The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-08-06
HISS MARaARET BARRERE
Called Suddenly from her Home on
Earth to her Home In Heaven.

Some two weeks since, Miss Barrere
went to q Cincinnati hospital to undergo
q surgical operation. She rallied we'll
from the trying ordeal, and her friends
were delighted at the splendid prospects
OF her speedy recovery. There was a
wide and kindly interest in her welfare,
and 1t was with thrill of unfeigned
sorrow we heard, on Monday morning,
OF her sudden relapse and death the
night before.
The remains were brought home Mon.
day evening, and the funeral took place
at her late home, the residence of her
brother, Col. G. w. Barrere, Tuesday
afternoon. The services were remarka.
bly, beautiful and impressive. Rev. DR..
L. ID. Pearne led in touching prayer.
The sermon by Rev. Heber D. Ketcham
was eloquent. appropriate and affecting.
Mrs. T. h. Pearne spoke of her dead
friend in words OF tender love. Miss
Grace Gardner sang a solo with such
sweet pathos that all hearts we're melted,
and every eye fountain of tears.
All that was mortal of Margaret Bar.
rere has been laid to rest under Oak.
lawns velvet sod.
To our sight the story of beautiful
life has closed. Finished are the pages
written 80 fair. Finished, but not taken
from us-ours still, for memory's peru.
sal. How precious those pages are
What glad inspiration they bear-what
a revelation of clear mentality, Chris.
tian kindness, sweet, womanly courage
and loyal devotion to her friends and
her God Whata wealth of helpfulness,
what world Of hope in that noble life |!
How happy for us, if, when the days of
our earthly sojourn are ended, we may
meet her again
In those everlasting gardens
Where angels walk and seraphs are the
wardens,
Where every flower brought safe through
deaths dark portal
Becomes immortalm
The following brief sketch was read
at the funeral:
Margaret, daughter OF Hon. John NJ.
and Margaret Morrow Barrere, was born
in New Market January 18th, 1888, and
died in Cincinnati August I'd, 1896
The beautifully rounded character oi
Miss Barrere is that of woman nobly
planned. Her dignifed bearing, kindly
manner, modest self.poise, indicated the
rare moral integrity and innate refine.
ment-developed in the atmosphere oi
Christian home which made this self
sacrificing daughter it's good genius and
the joy and comfort of her aged parents
In the family of her brother, Col G. w
Barrere, whose loyal affection accorded
her no second place, her care of the little
ones, at one time motherless, and in al
the exigencies of family life, she was un
failing in her intelligent, affectionate
ministry. In the large circle Of rela
tives, and in the community where &C
large part of her life was spent,
''None knew her but to love her,
None named her but to praise"
In early life she united with the
Methodist Episcopal Church. To it.
interests she was devoted, in it's observ
ances she gained strength, and to itt
support she gave generously of hel
, means.
A member OF a household where lin
gered sad memories of chairs mad,
vacant by the war of the rebellion, i
was but natural the organization in late
times of the Woman's Relief Corps en-
listed her active interest, and that sh,
was in the front in administering it
sacred benificences.
For some months Miss Barrere's healtl
was matter of solitude, but only within
few weeks had the real danger beel
apparent.
Temporarily away from the home, 10
whose inmates her last hours were file,
with aftectionate longing, attended by
i, much loved young relative, the en-,
: came. Good took her.
"And has it come 80 speedily-the hour TO
rest T?
! Am l no more to bear life's anxious burden
, May 30 quickly claim Faiths royal guerdon
Thy way is best" S.
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