Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Jan 6, 1916

WARREN.—Horace William Warren was born in Plymouth, Mich., Oct. 27, 1837, and died at his home, in Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 5, 1915. He served his country faithfully during the Civil War, and when the third angel's message came to him, tried to be faithful to his God. J. G. LAMSON.

PEGRUM.—James W. Pegrum was born in Pike County, Illinois, in 1853. His early life was spent in the State of Missouri, but in 1859 the family moved to Fayetteville, Ark., settling on a farm. In the summer of 1900 the deceased united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, remaining a faithful member until his death, which occurred Nov. 26, 1915. He is survived by one brother and two sisters, but they sorrow in hope. G. E. NORWOOD.

GARLOCK.—J. W. Garlock was born in Albany, N. Y., in May, 1845. His death occurred in Battle Creek, Mich., Dec. 11, 1915. During his young manhood the family moved to Iowa, where his aged mother still lives. He served his country during the Civil War, at its close settling in Janesville, Wis. There, in 1868, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah J. Tuckwood. Six children were born to them, five of whom survive. The deceased became a Christian early in life, and was a stanch advocate of temperance. G. E. LANGDON.

LATHAM.—Mrs. Sophronia Latham was born in Allegany County, New York, and died in Coudersport, Pa., Dec. 4, 1915. The funeral, held the following day, was on her seventieth birthday anniversary. She was a most faithful, devout Christian, and died in the bright hope of a part in the first resurrection. Words of comfort were spoken from the text, “She hath done what she could.” The burial was at Friendship, N. Y. B. F. KNEELAND.

HOEKSTRA.—Mrs. Martha Wenselaar Hoekstra was born in the Netherlands, Dec. 29, 1821. The family came to America in 1831, and ten years later she was left a widow. Our sister became an observer of the seventh-day Sabbath late in life. Four sons and one daughter are left to mourn the loss of a devoted mother. She fell asleep Nov. 23, 1915, at the home of her granddaughter, in Battle Creek, Mich. G. E. LANGDON.

CARRIEL.—Mrs. Sarah Kilborn Carriel was born March 15, 1840. She accepted present truth in 1877, and became one of the charter members of the Sunderlinville (Pa.) church, which was later combined with the Jimtown church. She died Nov. 19, 1915, rejoicing in the hope of the third angel's message. The text of the funeral sermon, John 14: 3, was of her own choosing. Her aged husband and three children mourn, but not without hope. B. F. KNEELAND.

HUBBELL.—Benjamin Franklin Hubbell was born in Delaware County, Ohio, Sept. 1, 1856. He fell asleep in Jesus, Oct. 13, 1915. The greater part of his life was spent in the county of his birth. About twenty-four years ago he heard and accepted the third angel's message. In 1883, he was united in marriage with Miss Ella Leonard. She, with their four children, survives. The family moved to Mount Vernon, Ohio, a few years ago, and it was here that his death occurred. N. S. ASHTON.

WIGHT.—Mrs. Caroline A. Wight, née Munson, was born Sept. 2, 1848, in St. Lawrence County, New York. Sept. 25, 1867, she became the wife of Mr. John Wight, and the following year they moved to Michigan. In 1872 Mrs. Wight accepted present truth through the efforts of Elder A. O. Burrill, and became a member of the Wright church. Her death occurred in Coopersville, Mich., Dec. 9, 1915. Her son, Elder S. E. Wight, of Nashville, Tenn., is the only surviving member of the family. J. G. LAMSON.

MCDONALD.—Sarah Agnes McDonald, née Lively, was born in Sparta, Ill., Nov. 11, 1865, and died Dec. 12, 1915, at her home, in Port Orchard, Wash. On Dec. 9, 1895, she was united in marriage to Mr. D. A. McDonald. For the past fifteen years she has been a patient sufferer. About two years ago she and her husband attended a series of cottage studies conducted by the writer. Point by point they accepted this message, and in May, 1915, joined the newly organized church of Annapolis, in the Western Washington Conference. Because of her physical infirmities it was impossible to baptize this sister. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Isa. 38: 18, 19. A. E. SERNS.

BECK.—George Thomas Beck was born in Ohio, Aug. 21, 1835, and died in Port Orchard, Wash., at the home of Wm. R. Jones, Dec. 7, 1915. During the Civil War, Brother Beck was mustered out as a cavalryman, enlisting in Illinois. In 1878, after attending a series of meetings conducted by Elder I. D. Van Horn in Milton, Oregon, he joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. As a member of this church he remained a faithful and true witness for Jesus until his death. Services were conducted by the Schofield-Hayden Post of the Washington Veterans' Home. Concluding remarks were made by the writer. Brother Beck leaves to mourn an only child, Mrs. G. W. Gibson, living in Canada. A. E. SERNS.