Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-02

MIo. CtuISbs whose funeral occurred
Tuesdsy morning,was born at D amariscotts
Mills, in the town Of Nobleboro, nearly Is
years sgo. Her father was Nahum Gooae.
now, who with bis brother, Milton
followed the profession of the law. Nahum
died at an early age. Milton Goode.
now tmigrated to the state of Ohio,
ard after serving in Congress from thai
state, distinguished himself ty long service
on the supreme berch. Nahum Goo1enov
q. his early death left three children, Abby
the ell Hest, who became the wife of Joseph
Hines and disd in 1888, at the age of 10;
R.becca R., who became Mrs. Sturgis and
Smith B., who graduating from Bowdoin
College, entered the Congre gationslist min
istry and NV residesin Battle Creek, Iowa.
Mrs. S.u-gis' mother married for her sec-
oni husband Benja min Brown Of Vsssal
boro, he is rem ,mbered as one of The found
era, with R-ul vii Jams, Of the Maine St,te
Insane Hospital. By this second marriage
Mrs. Sturgis had half sister, Sarah, nov
Mrs. Knowles of New York, and a half
brother, Rufus, who d, ceased not many
years sgo in the town of vassalboro.
Coming TO Vassalboro in const quence of
The second marriage of her mother, Rebeccs
r., met and married the la'e Ira D. Sturgis
whom she survived little more than tive
years, after happy union of more than fifty
Eve years. The children of this marriage
were Angie S., now Mrs. Thurber of Bos-
ton; Smith, who died at the age of l6; Eliz-
abeth S the wife Of J. Manchester Haynes
and Horace r., who resided with hi, mother
at the time of her death. Mrs. Sturgi,' long
life was prosperous and happy one. She
was blessed with unvarying good health
AMI a strong and vigorous intellect.
Her temperament, though ardent and
hopeful, was an earnest and serious
one, prompting her to receive the ex-
pt riences of life with fortitude snd COM
pc sure, and to draw from them the deepest
lessons Of moral and spiritual growth. She
was devoted Christian from her earl est
years and was for more than 40 years an
active AMI earnest member of the South
Parish Congregational church. She led
a retiring and unc sientatious life, devotiDg
her rare powers of heart and mind to the
care and instruction of her children, the
peace and welfare of her friends and her own
moral and intellectual advancement. Her
words of advice were words of wisdom, and
that singular prudence arising from a
thoughtful omparison of experiences and an
intui,ive knowledge of the human heart. Her
affection for her children and friends was a
quality of her intellectual part as well as
pa. sion of the heart, and was profound and
invulnerable, growing aud not waning with
her years.
OF her will be repeated many times
those things which may be said of a good
woman. The Bible was always within her
reach. Many times each day she referred
to it and received its truths and premises
with urquestioning faith; che had
rare power. of stating her belief
and its foundations. No one ever con-
versed with her on the subject ithout ap-
preciating her unusual spiritual insight.
If she was forum .te in her life she was
fortunate in her death. No illness, no
81 ffering, no dread of change clouded her
last days. Up to the last moment her
health was Perfect. Her eye was bright,
her voice strong, her movements elastic and
her spirit cheerful and happy, when, sud
denly in the twinkling of an eye, the
my stery which she had SO long studied ard
prepared for, was revealed. In the bright
ll,bt of the morning only quick AID gentls
lapse into The silence OF eternity,
isle p, ppy SOU, all life will sleep at last"