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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Sep 28, 1905

Obituaries

By R. D. Hottel; Robt. Bugh; Sarah E. Long; D. U. Hale; M. B. Colcord; J. E. Tenney; C. A. Frederick; B. W. Brown

Ellis.— Died at Richmond, Va., Sept. 16, 1905, Charles Linwood Ellis, infant son of George W. and Emma J. Ellis, aged 1 month and 3 days. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from 1 Cor. 15: 26. R. D. Hottel.

Bugh.— Died Sept. 6, 1905, Susan Lockard Bugh, aged 81 years, 7 months, and 10 days. She accepted the truth several years ago, and was a firm believer up to the time of her death. She was the mother of thirteen children, eight of whom are living. The remains were interred in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa. Robt. Bugh.

Ellis.— Died at Burlington, N. J., at the Home for Aged Women, Aug. 16, 1905, Sister Anna Margaret Ellis, in her eighty-fourth year. Sister Ellis united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Burlington, N. J., in 1898. She was laid to rest in the Monumental Cemetery at Beverly, N. J. Elder J. E. Jayne spoke words of comfort from Ps. 90: 12. Sarah E. Long.

Goodheart.— Died in Keene, Tex., Aug. 19, 1905, of malaria, Brother E. A. D. Goodheart. His home was in Australia. It was there he accepted the truth. He came to America to complete a medical education, intending to return to his native land to work for the Master. We laid him to rest until the Lord shall call him in the morning of the resurrection. Funeral service was conducted by the writer. D. U. Hale.

Rice.— Died at Grimes, near Port Allegheny, Pa., of typhoid fever, Sept. 13, 1905, Jesse, the nine-year-old son of Mrs. Joel Rice, after an illness of three months. He was a very bright little boy, and a member of the Grimes Sabbath-school. The sympathy of the people are with the bereaved parents in their loss. The funeral service was held at the Grimes church, and was conducted by the writer, from John 14: 2, 3. M. B. Colcord.

Kettle.— Died at his home, in Graysville, Tenn., Sept. 8, 1905, Martin Luther Kettle, in the seventieth year of his age. The deceased had been a believer in the doctrines held by Seventh-day Adventists for more than thirty years, and died in confidence of having a part in the first resurrection. Two grown daughters survive him. Funeral services were conducted by the writer; text, Isa. 55: 8, 9. J. E. Tenney.

Plumb.— Died at Grand Junction, Colo., Sept. 10, 1905, Mrs. Mary J. Plumb, nee Canright, aged 54 years, 3 months, and 6 days. Her last illness revealed the power of the Master to save. On her sick-bed she talked of the second coming of our Lord, and proclaimed the third angel's message with power. Just a year and a day from the time that her mother, Grandma Canright, fell asleep rejoicing in the truth, she also closed her eyes, expecting them to be opened soon by the power of His resurrection. There are six children of the Canright family still living. Funeral service was conducted by the writer, from 1 Thess. 4: 13-18. C. A. Frederick.

Srock.— Died at her home, in Independence, Kan., Aug. 16, 1905, of consumption, Mrs. Amy Srock. She had been a great sufferer for years. She accepted the message for this time a few years ago, and died with the hope of soon meeting the Saviour. She leaves a husband and four children to mourn. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. B. W. Brown.

Braucht.— Died at Mhoon Valley, Miss., Sept. 14, 1905, Marjorie, the only daughter of Dr. F. E. and Mina Braucht, aged 9 years and 10 months. Marjorie was born in Apia, Samoa, where she spent the greater part of her life. She was a child of amiable, loving disposition, dear to the hearts of all who knew her. The fatal sickness was of short duration. At first the symptoms did not seem at all alarming, but later in the day she was taken with violent convulsions; a physician was called in haste, but before his arrival it was too late. The bereaved father, from whom his family has been separated for months by quarantine regulations, is away in Honduras. The blow falls with unusual weight upon the mother's heart, whose burden of sorrow and anxiety seemed already hard to bear. Her trust is in Him who has said, “My grace is sufficient.” Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Jer. 31: 16. R. S. Owen.

Nelson.— Died Aug. 31, 1905, at Keene, Tex., Mrs. Anna D. Nelson, wife of Elder N. P. Nelson, aged 67 years, 9 months, and 4 days. Sister Nelson was born in Denmark, Nov. 27, 1843, and came to this country in the spring of 1867, where she was married to N. P. Nelson the fall of the same year. In 1874 they moved to Dakota Territory, and settled in Turner County, of what was afterward South Dakota. In 1874 reading-matter on the third angel's message fell into their hands, and they accepted the truth. This truth Sister Nelson loved dearly until her death. There were born unto her nine children, seven sons and two daughters; five sons and two daughters survive her. From 1875, when the first Seventh-day Adventist church was formed in South Dakota, until her death, Sister Nelson was wholly devoted to the work of the message. She constantly stood by the side of her husband, to cheer him on and aid him in his work. She always stood ready to respond to any call which the General Conference might send to her husband. Sister Nelson was a faithful Sabbath-school teacher for years, a woman of prayer, and constant in her family worship. The Lord blessed her in bringing up her family. All her children are in the truth, and all but one are filling positions of responsibility in the work. Her death falls at this moment as a heavy blow upon her husband, who has been lying at death's door for weeks. Her funeral service was held in the College View Tabernacle, Sabbath morning, September 9. A large assembly was present to pay their last respects to the beloved sister who had been called from them. The great truths of Heb. 2: 11 were used, by the writer, to present the priceless light of God which rolls back the darkness of the present. All the children of Sister Nelson were present at the occasion, except Dr. P. Nelson, who is directing the Frydenstrands Sanatorium, in Frederikshavn, Denmark. The body had been brought from Keene, Tex., and was afterward sent to Hurley, S. D., for burial, where the family burying-ground is located. Her death was sudden, and unexpected to the family, as she was sick only eleven days. But those she leaves behind accept this providence of God, and look forward to the reunion in the morning of the resurrection. B. G. Wilkinson.