Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 5, 1911

Royer.—Jan W. Royer was born in Pierce County, Wisconsin, in 1868, and fell asleep in Jesus, Aug. 16, 1911. He accepted present truth in 1892, and was married to Kate Elmore in 1894. He and his companion enjoyed a happy union in the message until his death. Brother Royer loved the truth, and it was his hope until the last. He leaves a companion, two brothers, two sisters, and many friends to mourn. The services were conducted by Elder A. M. Dart and the writer, at Portland, Ore., where Brother Royer will sleep until the resurrection. Words of comfort were spoken from Isa. 61:1-3. G. W. Pettit.

Lansdown.—Laura May Lansdown was born in Camden, N. J., Oct. 18, 1878, and died in the same city, Aug. 27, 1911, aged 32 years, 10 months, and 9 days. She professed conversion at the age of twelve, and upon baptism became a member of the Camden church, where she remained until a few years ago when she transferred her name to the West Philadelphia church. It was the writer’s privilege to visit her a few hours before her death, and to hear her speak of her confidence in God, and of her hope in the first resurrection. She leaves a mother, brother, sister, and other relatives to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Rev. 14:13. W. Jay Tanner.

Craw.—Hiram A. Craw died at his home in Bowling Green, Ohio, Aug. 31, 1911, aged eighty-two years. Brother Craw was converted to the advent truth in 1858. When our denomination was organized at Battle Creek, in 1861, and it was decided that our denominational name should be Seventh-day Adventists, Brother Craw was present, representing the believers of northwestern Ohio. His faith in the message has never wavered. His wife, children, and other relatives have the sympathy of a large number of friends who held our brother in high esteem. We laid him to rest, believing that he will be among those who will come forth at the resurrection of the just. H. M. Jump.

Jones.—Mrs. Minnie Inhardt Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Inhardt, was born in Albion, Mich., Oct. 16, 1886, and died Aug. 23, 1911, aged 30 years, 10 months, and 7 days. Miss Inhardt was baptized at the age of sixteen years, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Lansing, Mich., where she retained her membership until her death. She was married Dec. 24, 1901, to Enos M. Jones, and to this union was born one daughter, who died five years ago. After leaving Michigan, they lived a number of years in Idaho, coming to Los Angeles last November. She leaves a husband, father, mother, brother, and four sisters. Sister Jones had a bright Christian experience, and died in the hope of a glorious resurrection. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. J. W. Adams.

Myers.—Angeline Myers (née Leslie) was born in Williamstown, Ohio, Feb. 25, 1840, and died in Dunkirk, Ohio, May 10, 1911, aged 71 years, 2 months, and 15 days. She was married twice. Her first marriage was to David Koonts in 1856, who preceded her in death. In 1871 she was married to Jacob Myers. In 1879, under the labors of Brethren Underwood and Rupert, she and her husband accepted the third angel’s message and became charter members of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Dunkirk, of which she remained a member until her death. She leaves to mourn their loss an aged husband, three daughters, and other relatives, together with a large circle of friends. The funeral services were conducted at their home by Mr. Miller (United Brethren), after which we laid her to rest until the Life-giver shall come. Mrs. Ely Hertzman.

Moore.—Mrs. Sadie G. Edwards Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Edwards, was born near Kokomo, Howard Co., Ind., Feb. 26, 1856, and died at her home in Takoma Park, D. C., July 26, 1911. She was united in marriage to J. W. Moore, Feb. 17, 1885. To this union two children were born, one dying in infancy; the other is residing in Takoma Park. For a number of years Sister Moore was connected with the Indiana Conference. She had been a member of the church for about thirty-five years. Her Christian life was one of faithfulness. Her hope was bright, and she died with the full assurance of the soon triumph of the message. The husband, one daughter, two brothers, and three sisters are left to mourn. Elder K. C. Russell spoke words of comfort to the sorrowing friends at Takoma Park. The remains were then taken to Kokomo, Ind., for burial, where services were conducted by the writer, before a large concourse of friends and relatives. A. L. Miller.

Parmenter.—Peter Parmenter was born in Vermont, Aug. 11, 1836, and died at his home in Home township, Iowa, July 14, 1911, aged 74 years, 11 months, and 3 days. Mr. Parmenter enlisted in the United States army in 1861, served his time and received an honorable discharge. He was married to Anna M. Brownfield, Sept. 3, 1863. To this union were born ten children, of whom four sons survive him. He has been a resident of Home Township for the past forty-five years. He became a believer in the Adventist faith twenty-seven years ago, and remained a member of that church until his death. He leaves to mourn their loss a wife, four sons, three brothers, three sisters, and a large circle of friends. J. G. Lamson.

