Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 4, 1913

JONES.—Theres Marvin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Jones, was born July 19, 1912, and died at the home of his parents, in Panama City, Fla., Aug. 12, 1913. Pastor Mills of the Methodist Church spoke words of comfort. MRS. C. W. JONES.

CHURCH.—Arthur Milo, infant son of Frank H. and Sallie M. Church, was born July 26, 1912, at Pinetop, Mo., and died July 5, 1913. Baby was never well, and we laid him to rest, awaiting the coming of the Life-giver. F. H. AND S. M. CHURCH.

KNIGHT.—Nellie Mary, daughter of Brother and Sister Geo. S. Knight, of Mountain View, Cal., was born May 12, 1891, and died in Alameda, the same State, July 21, 1913. Besides the father and mother, two brothers and one sister are numbered with those who mourn. B. E. BEDDOE.

STROTHER.—Ermina Strother was born in Wells County, Indiana, Sept. 5, 1837, and died in Jesus at Ft. Wayne, Aug. 3, 1913. Sister Strother enjoyed a living faith in present truth for nearly a score of years. She was led to accept the third angel's message through reading our literature. She was laid to rest awaiting the call of the Life-giver. J. E. DUNN.

MCCULLOUGH.—Died Aug. 7, 1913, Mrs. Bertha A. McCullough, daughter of Mrs. G. C. Bryant, of Kansas City, Mo. The deceased was born in Montgomery County, Kansas, Dec. 4, 1878, and was baptized at the age of thirteen years. As death drew near, she said to her friends, "I have fully surrendered." The funeral services were held at the house on Sabbath, August 9, conducted by the writer. W. W. STEBBINS.

DAWSON.—Benjamin Pliney Dawson was born at Tyrone, Mich., April 28, 1839, and died suddenly at his home in Hampton, Iowa, July 28, 1913. He was a Seventh-day Adventist for about sixty years, and remained faithful to the last. In March, 1873, he was united in marriage with Hattie Miner who, with two daughters, survives. Elder B. A. Wolcott, of Nevada, Iowa, conducted the funeral service, and we laid father to rest, sorrowing, but not as do those who have no hope. MRS. E. A. WARNER.

STOVER.—Elizabeth Jane Debolt was born at Westchester, Ohio, Nov. 10, 1829. Her earlier years were spent in Ohio and Indiana. Later she went to Missouri where she was united in marriage with B. F. Wilson, a presiding elder in the Methodist Church. Being left a widow, with one daughter, she moved to Kansas, settling near Oswego. In 1872 she was married to Joseph Stover, and the autumn following they both united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Her husband died in 1892, and some ten years later she, with her daughter, moved to Clarke County, Wash., where on July 21, 1913, she fell asleep in the hope of a soon-coming Saviour. A. J. STOVER.

DAVIS.—Minnie Linton was born in Macoupin County, Ill., Nov. 10, 1873. She was married to Herbert C. Davis July 18, 1894, and to this union were born two children. A little more than a year ago Sister Davis was converted during a series of meetings, and soon after received baptism. She was an earnest worker in her home and in the Sabbath-school, and was beloved by all who knew her. On July 15, 1913, Sister Davis fell asleep in Jesus at her home in Granite Falls, Wash. She is survived by her husband, one son, one daughter, her father and mother, four brothers, and five sisters. Words of comfort were spoken to a large congregation by the writer. Text, John 5:24. J. W. BOYNTON.

GLOVER.—Cynthia Elizabeth States was born in Norwich, Conn., Feb. 5, 1826. She lived for a time in Stonington, Conn., and then removed to Washtenaw County, Michigan. In 1849, she was married to Lorin L. Glover. They became interested in present truth early in their married life, through the labors of Elder James White and others, and the deceased remained a faithful observer of the Sabbath until her death, which occurred at her home in Chelsea, Mich., June 10, 1913. Her husband died in the spring of 1901, and after that she made her home with her daughter in Chelsea. Of her six children, four daughters survive. She remembered distinctly seeing the stars fall in the autumn of 1833, and watched the progress of the message with interest. She fell asleep in full hope of soon seeing her Lord when he comes to claim his own. Funeral services were conducted by the writer, assisted by Pastor Campbell of the Methodist Church. A. J. CLARK.

WOODS.—Georgianna Woods, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wesley, died at the home of her mother in West End Ruatan, Spanish Honduras, Central America, Aug. 6, 1913, aged 38 years and 2 months. She was united in marriage with Mahlon Woods in 1908, and at that time joined him in the observance of the true Sabbath. She especially enjoyed the Sabbath-school, and often expressed her appreciation of the wonderful truths brought out by the harmonious study of God's Holy Word. She fell asleep in the hope of a soon-coming Saviour, leaving her companion, one child, her mother, two brothers, and two sisters to mourn, but they sorrow in hope. Pastor John Henderson of the Baptist Church conducted the funeral service. JOHN J. WOODS.

MEARS.—Oliver Mears was born at Danville, Vt., Jan. 6, 1820, and died Aug. 10, 1913, aged 93 years, 7 months, and 4 days. When he was four years of age, the family moved to Milan, Ohio. Later he lived for some time in Wood County, near Bowling Green, and in 1880 settled in Clyde, Ohio, where he died at the home of his daughter. Eleven children were born to Brother and Sister Mears, six of whom are living and were present at their father's funeral. The deceased was a man of unswerving integrity, was ambitious, and possessed really an iron nerve and will. He made no profession of religion until he heard the truths of the second advent message in 1858. From that time until his death he lived an earnest Christian life. Brother Mears was the first president of the Ohio Conference, and assisted in its organization. At his request, the writer preached the funeral sermon. D. E. LINDSEY.

TAYLOR.—Mary Jane Haskell Taylor was born in Constable, N. Y., May 12, 1838. Her parents removed, when she was a little child, to Norfolk, where she died at her home Aug. 4, 1913, aged 75 years, 2 months, and 23 days. In 1844 she was married to Elder C. O. Taylor, who was widely known in New England. Mrs. Taylor's parents were earnest Christians and prominently associated with the great advent movement in 1844. She, with them, accepted the Sabbath truth in the early history of the message. One by one her loved ones passed away until she was left alone with none but church friends and neighbors to care for her in her last illness. Her love for the truth never wavered, and almost her last words were, "It is a good thing to do right." An Episcopalian clergyman conducted the funeral services. EMMA L. LAWRENCE.