Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-20
OBITUARY..


The remains of Mrs. Brooks reached here
from Ashland, Kan. on saturday afternoon
and were taken to the home OF her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Parmelee. The funeral was
attended from the Congregational church on
sunday afternoon at o'clock. The interment
was at the New Haven cemetery.
The Ashland Journal gives this notice oil her
death "In this city Monday evening" Jan. 81
OF abscess OF the brain, Emogene L., wife OF
Frank b. Brooks, in the 80 year OF her age"
and continues:
at becomes our painful duty to chronicle
another sad death in our midst, and one
which has filled our city with gloom. Death
came among us so suddenly and so uneXpect
edly that but few knew OF the illness of Mrs
Brooks until she had breathed her last, and
many there were whose first knowledge OF
her death was the funeral cortege, vending
its mourniu way to the depot from whence
the remains We're to be conveyed to their final
resting place in Il tar eastern cemetery. The
subject OF this sketch, "Genie" Brooks,-nee
Parmalee, was born in Bristol VT, in 1856,
and was in the 32d year OF her age. She re-
celved her education at that place, and resid-
ed there until aftel her marriage with Frank
b. Brooks, who then lived in an adjoining
village. In April, 1855, in company with Mr..
and Mr.. W. +. Brooks and her husband, she
came to Clark county, and settled on claim
n few miles from town, where she continued
to reside until the claim was proved up, re
moving thence to Ashland, where she has
since remained. Her illness was short, but
severe. on Thursday or Friday OF last week
she complained of neuralgia III the face, but
as she was subject to such attacks none other
than the usual attention was paid to it. On
sunday, however, physicians were called in,
but she was not considered dangerously i'll
until Monday morning when she became UNI
conscious, remaining so until her death,
which occurred ut about . O'Clock Monday
evening Her physicians attribute her demise
to abscess OF the brain. She leaves three lit
tie girls, one babe, besides husband and pa.
rents to mourn her loss Since her residence
in the county Mrs. Brooks has made none but
friends, Immediately becoming a universal
tavorite, and her death has caused a void in
our midst which it would be hard indeed to
fill. She was ever ready to assist in concerts,
and her sweet voice in the church choir made
it a double pleasure to attend church on the
Sabbath; in church socials suppers, holiday
festivities and like occasions she was the ac-
knowledged leader, and from these pleasant
haunts she will be specially missed She had
"roughed it" on claim, put up with the in.
conveniences of the little home in town, and
but two weeks ago took possession OF a new
and elegant residence built for her by her
kind and indulgent husband and would had
her lite been spared, passed her future years
in happiness and comfort among us. Herhus-
band left with her remains on Tuesday morn.
ing, accompanied by his eldest daughter, tor
Vermont, where she will be buried in the Gem.
etery ut her old home. Husband land family
have the most profound sympathy OF hosts OF
| friends here in this. their time OF trouble.