Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 19, 1915

CAPPS.—Effie Pendley Capps was born near Avinger, Tex., Oct. 25, 1894. She was married to Audry Capps in 1913, who, with their infant child, her father, two brothers, and six sisters, is left to mourn. Sister Capps accepted the third angel’s message in 1906, and died in the blessed hope of eternal life. SULLIVAN WAREHAM.

STEVENS.—L. P. Stevens was born in New York State sixty-eight years ago. He died in Tucson, Ariz., July 11, 1915. Fifteen years ago Brother Stevens accepted the Sabbath truth, but he never united with the church, although he was a member of the Sabbath school. His wife and one sister survive. Funeral services were conducted by the writer. J. ERNEST BOND.

BREESE.—Rosanna Breese was born Jan. 12, 1844. She was married to John Breese, and spent the greater part of her life in the Wyoming Valley, Pa. Two children were born to them, but only one daughter is left to mourn. For four years Sister Breese was a great sufferer, and on July 15, 1915, fell asleep in the hope of eternal life. F. A. HARTER.

OSTLUND.—Johannah M. Ostlund was born in Sweden, Sept. 2, 1839, and died at the home of her daughter, in Battle Creek, Mich., June 29, 1915. Sister Ostlund accepted present truth, many years ago, in her native land. She became a widow sixteen years ago. Two daughters and one son are left to mourn, but they sorrow in hope. G. E. LANGDON.

ORR.—Merab A. Orr died in Kokomo, Ind., June 9, 1915, aged 43 years, 4 months, and 24 days. She was a faithful member of the Kokomo Seventh-day Adventist Church at the time of her death. She was very patient, though she suffered much. Her husband and a son and a daughter are left to mourn. Funeral services were conducted by the writer. C. N. SANDERS.

LIGHT.—Milton K. Light was born in Lebanon, Pa., Nov. 23, 1853, and died in Richmond, Va., July 20, 1915. After laboring as a Salvation Army worker for many years, he organized the Christian Crusaders, and continued work in this capacity until claimed by the disease which caused his death. His loss is mourned by a wife, one son, one brother, and one sister. W. C. MOFFETT.

PLATZEK.—Elsie M. Platzek died in Fowler, Cal., June 26, 1915, in her fifty-second year. She was a faithful member of the Fowler church, and fell asleep with the assurance of a part in the first resurrection. Five sons and three daughters, also her mother, four sisters, and six brothers, mourn their loss, but not without hope. Words of consolation were spoken by the writer. N. P. NEILSEN.

CAMPBELL.—Died in Le Grand, Cal., June 29, 1915, Sister Linnie S. Campbell, aged 40 years, 2 months, and 17 days. She was baptized about nineteen years ago, and was a faithful member of the Le Grand church at the time of her death. Her hope was bright in the Lord. She leaves her husband, one daughter, her mother, one brother, and one sister, besides other relatives, to mourn their loss, but not without hope. N. P. NEILSEN.

BARRETT.—Eliza M. Dillree was born in Lockport, Va., March 5, 1835, and died in Edmore, Mich., July 2, 1915. She was married June 6, 1850, to A. Judson Barrett, and became the mother of three daughters, all of whom survive. She was left a widow Oct. 17, 1912. With her husband she accepted the third angel’s message at Carson City, Mich., nearly forty years ago, and was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She rests in hope. Funeral services were conducted by the writer. C. F. McVAGH.

RICKETT.—Adelaide E. Rickett was born in Indiana in 1838. She was married to J. W. Rickett in 1858. During the pioneer labors of Elder J. N. Loughborough in California, she heard and accepted present truth and united with the church. On July 20, 1915, she fell asleep in Jesus, at the home of her daughter, in Santa Rosa, Cal. Three of her five children survive. Services were conducted by Elder M. A. Hollister, assisted by the writer. C. S. PROUT.

SHILLING.—Died July 1, 1915, at her home, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Irene Leone Shilling, in her fourteenth year. Although she never made an open profession, she was reared by godly parents in a knowledge of this truth, and during her last sickness developed a Christian patience and confidence in God seldom seen in one so young. We believe that she will have part in the first resurrection. The sorrowing family are cheered by “the blessed hope.” J. C. CLEMENS.

JACOBSEN.—Anthon Jacobsen was born in Audubon County, near Exira, Iowa, Oct. 3, 1885, and died at his home, in Wyoming, May 28, 1915. About five years ago he became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in Oakland, Cal., and remained a faithful believer until his death. He is survived by three brothers and three sisters, and we feel confident that he will have a part in the first resurrection. P. E. BRODERSEN.

HALL.—Mrs. Samuel Hall was born in Adrian, Mich., March 16, 1850, and died at the home of her daughter, in Lansing, Mich., July 14, 1915. About twenty years ago Sister Hall accepted the third angel’s message through reading, and remained a devout and faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church until her death. Interment took place at Nashville, Mich. The husband and one daughter are left to mourn. Words of consolation were spoken by the writer. J. N. BRANT.

