The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-12-18
OBITUARY..

/. ARToN. it'll 1884, at Ler home In
frisco, after A long am painful Illness, Flor
enc l.. Barton, in Vie satd srl OF her aye.
sac VAS bo.a III LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dat aoeat
eigh, years ago removed with her Parents to
GitsS0 where site has since lived; though In
taS time she attended A. st. atarl's Iaaltute
In Prairie au Chen, ana was on" 10 c.ass OF
four SoaNg a.dles Ia graduate irom taere June
Goth 1882, while her hono,s aiasas tae best
T. be gained.
She GpoAe In the hlghes. commentator Of
her HE there and Of her great gain Ill spiritual
life, Us Vel a. IN the knowledge vi booas,
though Sh@ never aoanaonsd her I@ita in her
own canrch.
more for herself and to inipait that knowledge
as far us lay In her power TO others; eoEeciai4ly
TO her you tger brother and sisters who learned
much IRON her patient lips OF wise counsel and
profit.
Teachers aud schoolmases speak O! her as a
true CHRISTIAN girl. she WAS wei VefseI in the
bible, which fact, more mature lie would
have developed IL health had been grained her.
She said To her mother not Iaany days before
her death, 'Mo.her have nothing to regret lii
Tie conduct Of lay past HE; Yet II had my life
to live over should strive To iol!oN more close
~ In the Footsteps OF cur saFof."
Sas Was Il .auslSian OF far more than average
ability. and MANY will remember the hours
| spent in h.r society, where harp, guitar OF
piano responded 10 the touch VI her skliifu
! fingers and made pleasant the compailiohsnif
| or friends.
| her lie was one Of golden promise, Until
Wiliilil II INV TIC EiCstlSi Hsik VI
which time IL has been one OK suffering Tor her.
self and anxiety for her friends, especially roi
/ the devoted mother whose almost constant
companion and esegkind and dauiui daughter
she has been.
| Only short time before her death, prepar-
ations were being made Tor a long journey TO tht
sunny south land, hoping there 70 ind return
Ing health, but before her mother could fulfl
| her hearts desire, her heavenly Father calico
her home, and on Sabbath morning her young
| life went out into the unknown, which Tor her
"A.
We're words which passed her lips not long be
lore hei death; and us the deep love fur hel
| mother sn0ne in her eyes ana conveyed TIT
longing she rclt To have her still her companion
! In death and bear her company. She Sllehcel
the tho agAt, Is she said .slou should be LETT X
guide ana care for the home ones feft In YOU
keeptng;" and long will they remember th'
words Of wise counsel and adlnunltlon she gave
| them about her dying bed.
| Florence had been member OF the 1ongle
gational church for several years, amid wnei
her health would permit, taught 4 class Of itLlt
girls In The Sunday school. Nothing Woult
more truly show the affection they ieit Tor tnel
teacher Than the grief they Manifested whel
last they looked upon her face.
| The memorial services were hold In the Cos
gtgational church, tuesday afternoon, and
large eoncourse VI people. ana the eAausit
offerings oil flowers We're most Atlins Tor tn
young lie just passed away.
| May the aolfuWlns friends De colnioIted Il
their aiiilction aud Know more perfectly OF TIL
true christian he which she lived.
$50 they may go
When this life OF ours Is DER,
| Where she awel!s;
| There 10 utter never more
| Sad fare wells" Con-.