Obituary: Mrs. Mary J. Bush
By Ellet Joseph Waggoner
BUSH.—Died, at the residence of her parents, in Oakland, June 21, 1886, Mrs. Mary J. Bush, aged 28 years, 1 month, and 7 days. She had been gradually declining in health for about a year, suffering from a complication of diseases, her entire system being affected. Mary J. Yerba was born in Cacheville, Yolo County, Cal. In 1875, one year before her marriage, she united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Woodland, under the labors of Elder Loughborough. She remained a member of this church until her death. She was possessed of a singularly amiable disposition, endearing herself, by her uniform kindness and unselfishness, to all who knew her. During her suffering, which was borne with the utmost patience, she reviewed her past life, and renewed her consecration to God, determining to be more devoted to the cause of God. This consecration was not made in view of death, as she fully expected to recover. She felt prepared to die, but desired to live that she might be useful to others. Parents, brothers and sisters, a husband, and three children mourn her loss, but they feel assured that she sleeps in Jesus. A large congregation of sympathizing friends at the funeral listened to words of Christian comfort spoken by Elder Wm. Healey, from 1 Cor. 15 : 26: “The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” E. J. W.