Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 29, 1916

Zimmerman.—Axil John Zimmerman was born in Sweden, Oct. 8, 1871, and died in Provo, Utah, May 21, 1916. He was a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. His wife and two brothers mourn. W. M. Adams.

Stratton.—Mrs. Julia Davis Stratton died at her home, near Eugene, Oregon, June 5, 1916. She was a devoted wife, a loving mother, and a true Christian. Her death is mourned by a husband, five children, two sisters, and three brothers. C. J. Cole.

Johnson.—Mrs. Harvey Johnson was born in Fincastle, Va., June 6, 1863. Ten years ago she embraced present truth, and became an earnest member of the church at Alexandria, Va. She died May 20, 1916. A daughter and a son survive. Fred H. Seeney.

Gray.—Mrs. Clara Rebecca Gray was born in Oxenhill, Md., Oct. 24, 1874, and departed this life May 6, 1916. Several years ago she united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and was a faithful, devout Christian. Her husband and three children mourn. Fred H. Seeney.

McClard.—Nancy Belle McClard died June 9, 1916, at the home of her daughter, in Urbana, Ill. She was born in Kentucky, Aug. 10, 1863, and made her home in Indianapolis, Ind., until about two years ago, when she came to Illinois. Nine children are left to mourn. J. O. Ferris.

Burt.—Mrs. Oliva Burt died in Detroit, Mich., March 6, 1916, aged 79 years, 1 month, and 2 days. During the last eighteen years of her life she was a devout member of the Seventh-day Adventist church at Flint, Mich. She sleeps in hope, awaiting the call of the Life-giver. L. T. Nicola.

Lanigar.—Charley Lanigar was born in Chico, Cal., June 21, 1884. At the age of sixteen he was baptized and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Oakland, Cal. He was a patient sufferer, and fell asleep hoping in the Saviour. His parents and four sisters mourn. S. T. Hare.

Rathbun.—Mrs. Azurah Rathbun died in Rochester, Mich., April 2, 1916, in her seventy-seventh year. She was a daughter of Elder R. J. Lawrence, a pioneer worker in this cause. From childhood she was a faithful follower of the Master, and her life was one of devotion to the third angel's message. L. T. Nicola.

Bennett.—Mrs. Sarah Ann Bennett was born in England July 12, 1831, and fell asleep in Jesus May 21, 1916. Last summer she heard and accepted the third angel's message, uniting with the church at Salt Lake City, Utah. She rejoiced in the truth till the day of her death. Funeral services were conducted by the writer. W. M. Adams.

Coates.—Mrs. Adeline Coates was born in Towanda, Pa., Jan. 22, 1834, and died at the home of her daughter, in Vineland, N. J., May 7, 1916. For seventeen years she was an observer of the true Sabbath, and at the time of her death was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church of Richburg, N. Y. She fell asleep in hope. One daughter and one son live to honor her memory. George W. Spies.

Allen.—Victor Goodrich Allen, son of Elder and Mrs. A. N. Allen, who for a number of years have labored in Central and South America and Cuba, died in San Marcos, Cuba, June 7, 1916, aged 9 months and 12 days. Funeral services were conducted by S. E. Kellman and the writer. E. W. Thurber.

Reeder.—Samuel Ferguson Reeder was born June 2, 1855, at Columbus, Ohio. Through reading literature, he was led to accept present truth in 1882. He entered the canvassing work, laboring with N. P. Dixon, the first State agent appointed. Later he himself had charge of the canvassing work in West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and Louisiana. His wife and six children mourn his death, which occurred May 20, 1916. W. P. McLennan.

Wheeler.—Mary Jane Wheeler was born in Annsville, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1841, and died in Orange, Cal., May 29, 1916. She was married to H. C. Wheeler Jan. 19, 1858, and five children were born to them, all of whom survive. Her husband is also living. A number of years ago Sister Wheeler embraced present truth, and united with the Orange Seventh-day Adventist church. Her sorrowing family are comforted by the assurance that she sleeps in Jesus. C. F. Folkenberg.

Kibler.—Edith May Goodnow was born in Lancaster, Mass., March 7, 1854, and most of her life was spent in this vicinity, until her marriage with Artie E. Kibler, Dec. 21, 1911. To them three children were born. Her death occurred at the Clinton Hospital, May 30, 1916. During her last sickness she seemed to get a new hold upon God, and this is a great comfort to her relatives and friends. Her husband, two children, her mother, and two sisters survive. O. F. Butcher.

Fay.—Mrs. Mary Eliza Fay was born in Springfield, Pa., July 29, 1821. Her first husband was Thomas Wheeler, to whom she was married in 1840. One of their two children is living. Being left a widow, she was united in marriage with Daniel Fay in 1848, and to them were born three sons. For sixty-three years Sister Fay was a devout member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, having accepted present truth when Elder J. N. Loughborough, then a young man of twenty-two, conducted a series of meetings in Milan, Ohio. Her death occurred May 24, 1916. N. S. Ashton.

Brackett.—Laura E. Kellogg, daughter of J. P. Kellogg, one of the pioneers in this message, was born in Tyrone, Mich., Aug. 29, 1845. During her childhood the family moved to Battle Creek, and at the age of twelve years she was baptized by Elder James White, uniting with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which she remained a faithful member till the end of life. Dec. 19, 1866, she was united in marriage with Charles H. Brackett, now one of the elders of the Battle Creek church. Her exemplary Christian life exerted a wide influence for good, and her death, which occurred June 4, 1916, is mourned by the husband, two sons, one daughter, and several brothers and sisters. G. E. Langdon.

Hunter.—Andrew Willie Hunter was born in Tama County, Iowa, March 19, 1859. He was married to Miss Lydia Emily Roushey at Marengo, Iowa, April 11, 1877. Two children were born to them, both of whom died in infancy. Our brother was a strong, rugged man until about six months before his death, when he suffered a general breakdown. He spent some time at the Iowa Sanitarium, but fell asleep at his home, in Boone, Iowa, July 7, 1915. Through the efforts of Elder R. M. Kilgore he accepted present truth in 1873, and was faithful for many years, but later wandered away from the right path. However, he turned to God in his last hours, and we expect to meet him in the kingdom of glory. He is survived by a wife, his aged parents, and six sisters. Mrs. Susie Hunter Herrman.

Evans.—George F. Evans was born in Spring Mills, N. Y., July 25, 1830. He was married to Mary Lucinda Murdock in 1857, and eight children were born to them, five of whom still live and are believers in the third angel's message. Brother Evans accepted present truth in 1861, under the efforts of Elder William S. Ingraham, and after the death of his wife he entered the canvassing work, faithfully devoting his time to the circulation of literature. He fell asleep at the home of his daughter, in Ulysses, Pa., May 25, 1916. J. W. Raymond.