Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Jun 3, 1915

CRONINGER.—Hezekiah Croninger died at McClure, Ohio, May 10, 1915, aged 72 years, 11 months, and 10 days. He died in the blessed hope. A wife and two daughters are left of the immediate family. D. E. LINDSEY.

GROVE.—John H. Grove was born April 27, 1892, and died Jan. 14, 1915. His parents, two brothers, and two sisters mourn his sudden death. He will be greatly missed by his many friends, a large number of whom were present at the funeral service. W. A. YOUNG.

MICHAEL.—Jennina J., wife of William Michael, died at the home of her son in Marion, Ind., March 29, 1915, aged sixty-six years. Three of her six children are left to mourn. Eleven years ago she accepted the third angel’s message, and fell asleep with full confidence in her Saviour. W. A. YOUNG.

GETTYS.—Died at the home of his parents in Logansport, Ind., Doyle Lavaughn Gettys, April 20, 1915, aged 4 years, 8 months, and 7 days. W. A. YOUNG.

WEDDLE.—Elizabeth Weddle died in San Diego, Cal., May 5, 1915, aged 85 years and 6 months. She was a native of Kentucky, but settled in San Diego in 1869. She cheerfully accepted the third angel’s message, and fell asleep in the faith. W. M. HEALEY.

BUGGE.—Died in San Diego, Cal., May 6, 1915, Sister Petrea Severin Bugge, a native of Norway, aged 69 years and 8 months. Two sons and one daughter are left of her immediate family. She was a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for many years. W. M. HEALEY.

GRESS.—Morris E. Gress died at his home in La Fayette, Ind., May 4, 1915, aged 27 years, 6 months, and 25 days. He was born at Delphi, Ind. His wife and daughter, one sister, and his aged parents are left to mourn, but they are comforted by the assurance that he had made his peace with God. W. A. YOUNG.

PINE.—Died March 30, 1915, at the age of seventy years, Esther C. Pine, of Marion, Ind. Six daughters and one son are left to mourn. She was married to George M. Pine Jan. 20, 1869, and was left a widow in August, 1911. In 1883 she accepted the advent message, and lived a consistent Christian life until the end. W. A. YOUNG.

McFERRAN.—Georgia Smith was born in Ft. Wayne, Ind., July 7, 1876. She was married to Benjamin McFerran in June, 1897. Three children came to bless their home, two of whom survive. Sister McFerran fell asleep at the home of her sister in Logansport, Ind., Jan. 9, 1915. The funeral service was held at the home of her mother. W. A. YOUNG.

COX.—Died in Thorntown, Ind., April 2, 1915, Elisha Cox, aged 74 years, 6 months, and 27 days. He was married Feb. 8, 1865, to Mary A. Mendenhall. Of their eight children three survive. One brother and one sister also mourn. In 1878 the deceased accepted present truth. High tribute was paid him by his neighbors for loyalty to principle. W. A. YOUNG.

LEWIS.—Susan A. Lewis was born March 25, 1843, and died March 28, 1915, at La Fayette, Ind. She was married to William B. Lewis April 9, 1866. The husband and four of their six children survive. The deceased was a devoted wife and mother, and from 1888 to the end of her life was an earnest member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. W. A. YOUNG.

TAYLOR.—Dorothy Brown Taylor was born in Swanton, Vt., Feb. 4, 1835, and died at her home in South Bolton, Quebec, April 25, 1915. In 1853 she was united in marriage with George D. Taylor, and twelve children were born to them, ten of whom are left to mourn. The deceased was a firm believer in the third angel’s message for more than thirty years, and fell asleep in Jesus. A. V. OLSON.

YOUNTS.—Abraham Younts was born in Miami County, Ohio, May 24, 1847, and fell asleep in Jesus Feb. 22, 1915. He was married to Rebecca C. Furgeson April 6, 1866. She died in 1888, leaving two sons. Later Brother Younts was united in marriage with Samantha Scott, and to them was born one son. The truths of the third angel’s message were dear to his heart, and he bore his suffering patiently. W. A. YOUNG.

CULVER.—Mrs. Mary O. Culver died at Long Beach, Cal., April 26, 1915, aged 76 years, 10 months, and 26 days. She was a patient sufferer during a long illness, and prayed that she might rest if it was her Master’s will. She was born in New York State, but the family moved to Illinois when she was a little girl. She was married to Harlan J. Culver in 1865. Her death is mourned by one sister and one brother, besides other relatives and many friends. F. I. RICHARDSON.

LAUDER.—Our venerable brother, A. A. Lauder, died at Mount Vernon, Ohio, May 11, 1915, aged eighty-nine years. His was a noble, faithful life, and his devoted companion, who is left to mourn, is sustained by the blessed hope. Brother Lauder served as treasurer of the Ohio Conference for three years. He fought in the Civil War, and his comrades assisted in the funeral services. D. E. LINDSEY.

SHARP.—Marian E. Hall Sharp was born near Amity, Ohio, Sept. 3, 1840. She passed away at her home in Academia, Ohio, Dec. 1, 1914. She was united in marriage to Christian R. Sharp Oct. 1, 1871. Some twenty-seven years ago the deceased united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and remained a faithful member until her death. Two sons and two daughters are left to mourn. *

NICKEL.—Josephine B. Nickel was born in Indiana, May 5, 1844, and died May 10, 1915. Her maiden name was Hankins. She was married to W. F. Nickel May 16, 1866. Their first home was in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, but for many years they lived at College View, Nebr. Their last years were spent in the Old Soldiers’ Home at Grand Island, Nebr., and there our sister fell asleep. Brother Nickel and one son are left to mourn. B. L. HOUSE.