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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 9, 1910

Obituaries

Hackett.—Byron Eugene Hackett, of Liberty Center, Ohio, passed to rest on March 30, 1910, having attained the age of sixty-one years. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, who seek comfort in their sorrow in the promises of John 14:1-3. A. C. Shannon.

Boles.—Died at Dixie, Ga., May 18, 1910. Mrs. Navey Boles, aged 37 years, 9 months, and 27 days. A sorrowing husband, four small children, and many relatives and friends are left to mourn. She accepted the third angel's message when quite young, and continued faithful till death. Words of comfort were spoken at the funeral from Hosea 13:14. C. P. Stephenson.

Prettyman.—Vivian Edward Prettyman was born in Douglas County, Minnesota, March 29, 1901, and died in Batavia, Minn., May 27, 1910, aged 9 years, 1 month, and 28 days. Vivian was a Christian boy, and beloved by all who knew him. Shortly before he died, he said he knew Jesus would own him as one of his children. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from John 14:1-3. S. A. Ruskjer.

Meredith.—Died at her home in Berea, W. Va., April 19, 1910, our dear mother, Elizabeth Bee Meredith, aged 65 years, 11 months, and 11 days. She has been a believer in the third angel's message for more than twenty years, and we look forward with bright hope to meeting her in the resurrection morning. The funeral was held in the Pine Grove church at Berea, the service being conducted by Rev. Mr. Ford, of the Seventh-day Baptist Church. Interment was made at the Pine Grove Cemetery. John E. and Belle Meredith.

True.—William M., son of Frederic D. and Sarah E. True, was born near Knightstown, Henry Co., Ind., April 19, 1876, and died at the home of his brother, C. D. True, at Knightstown, March 29, 1910, aged 33 years, 13 months, and 10 days. In 1892, under the labors of Elder J. M. Rees, he accepted the faith of the Seventh-day Adventists, and united with the church at Kennard. By his death he, the youngest of the family, leaves his mother, three brothers, three sisters, and a host of friends to mourn. Words of comfort were spoken at the funeral by the writer. Morris Lukens.

Bates.—Mary E. Stewart was born in Canada in 1849; was married to Jonathan Bates in 1865; and died in St. Petersburg, Fla., May 21, 1910, aged sixty-one years. Sister Bates died in meeting, on Sabbath day, immediately after bearing her testimony. The husband and eight children survive her. Brother and Sister Bates have lived for some years in St. Petersburg, and are well known. W. S. Chapman.

Gallez.—Sister Evangeline Gallez was born in France, Oct. 16, 1865, and died April 9, 1910, aged 44 years, 5 months, and 24 days. July 16, 1887, she was married to Isaac Gallez, who, with two children, a son and a daughter, remains to mourn her loss. In early youth Sister Gallez accepted present truth, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. For fifteen years she has been a faithful, earnest child of the Lord. E. W. Catlin.

Hotchkiss.—Ella Nora Hotchkiss was born May 4, 1860, in Atlanta, Ga., and died May 3, 1910, in Tampa, Fla. A husband and two children are left to mourn. She accepted the truth in Bartow about two years and a half ago, and ever remained faithful to its teachings. The funeral services were conducted in the Tampa church, by the writer. A large number of friends gathered to pay their last tribute to a life that was made fragrant by deeds of kindness and Christian love. LeRoy T. Crisler.

Dean.—Robert Leander, son of Leander and Mary M. Dean, was born March 1, 1908, and died May 24, 1910, aged 2 years, 2 months, and 23 days. His brief existence in this world was a source of great joy and happiness, but the cause of much sorrow when he closed his eyes in his last sleep. The funeral service was held in the Seventh-day Adventist church in La Grange, Ohio, where many friends came to express their sympathy. Words of comfort were spoken from John 11:25. John Francis Olmstead.

Clapper.—Eunice Ann Hanley was born July 22, 1857, and died near Hartford City, Blackford Co., Ind., March 31, 1910, aged 52 years, 8 months, and 9 days. Jan. 23, 1879, she was married to Theodore Clapper. Early in life she became a Christian, uniting, at the age of seventeen, with the Methodist Protestant Church. Under the labors of Elders Lane and Henderson, she became a Seventh-day Adventist in 1886, and remained a faithful member of the Hartford City church until death. Sister Clapper leaves a husband, two sons, three daughters, one sister, nine grandchildren, and a host of friends to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. Morris Lukens.

Lee.—Died at Mascot, Harlan Co., Neb., W. H. Lee, aged 61 years, 7 months, and 27 days. He was born in Ohio. When a boy, his parents moved to Iowa, where he was married to Anna H. Buna in 1867. To this union were born eight children, four of whom are living. In 1890 the mother of the children died, and in 1896 he was married to Mary A. Bradshaw. In January, 1910, he was converted, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church of Norwalk, Cal. He rejoiced in the truth, and bore his affliction patiently. He leaves a wife, three sons, one daughter, four sisters, one brother, and a large circle of friends to mourn. O. E. Jones.

