Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-21

Rapids loses a kind, christian, and
noble woman known for her many adj
mirable qualities. While her death was
not unexpected, yet sad in the extreme,
to feel that she was obliged to die in
Chicago sleeper Saturday morning at
4 80 May 10th while on her return
home from the West where she had
been the past nine months in search of
health.
For two years Mrs. Parrish has been
poorly and failing in health. Her
physician advised stay IN the warm
climate Of the Southwest and her hus-
band and daughter Pansy accompanied
her to Las Vegas, Mexico, last August
where she remained until the 2Sth day
of December when she proceeded
farther south and west to Phoenix
Arizona. Here she remained until
her health was rapidly failing and left
on the 10Th of May for home. Her
husband met them at Ashforks,
Arizona, and reached Chicago Saturday
morning at O'Clock where she died at
4:30 the same morning.
Her remains reached here Sunday
morning and remained in state at the
family residence in this city until
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock when
the funeral was held. Rev. VIM.
Kilborne officiating. A large con-
course of her many old time friends
crowded the Congregational Church
building anxious to pay their last
resp ects to one whom they learned to
love in life.
Mrs. Ellen Parrish was born in lower
Southam pton, New Brunswick, April l,
1919, therefore making her forty-seven
years of age when she passed away.
Was married to Mr.. John Parrish, who
survives her, on the 9th day of October
1874, at the home of VIM. Parrish in the
town Of Port Edwards, Wood county,
Wisconsin. She leaves seven children,
three boys Royal Andrew aged 10 years;
John Walton aged II years; Colin
William aged 10 years; and four daugh
tiers, Katherine Edna aged 20 years;
Pansy Geneva aged I3 years; Jessie
Viola aged s years; Bessie Ellen aged
mother, four brothers and two sisters
all residing in ArostOok county, Maine,
except Ira Mckay who lives in Everett
Washington.
Mrs. Jane Mckay, of Everett, Wash,
Mrs. Mary Swisher, of Wausau, sisters
Of John Parrish, and Mrs. Chas. A.
Coon, of Madison, and Mrs Lara Ward,
of Milwaukee, intimate friends of the
deceased were III the city Monday to
attend the funeral
Thus another one has passed to her
final repose from among us and brought
sorrow to many a heart. The floral
offerings were many and beautiful and
testified to many virtues of the
departed.
LUCY L. HARRISON.
Oh Death. great proprietor of all,
thy ruthless sting is insensible to
virtues-thy hand touches the young
and the old alike. The good, like the
bad, must die; but remembering the
lesson Of our Faith, we say of the
former and the event, mo matter, they
will open their eyes in heaven"
1t is with sad compliance to duty
that this pen must chronicle the de-
parture Of another pure and perfect
life into the world eternal Miss Lucy
Harrison, second daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Harrison, Centralia, passed
away Tuesday morning at four o'clock
after severe illness with gastric
liberation of the stomach, confinement
months. This young lady was physi-
cally and mentally unique type of
wOmanhood remarkable for her
christian attainments, her kind, sympa-
thetic and enduring character. Faith
fulness to duty was her armor Of proof
against all fault-fnders; religion and
worship the ties which bound her to
the Creator. Lucy was endowed with
a gracious supply of humane feeling
and intelligence, and will ever be
remembered for 'those thousand de-
cencies that daily flowed from all her
words and actions"
Lucy L. Harrison was born at Barnum
in the town of Rome, Adams county,
November 22nd 1873. Her last birth
day therefore registered the rotation
of % years of existence. She came to
Centralia with her parents in 1882
which place has since been her home.
Miss Lucy attended the Centralla
schools until she graduated in 1898,
member of the first class which
finished from that institution after it
had been accepted as State High
School. Here she was among the
first in her classes, a resolute, earnest
student. Since the day of Commence
ment" she has followed the art of
teaching, spending one year in the
town of Grand Rapids and the last two
years presiding over the city school at
South Centralia In the instruction of
youth the sum of her characteristic
qualities were in evidence at all times.
Constant attention 10 full duty had
made her success in this line unques-
toned. But now It's done. Progress
is checked in the early morn of hope.
The short race is run, aud we'll run.
Miss HARRISON has been complaining