Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 30, 1907

BAILEY.—Died in Grand Island, Neb., April 19, 1907, Mary D. Bailey, aged nearly fifty-one years. For twenty years she has been an earnest witness for the third angel’s message in that city. God will not leave her work unrewarded. Funeral service was conducted by the writer. E. E. FARNSWORTH.

CLARK.—Died at the home of her brother in Richmond, Maine, April 14, 1907, of cancer of liver and bowels, Sister Delia Clark, aged 68 years and 28 days. She embraced the truths of the third angel’s message about thirty-two years ago, and was faithful till the close of life. We believe she sleeps in Jesus. Funeral sermon was delivered by the writer; text, Rev. 14:13. S. J. HERSUM.

BLEDSOE.—Died at his home at New Hope Church, in Cass County, Tex., Brother Bledsoe. The cause of his death was measles, relapsed. He bore his sickness patiently, and died in the triumphs of a living faith in the soon coming of Christ. He has been a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for many years, and leaves a wife and seven children to mourn his death. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Rev. 14:13. E. B. HOPKINS.

KELLY.—Died at her home near Huntingdon, Tenn., April 9, 1907, of paralysis of the bowels, Sister Jake Kelly, aged 32 years, 6 months, and 42 days. She accepted the third angel’s message through the ministry of Elder W. S. Lowry last January, uniting with the Leach church, previous to which time she had been a member of the Christian Church. She leaves a husband and six children, her mother, and one sister to mourn their loss. Funeral service was conducted by the church elder and the writer, the remarks being based on Rev. 14:1-14. WM. J. KEELE.

KINNE.—Died at her home in Lamar, Mo., April 7, 1907, after an illness of five months, due to heart trouble and dropsy, Sister Hannah Kinne. She was born at Rapids, Niagara Co., N. Y., July 25, 1843, and was raised by Seventh-day Baptist parents. In April, 1895, she united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Plano, Ill. She was a firm believer of present truth, and a careful observer of the Sabbath, and died with a bright hope of having a part in the first resurrection. She leaves an aged companion, one son, and one daughter. Words of comfort were spoken by the Methodist minister from Rev. 22:12, a text of her own choosing. MRS. W. O. WALTERS.

MILLER.—Died near Fallon, Nev., April 12, 1907, of spinal meningitis, Beatrice Amelia Miller, daughter of Brother and Sister Julius H. Miller, aged 6 years, 1 month, and 9 days. After an illness of thirty-six hours, which ended in convulsions and unconsciousness, Amelia fell asleep to rest till called by her Saviour, whom she loved. When she understood the meaning of baptism, she asked, “When can I be baptized?” She was awaiting an opportunity. Her love for the Bible stories was intense, and her own reasoning applied the truths taught in them. Funeral service was held at the St. Clair Seventh-day Adventist church, and words of comfort were read from the Word of God by the writer. WM. HARMON.

MORACLE.—Died at the home of his parents, in Brantford, Ontario, April 7, 1907, Nelson Moracle (Indian), aged 17 years. He loved the truth, refusing many times to work on the Sabbath when offered extra wages. His parents and several younger children are left to mourn, but not without hope. Comforting words were spoken by the writer; text, Rev. 11:18. P. M. HOWE.

LUTZ.—Died March 8, 1907, after more than a year’s helplessness from paralysis, Mary Magdalene Lutz, née German, aged 65 years, 8 months, and 26 days. Sister Lutz accepted present truth twenty-five years ago, uniting with the Hamburg church, and her life was that of a consistent Christian. She leaves to mourn their loss, seven children and twenty-four grandchildren. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. A. C. NEFF.

McMILLAN.—Died at the home of her daughter, near Vista, Cal., April 10, 1907, Sister Maria McMillan, aged 71 years. She accepted present truth in 1864. She was the mother of nine children, five of whom are now living. Her suffering at the last was severe, but she bore it with patience. Pastor W. J. Boyd, of the Methodist church, preached the funeral sermon from the words, “The living know that they shall die.” She was buried beside her husband in Vallicita, to await the Life-giver. LILLA WARREN.

McCUTCHION.—Died at Cripple Creek, Colo., March 19, 1907, of senile debility, Mrs. Ellen M. McCutchion, in her seventy-fourth year. Sister McCutchion was a member of the Fresno (Cal.) church, and is survived by a son, Edward, a locomotive engineer, whose address is not known. We all hope to meet her in that great and glad day when all tears shall be wiped away. The body was taken to Divide, Colo., where a brother-in-law, J. W. McCutchion, lives, and where the funeral was held. THOS. E. VANATA.

VANDA.—Died at Fremont, Mich., March 3, 1907, of consumption, Mrs. Mary Vanda, aged 79 years, 5 months, and 3 days. In middle life Sister Vanda gave her heart to the Saviour, and accepted the truths of the third angel’s message, living before her family and neighbors a consistent Christian life, and was like a sheaf of wheat ripened for the garner. She leaves an aged husband, four children, a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral was held in the Disciple church. The choir furnished choice and appropriate music. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Titus 2:13. W. C. HEBNER.

