The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
DEATH OF AN OLD LADY.
Family Circle Broken-A Large Fun
eral Procession.


Mrs. Ninian Cooper, whose maiden
name was Nancy Jane Mcconnell, died
at her home on Grant street at 100
p. M. Friday, Aug. 10th, after an illness
Of twelve hours from heart trouble.
The deceased was born at Bellefonte,
Centre county, Pa, Oct. Is, 1925, and
FIVE years afterwards moved with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William McCon-
nell, TO the Beechwoods settlement,
where she resided for "A years. On
July 4th, 1850, she was married TO Min
ian Cooper In Beechwoods by Rev. John
Wray, then pastor Of the Presbyterian
church at that place. Unto them five
children were born and the mother was
the first TO be called from the family
circle to enter into that ''bourne from
whence no traveller e'er returns" The
children are: w. w. Cooper, who lives
on the old homestead In Beechwoods,
Mrs. Martha Hunter, Beechwoods,
James A. Cooper, Warsaw, Pa, Hugh
b. Cooper, Brockwayville, and Mary
M. Cooper, Of this place. In Septem-
ber, 1850, Mrs. Cooper Joined the
Beechwoods Presbyterian church and
since that time she has been a faithful
and earnest member of the church. In
1876 Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper moved into
the house on Grant street where the
''old mother in Israel" died. This
couple had been members Of the Beech
woods church for so many years that
when they moved to Reynoldsville they
did not bring their letters with them,
yet they have been as loyal and faithful
to the church here as it was possible to
be. Mrs. Cooper always enjoyed the
best Of health until about three years
ago when she fell and injured herself
from which she never fully recovered,
and two years ago she had an attack OF
the grip. Since then she has been able
TO do most of her house work, but her
health was badly shattered. Thursday
evening she ate hearty supper and at
100 A. NJ. Friday was so i'll that adoctor
was called. She suffered intensely
from that time until a few minutes be-
fore her spirit left the tenement of clay
and winged its way to the realms Of
eternal rest. The people of Grant
street, who lived near her, have lost a
kind and accommodating neighbor, one
who was willing to do anything she
could, especially in times of sickness,
and the husband has lost an affectionate
and willing help-mate and the children
loving and indulgent mother. Hos
pitality was one Of her characteristics;
even the dirty tramp was not turned
away without morsel to eat.
The funeral services were held in
the Presbyterian church at ten o'clock
Sunday morning, conducted by three
Presbyterian ministers, Revs. II. r..
Johnson, Of Reynoldsville, Geo. H. Hill,
of Beechwoods, and J. II. Baker, of
Brockwayville. The seating capacity
of the church was not sufficient to ac-
commodate the large crowd present.
The services were very appropriate
over the remains of one who had been
a Jealous member Of the church for so
many years. The congregation was
made up OF Presbyterians, Baptists,
Lutherans, Catholics, MethOdists and
non-professing christians. After the SER
vices seventy cOnveyances formed in line
and followed the hearse to the Beech
woods cemetery, distance Of seven
miles, where fifty or sixty rigs were
already tied and the people were wait
ing to pay their last tribute of respect
to one whom they had known for SO
many years. The casket was carried
through the gateway into the City of
the Dead and opened to give the Beech
woods people an opportunity to look at
the remains Of one they had loved so
we'll, then the mortal remains OF Nancy
Jane Cooper were lowered to the tomb
beside the remains OF her father and
mother.
Six nephews OF the deceased were
pail bearers, f. A. Mcconnell, VIM.
Cooper, Robt. Mcintosh, DR.. N. ].
Cooper, Geo. McClelland, ID. A. McCon-
nell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Riston ordered
the anchor of flowers from florist and
five or six Reynoldsville ladies made
the pillow and wreath OF flowers that
was placed on the casket.
The BeechwOOds people are known
for their hospitality and, although the
crowd was large from Reynoldsville, an
invitation was extended for the people
to remain in the section for dinner.
Many of the people accepted the invita-
tion.