Morrill.—William Morrill was born in Claremont, Ohio, April 14, 1822, and died near Watonga, Okla., May 21, 1910, aged 88 years, 7 months, and 7 days. He was twice married, and was the father of fifteen children, nine of whom are living. His first wife, Elizabeth Hollingsworth Morrill, died in 1855; and his second wife, Hester Brown Morrill, died in 1898. In his younger days he was a member of the Methodist Church, but in 1875 he united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which he remained a member till the time of his death. A large number of friends were present at the funeral, which was conducted by Elder David Voth, assisted by the writer. E. L. Neff.

Hughes.—Died in Gainesville, Ga., May 26, 1910, Sister L. J. Hughes, aged 55 years, 10 months, and 29 days. She was born in Jackson County, Georgia, June 27, 1854, and in 1873 was married to J. T. Hughes. Eighteen years ago the light of present truth came to her, and she gladly accepted it, and has since rejoiced in the blessed hope. The last eight years of her life were spent in Gainesville, Ga., where her husband, two sons, two brothers, three sisters, with a host of friends, are left to mourn. The writer spoke words of comfort to the bereaved ones, from Rom. 8:23. S. T. Shadel.

Stephens.—Died at Oelrichs, S. D., March 29, 1910, our dear mother, Caroline Stephens, aged eighty years and eight days. She was born near Ithaca, N. Y., March 21, 1830, and was married to John Jewell at the age of twenty-eight. Seven children were born to them, of whom the two youngest survive her. Father died twenty-two years ago; and four years later mother was married to Jesse L. Stephens, who died four years ago. At the age of sixteen, she was converted, and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. Last year she was baptized at the camp-meeting held at Crawford, Neb., and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Funeral services were held at Oelrichs, conducted by R. N. Rooks (Baptist), and afterward at Ithaca, N. Y., by B. F. Toby (Congregationalist). F. Burton Jewell.

Neucomb.—Marilla Reeder was born in November, 1854, in Montcalm County, Michigan; was married to H. J. Neucomb, of Carson City, Mich., in November, 1872; and died in Lansing, Mich., May 20, 1910. When a young girl, she joined the United Brethren Church; but about 1875 she saw the light of present truth, and gladly accepted it, first becoming a member of the church at Carson City, and later transferring her membership to the church at Lansing. A short service was held at her home church, after which the remains were taken to Carson City, where the funeral was held. The service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder W. C. Hebner, after which the deceased was laid to rest in the village of Hubbardston. L. G. Moore. (Lake Union Herald, please copy)

Barcus.—Died at Sioux City, Iowa, May 22, 1910, Obedience Ann Barcus, aged 63 years, 5 months, and 22 days. She was born in Edgar County, Illinois, Nov. 30, 1846. At the age of twenty she was married to James T. Barcus. In 1871 she accepted present truth. Her life was characterized by a spirit of earnestness and devotion. She often crossed the Missouri River in wind and storm to attend meeting with isolated Sabbath-keepers in Nebraska. She is survived by her husband and five children. The funeral was held in the Seventh-day Adventist church at Blencoe, and was attended by almost the whole community where she had spent nearly forty-four years of her life. By request of the deceased, the writer preached the funeral sermon, using the text found in Eze. 18:22. Interment was made in the cemetery at Blencoe. Arthur McClintock.

Clark.—On May 25, 1910, in a runaway accident, Mr. Giles Deloss Clark received a blow on the head that resulted in his death on the following morning, May 26, at the age of forty-nine years and three days. The widowed wife, with five small children, an aged mother, two brothers, and one sister, live to mourn the loss of a kind husband, father, and brother. Although Mr. Clark had not fully accepted the truth, his sympathies were with us, and he willingly contributed to its support. Sister Clark has been in the message from her youth. May God's promises to the widow and the fatherless be her comfort now. The funeral services were held at Milton Junction, where the deceased lived at the time of his death, and a large audience testified to the sympathy extended. The words of 2 Cor. 4:17, 18, formed the basis of remarks by the writer. W. W. Stebbins.

Wiese.—Sister George W. Wiese (née Albert), formerly of Winona, Minn., died at her home in Paradise, N. D., May 2, 1910, aged 31 years, 5 months, and 28 days. Her husband and three children have firm faith that they will see her in that day when the Lord shall claim his own. As no Adventist minister was present, the undersigned spoke to the assembled friends and relatives. Wm. Bormann.