JORDAN.—Died quite suddenly of apoplexy, at his home near Clintonville, Wis., April 9, 1907, Brother Wm. P. Jordan, in the seventy-third year of his age. Brother Jordan accepted present truth several years ago, and lived a consistent Christian life. He was regarded by the community as a man of veracity and Christian integrity, and a model school-teacher, which vocation he had pursued some fifty years. At the time of his death he was local elder of the Clintonville church. His wife, one son, one brother, and a number of relatives are left to mourn their loss. A spiritual lesson from Rev. 14:12-14 was set forth by the writer to a large and attentive congregation. H. R. JOHNSON.

SAMERSON.—Died at her home near Cherry Flats, Pa., April 2, 1907, Mrs. Laura V. Samerson, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bailey. When quite a young girl she, with her mother, embraced the principles of the third angel’s message, and was a faithful attendant at the services of her home church for many years; but as she grew to womanhood, the cares and inducements of the world crowded out the good seed. But as she neared the closing hours of her life, that desire and love for the truth was revived, and she left evidence that her peace was made with God. She leaves a husband and two boys, together with her aged parents, to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Eccl. 8:8. W. H. SMITH.

SELLARD.—Died at Roseburg, Ore., April 14, 1907, of croup, Glen Otto Sellard, aged 3 years, 11 months, and 15 days. Little Glen was a favorite with all who knew him. It was a hard stroke to lose this little sunbeam. Words of comfort were spoken from Jer. 31:16, 17, by the writer. C. J. COLE.

MILLER.—Died as a result of accident, April 5, 1907, Isaac D. Miller. He was born in Indiana, Dec. 18, 1874. Two years ago Brother Miller accepted present truth, and has been an earnest worker in the Los Angeles (Cal.) church since then. At the time of his death he was a faithful deacon and beloved brother. The sudden summons found his house in order, and we believe he rests in hope. B. E. FULLMER.

MAYBERRY.—Died at Memphis, Tenn., April 8, 1907, of congestion of the brain, Ruth Mayberry, daughter of Edwin P. and Jessie Sweet Mayberry, aged 2 years, 11 months, and 15 days. Little Ruth was sick only a few hours, and her death was a great shock to her parents. We laid her to rest, knowing that she will sleep only a little while, to be given back by the angels into the mother’s arms when the Life-giver comes. Words of comfort were spoken at the grave by the writer. R. S. DONNELL.

PECKHAM.—Died at Niantic, R. I., March 20, 1907, Samuel Peckham, aged 79 years and 2 weeks. He was the oldest and one of the stanchest members of the Niantic Seventh-day Adventist church. Brother Peckham had been in failing health for some months past, but his real condition was scarcely known by his own family. As a church we feel deeply our loss, as we have largely leaned upon him for support in the work of the church since the first year of its organization. He leaves a wife, one son, and one daughter, two grandchildren, three brothers, and a number of other relatives to mourn his departure. Funeral service was conducted by the writer, and burial took place in the family burying-ground on the farm which had been the home of this aged couple for the past fifty-five years. E. A. STILLMAN.

CROSBIE.—Died at Ogdensburg, N. Y., March 11, 1907, Thomas Crosbie, in his fiftieth year. The deceased was the youngest son of Henry Crosbie, one of the pioneers in the cause of present truth in the State of New York, and a brother of Samuel T. Crosbie, well known to many of our people. Two years ago, having become mentally unbalanced, the effect of disease and overwork, it was thought best to place him in the asylum, he in his lucid moments even requesting it to be done. Before leaving, he gathered his family around him and exhorted them to be Christians and keep the Sabbath, expressing the hope that he might recover and return to join them in it. A wife, three children, and a large circle of friends are left to mourn. The funeral service was held in his home near West Potsdam, where he was born, and where he had always lived. Interment was made at Madrid. S. B. WHITNEY.

McCONNELL.—Died at Spokane, Wash., March 14, 1907, Charles W. McConnell, aged 40 years, 2 months, and 12 days. His home was in Springfield, Ill., where his aged parents and one brother still reside. He accepted present truth at Columbus, Ohio, about fourteen years ago, and was an active member of the Columbus church until he was called back to his home city. In both churches he filled the position of elder in the fear of the Lord, ever ready to help where help was needed. In January, 1904, he suffered from a severe attack of nervous prostration, resulting in softening of the brain. His patience during his long illness was a marvel to all who saw him. His wife and three children, his aged parents, his brother, and many other relatives and friends miss him sadly, and long for that resurrection morn when we shall meet our loved one again. Sabbath evening a short service was held at the house by the writer, and on Sabbath the remains were laid to rest in the Ritzville (Wash.) Cemetery. E. M. WATTS.