The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-24
From Tuesdays Daily.
AT REST.
After a Long and Serious Illness
Mrs. j. West Goodwin
Departs this Life.


day morning at 8 o'clock, August ID,
1886, Mrs. Martha T. II. Goodwin, be-
loved wife of j. West Goodwin, pub
Usher and proprietor of this paper.
Mrs. Goodwin, nee Miss Martha I.
Hunt, was born at Lawrenceburg,
Indiana, April I'd, 1913, and was
consequently at the time of her death
IS years of age. Soon after her birth
her parents removedt to Island Farm"
Ohio county, Indiana, where she
passed her childhood's days amid the
peaceful scenes of rural life, sur
rounded by all that goes 10 make life
happy. Arrived at the school age
she was sent to Elizabethtown, Ohio,
where she received her education, and
on December Doth, 1865, she was
married to j. West Good
win In her childhood's home,
by which marriage she leaves three
sons Ben p, aged 10, Mark L.,
aged IA, and Harry F., aged 10.
Through more than twenty years of
life, she has ever proven to be a faith
full wife, true helpmeet, fond and
devoted mother and kind and char
liable friend and neighbor to all with
whom she came in contact. She was
a COMMUNICATE of the Episcopal
church and was christened into that
faith during her illness in St. Louis,
several months since. For more than
a year Mrs. Goodwin had been a
sufferer from disease and in spite of
the best care and most skillful medical
aid, her disease continued to prey
upon her until death came to her re-
lief. AS early as last De-
tOber her husband found that
ordinary science and skill were value
less in her case, and took her to New
York where she was treated by the
best scientists of that great metropo-
LIS who afforded her only temporary
relief. Returning to Sedalia she went
to St. Louis lasti Thanksgiving night
and remained there under treatment
until June the Sth last, but finding
herself growing worse she pleaded to
return home to die surrounded by her
family. She had been a confirmed
invalid since December 18th last, and
since her final return home has never
been able to leave her bed; but
through all she has borne her suffering
with a christian fortitude seldom
equaled, and while her loss is ire
parable to the loved ones she leaves
behind, there Is yet sweet consolation
20 know that her sufferings are at last
and forever ended, and that she rests
in happy peace on the bright eternal
shore, beyond where sickness or sor-
row can ever come.
The funeral services will take place
this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the
Episcopal church, Rev. j. j. wilkins
officiating. Friends of the family are
invited to attend without further
notice.
The following will be the pail
bearers: Adam Ittel, Frank B. Mey-
er, j. G. Thompson, George L. Fanl-
haber, A. P. Morey, j. FL. Boutwell,.
From Wednesdays Daily.
The Funeral.
The funeral of Mrs. Martha T. II.
Goodwin wife of ]. West Goodwin,
proprietor of this paper took place
yesterday afternoon at four o'clock, A
very large number of friends and rel
atives assembled at the residence and
at the Calvary church and the ser
vices were very impressive. Rev. j.
]. Wilkins read the lesson from the
fifteenth chapter of First Corinthians
after which the choir sang in a beau
tiful manner "Not for the dead in
Christ We weep" This was followed
bv Rev. Wilkins with an address in
which he spoke tenderly and feelingly
of the dead and paid a high tribute
tn her MANY qualities as wife.