Woodworth.—Mrs. Joseph Woodworth died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Wilband, at Vancouver, B. C., Feb. 24, 1910, at the age of eighty-seven years. She heard present truth preached at Albert Mines, New Brunswick, about thirteen years ago, since which time she has kept the Sabbath. She was a cheerful, earnest Christian, and was beloved by all who knew her. We fully expect to meet her in the morning of the first resurrection. F. H. Conway.

Rose.—John Rose was born in Austria in 1844, and died April 16, 1910. He came to this country many years ago. Here he made friends, and formed ties that have been the comfort of his later years. About twenty-five years ago he accepted the truth of the third angel's message, which has been his source of rejoicing in every trial. The bereaved companion and a large circle of friends have comfort in the promise of the soon appearing of our Lord. The writer conducted the funeral service, which was held in Clyde, Ohio. A. C. Shannon.

Scribner.—Died at Hildebran, N. C., May 13, 1910, J. L. Scribner, aged fifty-seven years. Brother Scribner was an earnest Christian, and his chief interest was for the advancement of the message. He was cheerful and patient during his entire sickness, and made friends wherever he went. A sorrowing widow, one son, and a daughter, with a large circle of friends, are left to mourn. He rests in the cemetery at Hildebran, in full hope of a glorious resurrection. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Rev. 14:13 and Isa. 57:1, 2. G. W. Wells.

Dent.—Samuel G. Dent was born in Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 26, 1862, and died April 30, 1910. For ten years he was a Baptist minister. Through the efforts of the writer, Brother Dent, with his wife and children, accepted the truths of the third angel's message in April, 1907. He first entered the work as a canvasser, and later took up Bible work. He loved the truth, and had a burden for souls. A wife and eight children are left to mourn. Words of comfort were spoken at the funeral by W. A. Holmes, pastor of the M. E. church, from Acts 10:34, 35. Elizabeth Smith.

Fast.—Washington Fast was born in Ohio, May 23, 1840, and died April 22, 1910, aged seventy years and eleven months. Early in life he moved to southern Michigan. Here he studied the Bible, became convinced that the seventh day is the Sabbath, and began to observe it before hearing a Sabbath preacher. Later he came to Wexford County, where he was married to Maria Kinney, Aug. 3, 1885. He was one of the first members of the Messick church. He leaves a wife, two children, and twelve grandchildren to mourn. The funeral services were conducted by the writer, who spoke from Rev. 15:13. L. G. Nyman.

Pierce.—Theodore Colburn Pierce was born Sept. 5, 1829, at Greece, Monroe Co., N. Y., and died in Charlotte, Mich., May 4, 1910, aged 80 years, 7 months, and 29 days. In 1844 he came to Michigan, settling at Lee Township in Calhoun County. Eight years later he was married to Charity M. Sebolt, who survives. One son, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren are also left to mourn. In 1870, under the labors of Elder D. H. Lamson, Brother Pierce accepted present truth, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Charlotte, of which he was a member at the time of his death. The funeral service was held at the home on Sabbath, May 7. Text, Num. 23:10, last sentence. S. D. Hartwell.

Maracle.—William C. Maracle was born April 3, 1819, and died May 10, 1910, at the home of his youngest son on the Six Nations' Reservation, Ontario, Canada. Brother Maracle was a Sabbath-keeper for about ten years before his death. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. B. E. Manuel.

King.—Died March 10, 1910, at Molson, Wash., Mrs. Marietta King, in the fifty-fifth year of her age. She was born in Poysippi, Wis., May 4, 1855, and was married in 1873 to J. H. King, who, with four children, survives her. She accepted present truth in 1874, under the labors of Elders Grant and Dimmick, in Minnesota, and has always been faithful to its teachings. Words of comfort were spoken by Elder Thompson (Methodist), from John 14:1-3. J. H. King.

Sevey.—William C. Sevey was born in Potsdam, N. Y., July 14, 1825, and died May 18, 1910. He came to Michigan in the early forties, and enlisted in the Mexican War in 1846. At the close of the war he settled in Bowne Township, Kent Co., Mich., where he united his lot with that of Miss Mary Crandall, who survives him, with their son and two daughters. Brother Sevey accepted the faith of Seventh-day Adventists in 1856. In 1866 he moved with his family to the township of Wright. He helped to prepare the grounds for the first camp-meeting held by this people. The funeral was held in the Wright church. S. E. Wight.

Stillman.—Mary E. Fairchild was born in West Winfield, Herkimer Co., N. Y., Aug. 18, 1839; was married to Dr. W. D. Stillman in January, 1865; and died March 11, 1910, in Granton, Wis. She accepted the third angel's message in 1872, and was baptized by Elder R. F. Cottrell. Sister Stillman was a zealous missionary, and placed reading-matter in the hands of all her neighbors and the strangers who came to her door. She was for many years a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Madison, Wis., but during her last years was a member of the church in Granton. Her husband brought her remains to Madison, where she was buried in the country near their former home. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder W. W. Stebbins. C. McReynolds.

