Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-10-28
Tribute to the Memory Of Mrs. Nancy
j. Householder.


this estimable lady have given her
family history, her maiden name,
place and date of her birth, her mar
riage and removal to Missouri. I
have visited the beautiful city of
Springfield, Ohio, where she was
reared and educated under tho di-
rection of Solomon Howard, after
ward my college president at the
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
Since the announcement in the pa
pers her remains have been laid away
in the Sunrise cemetery by the side of
her eldest son, Frank. At the home
in Mexico quite large number of her
friends were gathered and brief SER
vices were conducted by Elder Rob-
bins, of the Christian Church. After
reading brief lesson from the twen-
ty-second chapter of Revelations and
from the fourteenth chapter of
John, he offered up an earnest
prayer in behalf of the stricken fam
lily. He then read brief biographi-
cal sketch from one of the city pa
pers, made a few appropriate re-
marks and announced that the funeral
sermon would be preached at Sunrise
Church by Elder Chinn. The singing
at the home was by the sweet singers
of the Christian Church: "Come, Ye
Disconsolate," and "My Jesus, AS
Thou Wilt.'' Before leaving the
home, the friends were permitted to
take last look at the loved one as
she lay sweetly sleeping in her beau
tiful casket embedded in lovely flow
ers. A most beautiful and impressive
feature was that of her own sons,
Charles, Milton, Harry, Edward, and
her son-in-Iaw, James Henderson,
acting as pall-bearers. A long pro-
cession of carriages followed her to
Sunrise, where large concourse of
friends and former neighbors we're in
waiting. The casket was placed in
the chancel of the church during the
services. Two familiar songs were
sung by the congregation with whom
she had so often joined in worship:
"Nearer, My God to Thee" and
"Asleep in Jesus" Scripture lessons
were read from the last chapter of
Proverbs, 10:31, and from I. Thess.
iv:13-1s. An earnest and impressive
prayer was offered in behalf of the
husband and children. Then taking
the lesson read from the Proverbs as
text, the picture drawn by the wise
man of ga good woman" Elder Chinn
delivered a plain, earnest and most
appropriate discourse, paying a beau
tifuI tribute to the good wife, mother
and Christian friend, concluding with
an appeal to her boys to meet their
mother in heaven. After these i'm
pressive services in the church, the
body was gently borne by her boys
and lowered to its last resting place
and the grave covered with beautiful
and fragrant flowers. MIR. Boatman
concluded the services with an i'm
pressive prayer in behalf of the hus-
band, children and sympathizing
friends.
As long-t time friends and neighbors,
wife and would drop a flower of love
and memory on the newly-made
grave. The preacher at Sunrise well
said that good woman-a good wife
and mother-was perhaps the best
gift of God to this world. Our friend
exemplified many of the traits of this
"good woman" of the Bible. She was
devoted to her husband and children;
but she also loved humanity. She
was a charter member of Sunrise
church and faithful in all her church
relations; but she respected and loved
her brethren and sisters of other de-
nominations. AS Methodist neigh
bors, she seemed to know no differ
ence between us and those of heI
own church. She and my wife, al
near neighbors, not only visited each
other socially, but were frequently
associated in benevolent and church
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| and temperance worker. She had
large heart and benevolent purpose
in her life. She saw the best in peo'
pie and was charitable to their faults
Her name and memory have left 6
| sweet influence after her. She wai
not a "society woman" in the modern
acceptation, but she was all the bet
ter for that. Her good deeds were
the ornaments of her life. What
treasures such women are to society
ssFavor Is deceitful and beauty il
vain, but a woman that feareth ths
Lord, she shall be praised. Give hel
of the fruit of her hand; and let hel
own words praise her in the gates"