The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-03
DEATH OF MRS. REA0E.
This Good Woman, Full of Years and
Good Deeds, Passes Peacefully Away.

This Good Woman, Fun OF Years ana
Good Deeds, Passes Peacefully Away.
On Sunday morning at ten o'clock
Mrs. Mary Il. Reade died at the resi-
dence. which she and husband have
occupied in the building of the Nation
al Bank of Raleigh for many years.
She had been in failing health for some
time. and since the death of Judge
Reade, on October 18th last, her decline
has been rapid. They had lived to-
gether so long that her friends felt
She could not long survive, though her
death came much earlier than they
expected She had been growing grad
ually weaker, but there was little
thought on Saturday that it was her
last day, though she herself had been
expecting the messenger to come every
day for week Early Sunday morn
ing there was marked change Tor
the worse and the doctor summoned
She never revived and passed peace
fully away at 1910 firm in her faith IN
God, and uttered the name of Jesus
almost with her dying breath. AS the
people went along to church Sunday
morning the news of her departure be-
came known and the remark on every
tongue was: "A Cody woman has
gone to her reward" Her death came
as a solemn appeal to all who had
known her life to emulate her virtues.
The funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon at four o'clock from
the First Presbyterian church, OF
which she had been a consistent mem
Der for many years, conducted by her
pastor, Rev. DR.. Eugene Daniel, as
sisted by Rev. w. C. Norman, pastor
of Edenton street Methodist church.
The hymns used were those fitting to
the funeral of one who had been a pill
lar in the church for more than half
a century. The congregation was
composed of all creeds and all condi-
tions. In her ministrations to the suf-
fering and the poor, she knew no color
and no creed, and that her loss was
universally deplored was evidenced by
the last tribute of respect paid to her
memory. The interment was at Oak
wood cemetery, in the lovely plot
which she and her husband had chosen
many years ago, and beautifed and
adorned. The pail bearers were:
Messrs. A. NJ. McPheeters, j. M.
Monte, James A. Briggs, Jas, Dinwid-
dIts ~ diIllS I<tWlS3 ClitiS. W. 1S1ebSts
John f. Pullen and Josephus Daniels.
Mrs. Mary Il. Reade was born in
Washington, N c., Aug. 18th, 1920,
and her maiden name was Shaw In
1871 she was married to Mr.. Benjamin
j. Parmalee, a prominent and infiu-
entail citizen of that town. In 1873
she was married the second time to the
late Edwin G. Reade, Associate Justice
of the Supreme court and afterwards
President of the Raleigh National
bank. In all these years she has drawn
to her by her kindly interest very
many who knew her as benefactor, and
who owed to her munifcence a@harity
that lets not the left hand know the
goodness of the right. This modest wo-
man and good wife avoided thanks
and attributed all their joint gifts to
her venerable husband.
Mrs. Reade's hand was ever open to
the poor, and while she never turned
any away empty handed ne did not
wait for request- for cid She gave
Systematically ard ly, and in di-
rections that y,re s.Ct even known by
her friends until her death brought evil
dences Of gratitude. Only a few
months ago she headed the subscrip-
ton to the new Presbyterian church
that is to be built with a subscription
Of 81, 600 Knowing that her death was
not far away she made the gift certain
in the event of her death THE actions
of the just smell sweet"