Foggin.—W. R. Foggin was born in Monroe County, Ohio, June 25, 1848, and died of dropsy, at his home in Reedsville, Ohio, Sept. 9, 1911, aged 63 years, 3 months, and 14 days. In the year 1871 he was married to Mrs. Frances Goudy Echols. To them were born five daughters. He and his companion accepted the third angel’s message in the year 1878, and five years later he was ordained to the gospel ministry. He died in the blessed hope of coming forth in the first resurrection. Those left to mourn their loss are a wife, two daughters, a son by his former wife, and two stepsons. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from 1 Peter 1:24, 25. Interment was made in the cemetery at Reedsville, Ohio. F. H. Robbins.

Clunas.—Henry Clunas was born in Haldimand County, Ontario, Jan. 13, 1856, and died near Detroit, Minn., Aug. 18, 1911, aged 55 years, 7 months, and 5 days. At the age of twenty-three he came to Minnesota, settling on a farm near Detroit, and resided there until the day of his death. He accepted Jesus as his personal Saviour some fifteen years ago under the labors of Elder A. W. Kuehl, and was baptized and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. His was an unselfish Christian life. He leaves a stepmother, two brothers, and four sisters to mourn their loss. After prayer at the home, many friends followed the remains to the Lakeview chapel, where words of comfort were spoken by the writer, after which the body was laid to rest in the Lakeview cemetery, to await the soon coming of the Life-giver. Stemple White.

Scott.—Died at Lake City, Iowa, Aug. 20, 1911, Laura H. Scott, aged 81 years, 11 months, and 10 days. Mother was born at Newport, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1829. She was married to father, April 5, 1850, at her home in Newport, and to this union four boys were born. They came to Iowa in 1854, and located in Cedar County. Mother lived in Cedar County (except a short time in Clinton County) until 1882, when she came to Carroll, Iowa, and lived there until 1900. She then took up her residence at Lake City, Iowa. About 1877 she accepted the faith held by Seventh-day Adventists. We are comforted by the thought that she sleeps in Jesus. Funeral services were conducted at her late home, where words of comfort were spoken by Brother M. W. Lewis, of Burlington, Iowa, from 1 Thess. 4:13-18. D. J. Scott.

Slayter.—Annie Jane Davis was born in Davis County, Iowa, Jan. 3, 1867, and died at Hopewell, Ore., Aug. 30, 1911. With her parents she had resided in a number of States, but in 1890 the family moved to Oregon, where she remained until her death. She was married to George Hawes in 1891, and five years later was left a widow with two children. In 1898 she was united in marriage to P. H. Slayter. To this union were born four children. Our sister was converted and baptized at the age of eighteen and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Springdale, Ark. She has been a faithful member of this denomination ever since. Her Christian experience was very bright. She leaves a husband, six children, a mother, three brothers, and four sisters, with a large circle of friends to mourn. We lay her to rest, confident that, if faithful, we shall meet her on the resurrection morning. P. A. Hanson.

Taylor.—Alicia M. Brennan was born in Nova Scotia, April 11, 1848. She came to Ottawa County, Michigan, in 1859, and was married to M. V. Taylor, Dec. 11, 1865. Seven children were born to this union, three of whom died in childhood. She and her husband accepted the Seventh-day Adventist faith in 1869, under the ministry of Elder I. D. Van Horn. For nearly seventeen years Sister Taylor had been a faithful and much-loved member of the Grandville (Mich.) church. She fell asleep in Jesus, at Grandville, Mich., Aug. 13, 1911. Her husband, four children, one brother, and two sisters survive her. Words of comfort were spoken from Col. 3:2-4, by Elder C. A. Hansen, assisted by the writer. A. Smith.

Kane.—Robinson P. Kane was born in Fayette, Iowa, July 8, 1886, and died at Sierra Madre, Cal., Aug. 18, 1911, aged 25 years, 1 month, and 10 days. Brother Robbie, as he was always known to his friends, has through his entire life been “an example of the believers,” and has left to our young people a noble example of faithfulness to God and the truth, even in the face of disappointment, sorrow, sickness, and death. The fourth of the family to die in less than three years, he leaves the mother to mourn alone in the depths of human sorrow, but to rejoice in the hope of a united family in the life to come. In this hope she reaps a part of the reward of her faithfulness in training her children for places with the Lord when he shall appear. B. E. Fullmer.

