Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-03
GONE 10 HER RESI-.

Thou vast my nurse in sickness, and my COM
fortsr In health;
So gentle and SO constant, when our love was
all our wealth;
Thy voice Of music sooth'd NE, wife, in each
desp,nding hour
As heavens shilling dew consoles the bruised
and broken flower.
The sad news was telegraphed from
Atchison to this city, last Thursday morn
ing, that Mrs. Alice Wilmer, wife Of
Charles Marsh, had suddenly died and that
her remains, accompanied by her husband,
son and several friends, would arrive on
the morning express. Short as the notice
was number Of those who had known and
loved the gentle woman, hurried to the
depot from whence they followed the hearse
to the NJ. E. church, when after songs and
prayer and short address, including the
burial service, all that remained Of one Of
the truest beings that ever blessed this
earth with her presence, whose spirit Of
self-sacrifcing devotion and love were =
marvel, were carried out and laid away to
rest beside the moulding form Of her mother.
We enjoyed the friendship Of this noble
woman for many years-we and ours. She
was being of the tenderest impulses, the
fondest solicitude and fidelity Of devotion
and self-sacrifcing love to her husband and
only son which would have added excellence
to the attributes of an angel.
''Pure as the snow the summer sun
Never at noon hath look'd upon
Deep, as is the diamond wave,
Hidden in the desert cave
Changeless, as the greenest leaves
or the wreath the cypress weaves,'
Was the fidelity of this tender mother and
faithful wife.
We can supply no adequate words, but
one whom it seems had even known her in
her girlhood, through the columns Of the
Atchison Champion, tells of her life and
death in the following language:
Mrs. Alice Wilmer, wife OF Charlie Marsh,
who was formerly identified with the A.,
L. & S. +. railroad, at this place, died very
suddenly at the residence of W. W. Pagan,
Tuesday evening, at half past nine O'Clock.
A battling complication of diseases first
manifested itself last August, while Mr..
and Mrs. Marsh were at Colorado Springs,
where they had gone for the benefit of Mr..
Marsh, who had for years suffered with
asthma. Since that time Mrs. Marsh has
been under constant heroic treatment, the
past two months in this city. Through all
her excruciating peterborough the drag
ging hours Of wakefulness and WEAKNESS
and weakness-she was cheerful, hopeful,
self-forgetful, with always a smile and an
assurance upon her patient lips that she
was better. Dear Alice. to her husband
and TO her only son, Nat, whose constant
companion she has been for over twenty
years, the blow is SO heavy as TO almost
crush them. A more loving, devoted wife,
q tenderer mother never blessed earth or
home. Until about half past eight o'clock
Tuesday evening, Mrs. Marsh was in her
usual condition, being able to walk about
the house and eat supper with the family.
In good spirits, she urged, Mrs. Pagan to
go TO the opera, which she did, little think
ing that in so short time she would be
shocked with a summons to her death-bed.
Mrs. Marsh was about thirty-nine years
old, and formerly lived in Lawrence, In
diana, near where she WAS married. Know
ing her personally, can but testify that
she was one of the loveliest characters;
that as girl she was pure and sweet. as
woman noble aud true; as friend steadfast
and firm; as Christian humble and be-
lieving.