Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-07
DEATH OF MRS. LILLE WOOD

Lille Wood is dead. The many
friends that knew her will know
her no more except in memory.
The woman whose kindly enthusi-
asm warmed the hearts of friends
has passed away. The cheerful
face, the happy disposition, the
genial countenance now sleeps an
unbroken sleep. The sward Of
the graveyard rests on the body OF
a good woman Death has
robbed a husband of a loyal wife
and stole from lis friend. Life had
scarcely reached its noon when the
dreaded messenger of night threw
his pail of destruction over the
form that was loved so well. All
who knew this woman had
increasing hope Of her future and
as life wore on greater things
would appear. But the setting of
great hope is like the setting of
a sun. In death this present
ever increasing hope. set, but like
the sun to rise again. Lille Wood
is not dead she has just begun to
live in the hearts and memories of
those who knew her Her charac-
ter will grow in memory and like
hooks of steel will hold fast to
friends. Lille Wood was a
remarkable woman. She was
endowed with rare talent and the
next best endowment enthusiasm
and energy to carry it out. She
had high and broad hopes OF
usefulness and delighted in prac-
ticing and perfecting herself in art.
1t can be said of this departed
sister that all her actions tended
toward the right and that know
ingly she never wronged soul.
In times of real trouble she was
staunch as rock, but III sympathy
and affection her heart was as
tender as freShblOWn violet with
its aromatic sweetness. She was
born to exercise affection and
filled a home with considerable
love as is testified by bereaved
husband and many acquaintance.
She was a dutiful wife and prayed
for happy hours with children's
smiling faces but denied she was
them all. Physically she was a
woman of beauty, of comely
features and intelligent appearance.
In religion she was liberal, and
with her creedS of men were but
the names of different churches
that combined TO make a whole like
the states that make a nation. An
able mind schoolcd by contact with
a AWARDED life and a liberal heart from
birth made her cloak the faults oi
men with a hopeful charity. She
had a noble mind, nobly filled with
future plans and hopes. She lead
hopeful Christian life and receiv-
cd with sacred fate His DEGREES
great and small in which she saw
the stamp of right.
The development of her talent
displayed itself in the art OF
painting and instruction; in both
she was an expert. Her orders
and applications were more than
she could fill. The products oil
her brush found favor in the best
of markets. She sketched land
scapes from nature with skilled
eye and hand. But she eXcelled
in animal painting; all her friends
will remember the painting calico
Lilies Cow" remarkable
natural sketch filled With remarka-
BILE traits and features of ole
Brindle's life This piece Of arr
alone would indicate a bright
future for anyone.
AS companion she was cheer
full and entertaining, always deep
ly interested in subjects under
discussion.
1t is rarely said of daily friend,
that they are noble, but many
time and oft was it heard that sh,
was noble woman, that in he
nobility sat enthroned beyond til,
reach of pen or word, gift 0
birth expanded and enlarged by
the exercise of goodly actions ant
life of love.