Ness.—Andrew Ness was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, April 27, 1843, and died at Kansas City, Kan., Aug. 8, 1911, aged 68 years, 3 months, and 11 days. In 1868 he was united in marriage to Miss Jane Scott, who survives him, and is a “widow indeed,” for no children were born to this union. For twenty years Brother Ness has been “looking for that blessed hope,” the coming of our Saviour. His zeal in giving and living the message all these years has won stars for his crown. The greater part of his life in America was spent in the Eastern States, but during his short stay in Kansas he has made many warm friends. Funeral services were held in the First Seventh-day Adventist church, August 10, conducted by the writer. Interment was made in the Mount Hope Cemetery. W. H. Clark.

Potter.—Phœba Electa Potter (née Barnes) was born Aug. 24, 1823, in Yates County, New York, and died July 12, 1911, aged 87 years, 10 months, and 18 days. She was reared in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and at twenty years of age was married to John D. Potter. To them were born nine children, five preceding their mother in death. Sister Potter and family came to Michigan forty-seven years ago, and this State has been her home ever since. She became a Christian early in life, and after a number of years united with the Seventh-day Adventists. She was a faithful and devoted mother, and at the time of her death was living with her daughters. There are also left two aged sisters and other relatives. Funeral services were conducted by the writer at Cedar Lake. Interment took place in Home Township cemetery. J. G. Lamson.

Dopp.—Mary Jane Kerns was born at Easton, Mo., Jan. 10, 1840. At the age of twenty-two she was married to J. F. Dopp. She moved to Nevada in 1903, and stayed until 1907, when she came to Medford, Ore. Here she remained until her death, July 25, 1911. In the year 1886 she became a believer in the Adventist faith, and remained faithful to the end. Her life was a pattern of patience and faith, and with Christian fortitude she endured the terrible suffering caused by the disease to which she succumbed. As the writer visited her in the closing days of her life, he saw in this dear mother in Israel an example of what the blessed hope can do for one who resigns all to the will of God. Sister Dopp leaves five daughters and two sons to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by Elder W. L. Black, from 1 Thess. 4:14. Kathleen M. Black.

Drulard.—Allen J. Drulard died Aug. 15, 1911, at San Bernardino, Cal. He was born in Illinois, Feb. 2, 1833. He united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church about thirty-nine years ago, and was a faithful, consistent Christian. He was a veteran of the Texas and civil wars. A wife and a stepdaughter mourn their loss. The funeral sermon was preached by Brother White, of Loma Linda, Cal. Mrs. Kate Drulard.

Sartorius.—John G. Sartorius was born in Lee County, Illinois, Sept. 19, 1863, and died Sept. 9, 1911, at Marshalltown, Iowa. Brother Sartorius enlisted in the Twenty-fourth Illinois Infantry at the outbreak of the civil war, and served about four years. He embraced the third angel’s message over twenty years ago under the preaching of Elder A. A. John, and remained faithful to the end. He had been in poor health for ten years previous to his death, but bore his sufferings with great patience. A wife and three children mourn the loss of husband and father. M. N. Campbell.

Raney.—James P. Raney was born in Tennessee, Aug. 20, 1846, and died at La Junta, Colo., Sept. 5, 1911. While away from his home at Guthrie, Okla., he contracted typhoid fever, and died before any of his family knew that he was sick. At the age of twenty-one he joined the Baptist Church. He moved to Oklahoma in 1889, and here he heard the third angel’s message, and accepted it. He was a firm believer in our faith until the time of his death. He was a devoted husband and loving father, and it was his delight to talk on Bible subjects. He leaves a wife, five daughters, and one son to mourn their loss. Andrew Nelson.

Wall.—Sarah Ann Phipps-Wall, of Woodland, Cal., was born in Warrensburg, Ohio, Jan. 14, 1831, and passed peacefully away at the St. Helena Sanitarium, Sept. 9, 1911, after many months of extreme suffering. Throughout this period of affliction her Christian fortitude and patience was that becoming a true Christian. Sister Wall was married to Charles Henry Wall in 1858. She was converted in early life. She heard and accepted present truth under the labors of Elders M. E. Cornell and J. N. Loughborough many years ago, and became a charter member of the Woodland church, of which she was still a member at the time of her decease. She leaves a son and a daughter, who together with other relatives and many friends mourn their loss, but not as those without hope. H. W. Cottrell.