The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-23
Obituaries.
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Mrs. Charlotte Ii. Wadsworth Gum.

The subject of this sketch was daugh-
ter of Loren Wedsworth, one of the
pioneers of Wellington township, and was
born at the old homestead about two miles
south TOWN, May 18th, 1925. At fifteen
years she was converted, and Joined the
Methodist Episcopal church, April %,
1910, with which she retained her con-,
nection until her death, period Of forty
four years and making her at the time the
oldest member in il.
April 10Th, 1Sl9, she was married to
Mr.. VIM. Gum, and has ever since lived
lcross the street and short distance south
f her fathers residence. Their two only
children died of diphtheria in 1860 within
I few days of each other, aged about 0 and
}years. This terrible blow saddened the
uture of both husband and wife, from the
fleet of which they never fully recovered.
For many of the later years of her life
Mrs. Gum has been a great sufferer from
sthma and heart disease which prevented
her taking veiy active part in social life,
md in the various church enterprises to
which, when in more vigorous health, she
had given earnest labor and sympathy.
She was devotedly attached to Sabbath
school work and regular attendant until
falling health prevented.
In her last years she but seldom attend
ed church being often for months together
unable TO leave her home. Until the last
lew days preceding her death, there had
been nothing unusual in the symptoms Of
her disease and not until the last day or
two was so speedy termination of her
life anticipated. Retaining consciousness
till the last and trusting in the saving
power of that Heavenly friend in whom
she had believed from her early youth,
she fell asleep Sabbath evening, April 13.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, April
18th, at the residence, conducted by Rev.
NJ. f. Warner and attended by large cir.
Gle Of friends.
Mrs. Gum was woman of more than
average intellectual powers, energetic,
capable, though modest and retiring and
possessing womanly graces of mind and
heart that have given her valued place
in the affections and esteem of relatives
and friends. Her bereaved husband with
whom she had spent 3j years OF happy
welded life, will more and more appre-
ciate his loss as time goes on, and to him
the sympathies Of this community are ex-
tended. The lines we once heard an aged
aud dying pilgrim repeat to his wife with
touching pathos are not inappropriate
here:
ave have been long together,
Through pleasant aud through cloudy weather;
'Tis haId 10 pat when friends are dear,
Perhaps Twill cost a sigh, tear.
Sav not good night but in some brighter cline,
Bid ne good morning"
And remembering the now desolate
home Of which for long years the deceased
has been the centre and the light and
cheer, how expressive of the gloom that
covers the present, and how full Of hope Of
a reunion in the beyond are the words:
"This life Is but the passage Of day,
This life is but pans sand all Ia over,
But in thelife to come which fpdcs not away,
Every love shall abide and every lover"
CARD.
Mr.. Wm. Gum desires TO express his
deep sense of obligation to his friends and