Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 8, 1916

Butterfield.—Freda Doris Butterfield was born Sept. 25, 1912, and died in Modesto, Cal., May 8, 1916. She was ill only a few hours, and her sudden death brought deep sorrow to the family. She loved to talk about Jesus. She leaves her parents and one brother. J. W. Rich.

Pirtle.—Elizabeth Everett was born in Ohio, Jan. 8, 1828. She was married to George W. Pirtle March 5, 1846. Thirteen children were born to them, of whom three sons and four daughters are living. She was a faithful believer in present truth. Her death occurred April 29, 1916. D. D. Voth.

Crockett.—Mrs. Sally Crockett died at her home, in Cartersville, Ky., May 13, 1916. She united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church a number of years ago, and was faithful and true to the message. She leaves a husband and one daughter, who sorrow, but not as those who have no hope. B. W. Brown.

Stanard.—Mrs. Clara Aurelia Stanard died on her fifty-eighth birthday, May 8, 1916, at her home, in Bolivar, N. Y. She accepted present truth in 1890. Through her long illness she showed the patient forbearance of the Master, and exalted him in her life. She is survived by a husband and one daughter. H. L. Shoup.

Crandall.—Elizabeth Parmer was born in New York State in 1841, and was married to Hiram Crandall in 1864. They made their home in Downing, Wis., and here, for twenty-seven years, they bore faithful witness for the truth they loved. Sister Crandall died April 19, 1916, and her companion, with two of their six children, mourns her death. Wm. Lewsadder.

Woernly.—Charles A. Woernly was born in Stuttgart, Germany, Dec. 28, 1837. He became an American citizen in 1867. Although he never identified himself with the remnant church, yet he shared his companion’s religious views, and she sorrows in hope. Ten children also survive. His death occurred at his home, in Warsaw, N. Y., May 18, 1916. H. L. Shoup.

Nielson.—Niels C. Nielson was born in Denmark, July 21, 1847, and died in Clear Lake, Wis., May 7, 1916. He came to America in 1869, and was married to Bertha M. Jorgensen, Sept. 15, 1876. Six children were born to them. Brother Nielson was an earnest member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and now rests in hope. His companion and four sons survive. Wm. Lewsadder.

Chapin.—Mary Stauffer was born April 4, 1844, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. She was united in marriage with John S. Chapin, Nov. 19, 1865, at Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Ten children were born to this union, four sons and six daughters. Sister Chapin and her husband united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Bolivar, Mo., in 1888. Her husband and their five children, besides eleven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, survive her death, which occurred at Pomona, Cal., May 8, 1916. We believe Sister Chapin sleeps in Jesus. F. M. Burg.

Ahsell.—Bernard Ahsell was born in Germany, May 24, 1842. When he was seventeen years of age he came with his parents to the United States, where he was married to Meritta D. Knight, Oct. 22, 1864. About five years ago he heard the third angel’s message, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at San Diego, Cal. He died suddenly April 23, 1916. His sorrowing companion survives. W. W. Sharp.

Bridges.—My aged mother, Mrs. C. C. Bridges, passed to her rest at Phoenix, Ariz., May 7, 1916, aged 87 years and 10 days. In 1883, in the State of Kansas, she accepted the third angel’s message, and to the end of her life did what she could for its advancement. She went to Salem, Oregon, with her daughter’s family in 1909, but in a few months removed to Arizona. She rests in hope of the Saviour’s soon coming. N. J. Bowers.

Gardner.—Mary A. Fox was born March 19, 1848, in Greencastle, Ind. She was reared in Indianola, Iowa. Going to Nebraska, she met Frank M. Gardner, to whom she was married Dec. 19, 1872. In 1881 she became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and four years later came to West Virginia, where she died at her home, in Bridgeport, April 14, 1916. Geo. A. Stevens. T. W. Thirlwell.

Deitel.—Harry G. Deitel was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 30, 1873, and died in the same city, May 15, 1916. His mother was among the first to accept the faith in the city of Brotherly Love. God’s hand pressed hard on Harry, but at last there came surrender and peace through the blood of the cross. For a little while he rests in Westminster Cemetery, then the eternal awakening. His mother and three sisters await the soon-coming day of reunion. John N. Quinn.

Kennedy.—John J. Kennedy was born in Nova Scotia in November, 1875. At the age of sixteen he came to Butte, Mont., and there accepted present truth. He afterward lived in Idaho and Washington, and attended Walla Walla College for a time. Brother Kennedy was a successful canvasser and an earnest Christian. His death occurred at the Walla Walla Sanitarium, College Place, Washington, Feb. 4, 1916. A father, one sister, and one brother are among the bereaved. F. D. Starr.

Carpenter.—Cynthia McCoy was born in Massachusetts, Aug. 20, 1834. She was married to Eber W. Presbrey in November, 1850, and one son was born to them. Being left a widow, she united in marriage with James C. Carpenter Aug. 27, 1860, and one daughter was born to them. She became a Seventh-day Adventist about forty years ago, and twenty-four years ago united with the church at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Her faithful Christian life was an inspiration to all who knew her. She died at her home, in Council Bluffs, May 9, 1916. J. C. Clemens.

Warren.—Mary Loguil was born near Lima, Ohio, Oct. 15, 1844. She was married to John A. Eliger Jan. 1, 1867, and to them were born five children. Her second husband was Charles W. Warren, whom she married in 1876. This union was blessed with three sons. She was left a widow a second time, in 1891. She spent her closing days at the Nebraska Sanitarium, College View, Nebr., where she fell asleep hoping in her Saviour, May 5, 1916. Seven children, two brothers, and three sisters, mourn. B. L. House.

Halladay.—Ida Wekell was born in Sweden in December, 1864. At the age of twenty-seven years she became a Seventh-day Adventist, and was faithful to the truth of God until the end of her life. She was married to Elder F. W. Halladay in Yazoo City, Miss., in 1897. They were at that time connected with the Southern Missionary Society, of which they were charter members. After their marriage they connected with the Oakwood School at Huntsville, Ala., and there she died May 5, 1916. Her husband and daughter mourn. T. H. Jeys.