Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 26, 1915

Oneal.—Hattie Louise Oneal died at the home of her parents, in Ranier, Wash., July 30, 1915, in her twenty-third year. She was buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, in Seattle. Her husband, two children, parents, and four sisters, are left to mourn. J. F. Piper.

Woolsey.—W. M. Woolsey was born March 26, 1851, in Greene County, Tennessee, and died in Takoma Park, Md., July 16, 1915. Interment took place at Greeneville, Tenn. Our brother accepted present truth in 1899, through the labors of Elder W. B. Hill, and was devoted to the cause he loved, giving freely of his means and service for its advancement. His wife, three children, and an aged mother are left to mourn. J. B. Locken.

Wraight.—Elisabeth Wraight was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1824, and died in Park Rapids, Minn., July 26, 1915. She spent most of her life in America, living in New York, Kansas, Missouri, and Minnesota. Sister Wraight was a true and tried servant of the Lord. She loved the truth, and fell asleep in Jesus. S. A. Ruskjer.

Gale.—Bacil Chadwick Gale, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. George Gale, died July 25, 1915, aged 8 years, 4 months, and 11 days. He was born in Reeve, Wis., but the family moved to Hudson during his infancy, and later to Shell Lake, where he fell asleep in Jesus. His death is mourned by the parents, six sisters, and four brothers.

Lewis.—Thomas H. Lewis was born Oct. 23, 1861, in Kansas, and died July 25, 1915, in Walla Walla, Wash. Brother Lewis was reared in a Seventh-day Adventist home, but neglected giving his heart to God until his last illness. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer to a large number of friends and relatives who were present at the funeral service. W. W. Steward.

Hobson.—Mark Hobson was born in Orange County, Indiana, Nov. 7, 1850, and died in Buhl, Idaho, May 11, 1915. Brother Hobson accepted the present truth a number of years ago. His wife, three sons, and four daughters are left to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by the pastor of the Baptist Church. Jay J. Nethery.

Davis.—Catherine L. Davis was born March 8, 1831, in Alford, Mass., and died at the home of her sister, in Catlin, N. Y., July 4, 1915. For some years she made her home in Battle Creek, Mich., but was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church at Catlin, N. Y., at the time of her death. Funeral services were conducted by the Methodist minister of that place. James D. Kimble.

Robinson.—Mrs. M. H. Robinson died at her home, near Bridgewater, S. Dak., July 29, 1915, aged 81 years, 4 months, and 8 days. She was converted early in life, and at the age of twenty was married to L. H. Robinson. Ten years later the light of present truth came to her, and she remained faithful to the third angel's message until the close of her life. A son and a daughter are left to mourn. C. M. Babcock.

Van Voorhis.—Mary Adelia Van Voorhis was born near Woodstock, Ohio, May 12, 1840, and died in West Mansfield, Ohio, July 28, 1915. Twenty-nine years ago she accepted present truth, and remained a loyal member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church until her death. She is survived by three sons and several grandchildren. The writer, assisted by the local Baptist minister, conducted the funeral service. H. H. Votaw.

Rosser.—Mrs. D. L. Rosser was born in Germany, April 11, 1854, and died in College View, Nebr., July 16, 1915. At the age of twenty-one she came to America, and for some time lived in Ann Arbor, Mich. In 1855 she was united in marriage with Godfrey Rosser, and six children were born to them. Sister Rosser embraced the third angel's message in 1872, and became a charter member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Flint, Mich., where she faithfully sent her tithe and offerings for forty-three years. We know that she sleeps in Jesus, and that she will have part in the first resurrection.

Ayers.—David Basil Ayers was born March 22, 1899, in Goshen, Minn., and died at the hospital in Valentine, Nebr., May 18, 1915, as the result of injuries received in an accident. Basil was converted in Seattle, Wash., at the age of thirteen years, and united with the church there. When the family came to Nebraska a few years ago, his membership was transferred to Valentine, and the church there, with the parents, three brothers, four sisters, and many friends, sorrow in their loss. Pastor Chambers, of the Crookston Methodist Episcopal Church, officiated at the funeral service. Mrs. C. S. Wilbur.