The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-06-28
Another Pioneer Has Pas sed From Our
- Midst,

Lois Dufur, youngest daughter of Enoch
and Eunice Burnham. was born at Williams
town, Vermont, April s, 1918, died at
Dufur, Oregon, June s, 1890, aged 72 years
| and 2months. Deceased was married to A.
j. Dufur, November l, 1880, and was the
mother Of five children; the eldest,
daughter, who died at the age of ID years.
A husband and four children survive her
E. B. Dufur, prominent lawyer practIcing
at The Dalles, a. j. Dufur and H. W.
Dufur. successful farmers in Wasco, and
Mrs. Arabelle Slusher, widow of the late
7. W. Slusher, of The Dalles. In 1856,
Mrs. Dufur with her husband moved to
Wapaca county, Wis. In the year 1859
the husband of the deceased crossed the
plains, and early in the spring of 1860 was
followed by his wife and three younger
children, and during the same year the::eld.
est son succeeded them. Never will for
get that meeting. 1t was at my fathers
house where I might say they spent their
of the few, we might call continuous one,
where fond love never grew cold. They
resided on Columbia Slough until the fall Of
1871, when they moved to Portland; after.
wards to East Portland, where they erected
handsome residence and lived until 1884,
when they moved to Dufur-a town named
for them-where they resided until her
death. EARLY in her life she united with |
he or -
faith until some time after coming to Oregon |
when she united with the Unitarian church |
of Portland, of which she was a member at |
the time of her death. Funeral services
were held at Dafur, Oregon, Rev. Atkinson
officiating; after which the remains were
brought to Lone Fir cemetery in East Port
land for interment.
Mrs. Dufur was a woman of more than
ordinary ability, and much could be said of
her that space here will not permit. I have
known her over thirty years. For her
noble and generous principles and Christian
spirit l loved her as mother. In her
death her husband loses true and devoted
her children and grandchildren
a loving mother-for such she was to all
who came under her influence-and the
kind and useful benefactor.
Her life was in deed an exemplary one, and
worthy of imitation. She was of robust
and enjoyed health until two
weeks before she died. During her illness
he was patient as was her nature, and gave
very evidence to the anxious friends and
elatives who stood by her side that her
departure from this life was one of peace.
She has gone to receive her reward, which
We feel assured will be crown of glory,
md while we must submit, let US try to
ay, "Thy will be DONE" Grief stricken
ather and husband, children and relatives,
ct us commend ourselves to HIM who is
apable of giving consolation. Trusted
riend, our hearts are sad and we drop our
ears, and say dear one, FAREWELL
A warm friend,
MRS. E. J. PRICE,
There is no DEATH what seems so is transition.
This life of mortal breath
Is but q suburb of the life elysian
Whose portal we call death.
A precious one from us has gone;
voice we loved Is stillet;
place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
God in his wisdom has recalled
The boon his love had given;
And though the body moulders here
The soul Is safe In Heaven.