoted member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He always manifested a kindly feeling toward our people, but made no open profession of religion. Shortly before his death he gave his heart to the Lord, and died a peaceful and happy death. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Brother G. W. White, pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist church at Bartley. A widow, four children, and one brother are left to mourn the loss of husband, father, and brother. A. T. ROBINSON.

GRAVES.—Ella Crawford, daughter of G. W. and Sarah A. Crawford, was born in Columbus, Neb., July 25, 1868. She was married to E. C. Graves Nov. 14, 1886. To this union were born ten children, nine sons and one daughter. Two sons have preceded her in death. She accepted Christ as her Saviour in early life, and joined the Methodist Church at Protection, Kan. Later she accepted present truth, and lived a consistent Christian life up to the time of her death. Her last sickness was brief but attended with great suffering, and she fell asleep on the evening of April 23, 1909, at the age of 40 years, 8 months, and 28 days. She leaves a father and mother, one sister, a husband, and eight children to mourn their loss. Funeral services were conducted by the pastor of the Baptist church, Rev. J. E. Rector. E. C. GRAVES.

TRUMAN.—Died at Lima, Wis., May 4, 1909, of diabetes, Orson Truman, aged 68 years, 10 months, and 13 days. Brother Truman was born in the town of Wirt, Allegany Co., N. Y. When he was but a boy, his father, John Truman, removed to Lima, Wis. In February, 1862, he was married to Adaline D. Child. To this union were born six children, three of whom, with the mother, still survive. In 1894, while at Rockford, Ill., he heard preached the glad message of to-day, and embraced it, living faithful to its principles until he breathed his last farewell to the mourning friends who stood around. He was calm, patient, and uncomplaining in his sufferings. Brother Truman responded to his country’s call in its fearful struggle for principle, and comrades bore him gently to his grave. The services were held at the United Brethren church in Lima, the pastor assisting. May the text used by the writer be a constant source of comfort to the bereaved: “The brother shall rise again.” John 11: 23. W. W. STEBBINS.

GILLIS.—Joseph N. Gillis was born in Rappahannock, Va., Dec. 6, 1869, and died April 25, 1909, as the result of an acute attack of blood-poisoning. Brother Gillis was united in marriage with Miss Irene Taylor, of the same place, Nov. 29, 1893. His home was an unusually happy one, as he was very much devoted to his family. About eleven years ago he was converted to the views of Seventh-day Adventists, as the result of the earnest labors of Brother Jackson and Sister Morris. He subsequently became united with the First Church of Seventh-day Adventists of Washington, D. C., and remained a devoted and faithful member of the same until his death. For several years he has occupied the important office of deacon in the church, and has been a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Evangelistic Committee of the District of Columbia. His devotion to the principles of the gospel led him to sever his connection with every association that he thought would in any way interfere with his spiritual prosperity. His family and every earthly possession were dedicated to the Lord. The principles that governed his life are, in this respect, expressed in the beautiful words of inspiration, recorded in 1 Cor. 10: 31. Besides his wife and two sons, he leaves two brothers and three sisters to mourn his death. K. C. RUSSELL.