Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Apr 6, 1905

SHAW.—Died at Westlake, Idaho, Oct. 25, 1904, of typhoid fever, Brother Frank Shaw, aged 57 years. Brother Shaw accepted present truth two years ago under the labors of Elder C. E. Ford, and united with the church at Westlake. He lived a very exemplary Christian life, and is much missed by the church. F. D. STARR.

GRIFFIN.—Died at his home in Clay Center, Kan., Feb. 26, 1905, of stomach trouble, Brother Burell K. Griffin, aged 57 years. He accepted the message for this time several years ago, and died with the hope of seeing Jesus in peace when he comes. He leaves a wife and seven children to mourn his death. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. B. W. BROWN.

KELSEY.—Died at Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 21, 1905, Mrs. Ruth A. Kelsey, aged 75 years, 2 months, and 24 days. The deceased was a true Christian. She was the mother of six daughters, only one of whom, Mrs. Roberts, survives. The funeral was held from the residence of J. G. Godfrey, A. E. Lounsbury officiating. The remains were taken to Page County for burial, to be laid beside those of her husband. MRS. A. E. LOUNSBURY.

CATES.—Died at the home of her son, James Cates, near Jefferson, S. D., March 2, 1905, Mrs. S. V. Cates, aged 80 years, 9 months, and 20 days. When about eleven years of age, she was converted, and united with the M. E. Church. In 1894 the light of the third angel’s message came to her, and she accepted all the commandments of God. She was the mother of ten children, six of whom survive her. She died with a bright hope of a part in the first resurrection. The funeral services were conducted by the writer. Remarks were made from Rev. 14:13. C. F. BETTS.

DENHAM.—Died near Westlake, Idaho, Feb. 28, 1905, Alvin Rudolph Denham, aged 26 years, 3 months, and 18 days. One week before his death he was found lying by the side of his loaded wagon in an unconscious condition, and never regained consciousness. Brother Denham made a public profession of religion in the Sabbath meeting just before the accident, and gave good evidence of being soundly converted, which is a great consolation to the parents and other relatives and friends. The funeral service was conducted by Elder Sewall, of the Congregational Church; text, Rom. 1:20, with selections from the last two chapters of Revelation. F. D. STARR.

WEEKS.—Died March 14, 1905, Bernice Benjamin Weeks, aged 23 years, 2 months, and 19 days. She leaves a husband, father and mother, two brothers, and one sister. Sister Weeks was early converted. She first united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at St. Louis, Mo., and later transferred her membership to Elwood, Ind.; of this church she remained a faithful member until her death. Accompanied by her husband and other kind friends, she was brought to Canon City, Colo., last August, in search of health, and on September 26 was called to lay away her infant daughter, aged 6 months and 18 days. Following this sad experience Sister Weeks made a valiant fight for life, but was at last forced to succumb to that terrible disease, tuberculosis. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, at the Seventh-day Adventist church of Canon City. W. H. GRANGER.

HOMAN.—Died at her home near Middletown, Ind., Jan. 12, 1905, Mrs. Hannah Homan, aged 77 years, 5 months, and 2 days. Sister Homan was reared in the Lutheran Church, of which she was a member for over fifty years. She was the mother of J. H. and P. J. Miller, who are officers in the First Indianapolis church. Through their influence she was led to investigate the doctrines taught by Seventh-day Adventists, and in 1899 fully identified herself with that denomination, and lived a devoted Christian life until her death. She had lived over half a century near Middletown, and none knew her but to love her. Like a shock of grain fully ripe and ready for the garner, closed the life of this dear sister, and she longed to rest until the coming of the Life-giver. The funeral was held in the Dunkard church, being conducted by the writer, assisted by Brother Mills, and the pastor of the church; text, Rev. 14:13. W. J. STONE.

JUDD.—Died in Upland, Cal., Feb. 24, 1905, Walter George Judd, aged 34 years, 2 months, and 13 days. About three months ago he gave his heart to Jesus, and accepted the Seventh-day Adventist faith. His Christian life, though short, was a very bright and happy one, and he did not fear death. He said, “Before I was converted, I was afraid to die, but now I am not; for when I was well and strong, I gave my heart to God, and now he will not forsake me.” He possessed a cheerful disposition, was a very attentive and affectionate husband, a kind neighbor, and a good citizen, and was respected by all who knew him. He leaves to mourn, but not without hope, his wife and son Charles, two years of age, a widowed mother, his father having been accidentally killed about three months ago in Newton, Kan., two brothers, and two sisters. The funeral service was held in the Christian Church, where a very large concourse of sympathizing friends gathered to hear words of comfort spoken by Pastor J. W. Adams, of Los Angeles. The interment took place in the Bellevue Cemetery, where he sweetly rests, awaiting the blessed morning of the resurrection of the just. E. H. ADAMS. P. P. ADAMS.

