Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Jul 27, 1905

LALONE.—Died near Woodward, O. T., June 16, 1905, Eva E. LaLone, aged 43 years, 5 months, and 23 days. In 1890 she accepted present truth. Sister LaLone had been in poor health for several years; she suffered much, yet was patient and submissive. Her husband and three sons are left to mourn their loss, but they sorrow not as those who have no hope. H. B. TILDEN.

CROOK.—Died at Salmon, Idaho, June 26, 1905, our son, Lewis Edward Crook, aged 9 years, 11 months, and 7 days. The circumstances connected with his death are very sad. I was moving a heavy derrick, when a timber about thirty feet long slipped from its socket and slid down the frame very quickly, striking him just above and a little behind the left ear, causing instant death. He was kind-hearted and obedient, and was loved by all who knew him. His untimely death is mourned by his parents, three brothers, and three sisters, who hope to meet him when Jesus comes. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. M. E. Cone (Methodist Episcopal); texts, 1 Thess. 4: 13, 14; 1 Corinthians 15. J. E. CROOK.

DOWNER.—Died at South Haven, Mich., June 29, 1905, Mrs. Sarah L. Downer, aged 87 years, 3 months, and 26 days. She traced her ancestry in a direct line to the Prussian throne. Her maiden name was D'Aubigne, and her father was son of a granddaughter of King Frederick of Prussia, who married, against her father's wishes, outside the royal line, and was disowned. Thus Mrs. Downer was a great-great-granddaughter of the king. And on her mother's side she was a second cousin of Grover Cleveland. Her death, which was due to heart failure caused by old age, is mourned by five children, ten grandchildren, and twenty-one great grandchildren. In early life she was a Seventh-day Baptist, but for the last forty years had belonged to the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. On July 8, funeral services were held at Forest Home Cemetery, Oak Park, Ill., words of comfort being spoken by the writer, from 1 Cor. 15:51. E. B. VAN DORN.

HARE.—Peacefully fell asleep at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. N. Loper, of Fresno, Cal., July 1, 1905, our highly esteemed sister, Mary Ann Hare. She was born on the Isle of Man, May 1, 1819, and came to America with her father's family in 1822. In 1851 she was united in marriage to Jacob Hare, who died Feb. 25, 1873. She leaves one stepson and three sons,—Dr. G. A. Hare, of Washington, D. C.; Dr. J. D. Hare, of McCook, Neb.; and T. E. Hare, of Fresno,—and one daughter, with whom she has made her home since 1887. Much might be said of her religious life. Her grandmother's home on the Isle of Man was one of the stopping places of John Wesley when visiting that place. Her father and mother were his faithful followers, and at the early age of fourteen she herself was converted and joined the Methodist Church, of which she remained a devoted member for many years, until she became convinced, by a careful study of the Scriptures, that the seventh day is the Sabbath, which she conscientiously embraced. It was her constant endeavor to follow the footsteps of the Master at any cost, wherever they might lead. Her peace was made with God, and she often expressed her confidence that she would come forth in the morning of the first resurrection. Her home was always open for God's servants, and she truly spent her life in seeking, in a quiet way, to help others. The funeral service was held in our church in Fresno, July 3. She often repeated the words, during her last illness, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee,” which were chosen as the text. Her body was taken to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, to rest by the grave of her husband. H. G. THURSTON.