HENDRICKSEN.—Hans N. Hendrickson was born in Denmark, Aug. 29, 1830, and died May 31, 1915, at his home, in Persia, Iowa. He came to America in the spring of 1868, and settled near Kellogg, Iowa, but in 1875 moved to Shelby County. He was the father of twelve children. An earnest believer in the third angel’s message, he was faithful and zealous in carrying the good news to others, and just recently was instrumental in bringing several into the truth. P. E. BRODERSEN.

RAYMOND.—Porter B. Raymond was born in the township of Wright, Hillsdale Co., Mich., Sept. 9, 1856, and died July 26, 1915. All his life was spent in the county where he was born. He was married to Sarah Parmalee on Oct. 8, 1885, and to them were born three sons and five daughters. Brother Raymond accepted present truth about thirty-five years ago, and now sleeps in the hope of a part in the first resurrection. Funeral services were conducted by Elder L. F. Westphal. C. U. VEEDER.

WILCOX.—Phoebe G. Wilcox was born Feb. 8, 1881, on a farm near Carbondale, Pa., where she resided with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Goodrich, until her marriage, on Feb. 5, 1902, to J. W. Wilcox. She was in poor health for a year before her death, which occurred July 19, 1915. Sister Wilcox was a faithful wife and a devoted mother, and was loved by all who knew her. Her husband and four children, together with her parents, one sister, and two brothers, are left to mourn. F. A. HARTER.

McALLISTER.—Adeline McAllister was born in Fowler, N. Y., Feb. 27, 1866, and died in Formosa, Fla., July 15, 1915. Her first husband was Henry Cobey, who died twenty-two years ago. One son survives this union. Sept. 2, 1895, she was married to F. G. McAllister. In 1895 she accepted present truth, and united with the church at Rome, N. Y. Failing health made it necessary for the family to move to Florida, where she spent the last four years of her life. Sister McAllister was a devout Christian. L. T. CRISLER.

BYRUM.—Amanda Byrum, aged 91 years, died in Walnut Grove, Ohio, July 25, 1915. She was a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. A daughter and a son are left to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. D. E. LINDSEY.

WEIDING.—Ada Christian Weiding died at her home, in Seattle, Wash., in her fiftieth year. She was born in Sweden. Her husband, Captain Weiding, was killed in an automobile accident over a year ago. Sister Weiding was a member of the North Seattle church. She is survived by one daughter and three sons. J. F. PIPER.

BRAM.—Joseph Bram was born in Germany Jan. 17, 1827, and died at his daughter’s home, in St. Charles, Mich., June 21, 1915. He was married in 1861 to Marry Remainder, who passed away twelve years later. In 1874 he was married to Sophia Englehart, who survives him. He accepted present truth nine years ago, and united with the church at St. Charles. He remained a faithful member until his death. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. I. J. WOODMAN.

EASTMAN.—Joseph Eastman was born in Lamolle, Ill., Oct. 31, 1851. He was converted early in life, and united with the South Side Seventh-day Adventist Church of Chicago, Ill. In 1881 he was married to Miss Nettie Hill, who died ten years later, leaving four children. In 1901 he was united in marriage with Mrs. Martha Sisley Lockwood. Brother Eastman died at his home, in Battle Creek, Mich., June 30, 1915. He lived an upright life, and the “blessed assurance” is the comfort of the bereaved family. G. E. LANGDON.

KINDLESPIRE.—Mary Jane Beard was born in Ohio, Aug. 20, 1830, and died in Berkeley, Cal., June 2, 1915. She was married to Tobias Kindlespire Jan. 6, 1853, and was the mother of ten children, five of whom survive her. Forty years ago mother accepted the third angel’s message through the labors of Elders L. McCoy and R. M. Kilgore, at Nevada, Iowa. She was a devout Christian, an earnest Bible student, and her life was an example of consistent Christian endeavor. The funeral services were conducted by Elder J. W. McCord. JULIA A. KENT.

McDOWELL.—Julia Elvira McDowell was born Feb. 3, 1838, in the State of Michigan, and died at the home of her granddaughter, in Pomona, Cal., June 1, 1915. She accepted present truth in Flint, Mich., in 1852, and never missed the yearly camp meeting from that time until her death. She was married to Thomas McDowell in Battle Creek, Mich., in 1864. Their three children and her husband died many years ago. For twenty-five years she lived in Pomona, and was a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. F. M. BURG.

EULER.—Mary S. Euler died in Boulder, Colo., on May 24, 1915, aged 70 years. “Grandma Euler,” as she was familiarly called, was in delicate health for many years. She accepted the truths of the third angel’s message twenty-three years ago, and from that time until her death was a faithful member of our church in Boulder. Her death, which occurred six weeks after that of her husband, William Euler, Sr., brought double grief to the bereaved relatives and friends. The deceased was the mother of seven children, five of whom survive. U. P. LONG.

KINDER.—Died near Addington, Okla., Myrtle Clara Kinder, who was born June 4, 1890, in Fannin County, Texas. For fourteen years her home had been near Addington, where she completed a course in the intermediate school, and successfully taught in the primary department. She had just been graduated from Keene Academy, and was visiting at her old home when stricken with the disease which caused her death. Myrtle was loved and respected by all who knew her, and the parents and sorrowing friends are comforted by “the blessed hope.” I. A. CRANE.