BLOOM.—William H. Bloom was born in Clinton County, Ohio, near the old Cornelius Bloom homestead on the Wilmington and New Antioch Pike, Nov. 26, 1829, and died Feb. 18, 1905, aged 75 years, 2 months, and 22 days. His parents were Cornelius and Eunice Bloom. He was married to Miranda J. Roberts, Aug. 22, 1856. Nine children were born of this union. One died in infancy. His first public profession of faith in Christ was made in May, 1877, when he and his wife were baptized by Elder D. M. Canright; and June 28, 1879, he united with the Seventh-day Adventist church of New Antioch, being one of the charter members, and remained faithful to the end. He leaves a wife, six daughters, one son, twenty-one grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and three sisters. Brother Bloom was chairman of the Cemetery Board, and the other members acted as his pall-bearers. There was a large attendance at the funeral, and the Lord touched all hearts as the writer set before them God’s purpose in creation, man’s fall, and redemption through Christ, including the fulfilment of the promise to Abraham and his seed. Our aged Sister Bloom was unable to attend the public service. She is absolutely helpless, confined to her wheel-chair. A short service was held at the home before going to the church. How cheering the thought that a little while from now and all will be swallowed up in victory! D. E. LINDSEY.

SHIREMAN.—Sister Amelia Shireman, wife of Elder Daniel T. Shireman, was born in Ohio, May 3, 1839, and died at her home in Hildebran, N. C., at the beginning of the Sabbath, March 24, 1905, having lived 65 years, 10 months, and 21 days. Sister Shireman’s maiden name was Amelia McDowell. She was married to Daniel T. Shireman, April 17, 1857, and they both embraced present truth in the winter of 1857 and 1858 under the labors of Elders Josiah Hart and Sperry, in the State of Iowa. They had no sooner accepted the message of truth than they became active missionaries, doing most of their work on the self-supporting basis. During these forty years of active and self-sacrificing labor in the cause they loved, Sister Shireman was a full sharer in the labors of her husband, going with him from place to place, he having built with his own hands forty-three houses into which they moved and lived; and it was from the sale of these houses that they secured the means with which they supported themselves and carried on their missionary work. Sister Shireman was a great sufferer for the last five months of her life, the disease which caused her death being diagnosed as cancer of the stomach. The funeral service was conducted by Dr. Albert Carey, pastor of the church, assisted by the writer, who spoke comforting words from Rev. 14:13, the text selected by Sister Shireman before her death. Dear Father Shireman, though suffering keenly the loss of earthly companionship, does not sorrow as those who have no hope, but in the strength of God takes up the work to which they had both devoted their lives for so many years, and with still greater zeal prepares himself for the conflict before him. J. O. JOHNSTON.

LANE.—Died at the residence of her son, Dr. Charles J. Lane, in Marshall, Mich., Feb. 26, 1905, Mrs. Sarah Lane, in her ninety-fifth year. Her death was due to infirmities incident to old age, which came upon her the past two years of her life. It is a fact that she passed her ninety-second birthday without being ill a day, that in her life until then she never required the attendance of a physician or a watcher at her bedside a single night. When the final summons came, the end was like the peaceful sinking into slumber of a babe in the mother’s arms. The deceased was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Finch, and was born Nov. 20, 1810, in the beautiful little hamlet of Forest Row, near London, England. She was married to James Lane, Dec. 5, 1833, and two years later came to America with her husband, settling six miles north of Marshall, in the township of Convis, which was practically an unbroken wilderness. God, in his goodness, dealt kindly with Sister Lane. He gave her not only a long life unbroken with sickness, but also an abundance for her care and support during her declining years. And during her long life only once did the angel of death enter her home, and that was when her companion, who had then passed the allotted time to man on earth, was taken away. Her children, five in number, all having passed the meridian of life, survive her; they were all present to look for the last time upon the face of her whom they all loved to call mother. Some knew Mrs. Lane as a neighbor and friend, but they knew her as mother, and although she has passed the extreme age of ninety-four years, they are not quite ready to part with mother. She it was who nursed them through all their years of sunshine and shadow, and was ever ready to cure with the magic of a mother’s kiss. It was at her knee that they first knelt to say their evening prayer, and when, one by one, they left the parental home, she it was who, with their father, asked God to care for and protect their child. As these children look for the last time on this dear form now cold in death, whose sad, weary eyes, though blind to earthly scenes, will be opened where tear-drops shall dim them nevermore, they can not wish her back to earth again, but rather that she may be laid away in a beautiful spot where flowers bud and bloom in spring-time, and where the birds come and sing their sweetest songs, leaving all else to Him in whom she long years ago placed her trust. Sister Lane had been a member of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination for forty-eight years, and was one of the first members of the Battle Creek church, and later of the Convis church. The funeral was held in the home of her son, March 1, 1905, and was largely attended by sympathizing friends and neighbors. Interment was in the Marshall City Cemetery. J. D. VAN HORN.