Cavaness.—Charles Tanzey Cavaness was born in Morgan County, Indiana, Dec. 18, 1847, and died at his home in Chiles, Kan., May 29, 1910, aged 62 years, 5 months, and 11 days. He came to Kansas in 1857. In 1870 he was united in marriage to Mary Williams, both being graduates of the Kansas State Normal. To this union were born three children, two sons and one daughter, all of whom survive him, his death being the first break in the family circle. Until about fourteen years ago, the family resided in Lyon County, Kansas. The deceased served several years in the offices of county treasurer and superintendent of education of Lyon County. Early in life he was converted and was a member of the Christian Church until about sixteen years ago, when he united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which he remained an active and esteemed member until his death. For several years past he has been auditor of the Central Union Conference, in the duties of which office he traveled extensively in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming. He also held offices of trust in the Kansas Conference. His kind and genial disposition won for him many warm friends wherever he labored. In his death the denomination with which he was officially connected, the community in which he resided, the church of which he was a member, and especially the family of which he was an exemplary head, sustain a loss which will be deeply felt. The funeral service, which was largely attended by neighbors and friends, was conducted by the writer in the Baptist church of his home town. Words of comfort and instruction were spoken, based on Rev. 14:13. We laid him away in the Wagstaff Cemetery, to await the call of the Life-giver. A. T. Robinson.

Carey.—Fell asleep, Jan. 19, 1910, Austin L. Carey, aged 74 years, 4 months, and 7 days. He accepted the truth in Wood County, Ohio, twenty-eight years ago, and became a member of the church near Bowling Green. Several subsequent years of his life were spent at Mount Vernon, Ohio, and the last eight years at Hildebran, N. C., where he had moved to assist a needy cause. Out of seven living children five have accepted the message, two of whom are in the ministry. Funeral services were conducted by Elders G. W. Wells and D. T. Shireman, at Pilgrim's Rest. E. W. Carey.

Bosworth.—Henry Hezekiah Bosworth was born in Hebron, Washington Co., N. Y. At the time of the Civil War, he enlisted, and served his country faithfully three years, contracting diseases from which he never fully recovered. June 12, 1867, in Lorain County, Ohio, he was married to Miss Sarah Hawley, who, with one son, survives him. June 3, 1886, he joined the Seventh-day Adventist church at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, of which he remained a faithful member until his death. On account of his wife's illness, the Iowa Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown has been his temporary home since December, 1909. Here, April 2, 1910, he fell asleep, aged eighty-four years and one day. The funeral service was conducted by Elder E. G. Olsen in the chapel on the grounds, after which he was laid to rest in the Soldiers' Home cemetery. Samuel U. Bosworth.

Sisley.—Susannah Sisley, better known by her many friends as “Grandma Sisley,” was born at Tunbridge Wells, England, Feb. 5, 1820, and died at Avondale School, Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia, March 29, 1910, of old age, being in her ninety-first year. Mother Sisley became connected with Seventh-day Adventists through her eldest son, who was afterward known among this people as Elder John Sisley. He came to the United States, and settled at Convis, Mich., near Battle Creek. Here he accepted present truth, and sent the message home to his parents in England. After years of careful investigation, mother accepted the truth. Her husband having died in 1859, and there being no Seventh-day Adventists whom she knew in England, she decided to move to America, where her children might be reared in the truth. God rewarded her earnest efforts in this direction, and one by one her entire family of seven gave themselves to the Lord, and five of the seven their entire lives to the work of the message. When the call came to move from Battle Creek into the regions beyond, she recognized this as the voice of God to her, and, at the advanced age of seventy-nine, made the journey of over ten thousand miles to Australia, to join the workers there. While here, she traveled over a large portion of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania. Everywhere she carried a decided influence for the truth; her uniformly sweet, restful life bearing witness to her joyful trust in God, and to his sustaining grace. The last seven years of her life were spent in the Wahroonga Sanitarium and the Avondale School, Australia, where she was greatly beloved by all. She was a live missionary. An entry in her diary shows that since she was eighty-five years of age, she has earned with her own hands over two hundred fifty dollars, which she has given to the work in the South Pacific Islands. March 29 she drew her last breath, without a struggle. The funeral services were conducted at the grave, as is the custom in Australia, by Elder Robert Hare, in the presence of the entire church and school. It was evening when she was laid to rest in the Seventh-day Adventist grave-yard, on the Avondale estate, the resting-place of her own choice, to await the soon-coming morning of the resurrection. While she rests, her children and grandchildren continue in the work she loved. She retained all of her faculties of sight and mind, except a slight deafness, until within a few days of her death. To her the reunion with her scattered loved ones will be hastened by her short sleep. G. B. Starr.