Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-27
Laid to Rest.
Funeral of Mrs. Ira J. Stemm.

The funeral of Mrs. Ira j. Stemm
WAS held Yesterday afternoon in the
Uniyersalist church At ? O'Clock. There
Was large number Of relatives ana
friends present 10 pay their last res
rects to their deceased friend.
Mr.. Robert Mckenzie and Miss
Grace paire each rendered n solo.
Rev. Ellie X. NJ. Jones otliciated and
her remarks on the life OF the deceased
were very impressive. She said in
part; The deceased has been faith
iul. earnest member of the church. She
had the comfort and the hope that are
in Jesus Christ and to her the church OF
Jesus Christ was very dear. We can
moi but believe that she will meet the
Father face 10 face, to serve him there
4, she stroye TO serve him here. All
those who were near to her know of
her cheerfulness and sweetness and OF
her carnestness and simplicity. can
only say that she has gone to the high
er life to Our Lord Jesus Christ to join
The others who have gone before her,
and she who has been with us little
time, trusting faithfully i'll that which
seemed TO her a summons, has been
called by Him into that other life.
After the service at the church the
burial took place in Elmwood cemetery.
The bearers were Charles Clark,
George Bond, Frank Morgan and Will
Baldwin.
The relatives and immediate friends
who were present were her husband,
Ira j. Stemm father, John II. Kelley;
Mrs. John II. Kelley, sister Gertrude
Kelley and Mrs. \. Z. Campbell,
grandmother, Mrs. A. l.. Smith; uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. l.. j. Bolster;
Mr.. and Mrs, j. w. Stemm, Miss Jessie
Ward. Mrs. James Kelly, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Kelley and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Barclay, Mr.. and Mrs.
james Kelley.
The casket and altar were covered by
a mass of beautiful flowers donated by
loving hands as a token of their love
and affection for the deceased, As
near as could be learned those who
presented flowers were as follows.
Some may have been accidently omitted:
Harp of roses from Mr.. aud Mrs l.. j.
Bolster; pillow of roses and carnations,
John Kelley and Gertrude Kelley and
Mrs. a. +. Campbell; wreath of roses
and carnations. Mrs. \. 7. Smith Car
nations from Y. p. G. L.; Cross and
torgetmenots and roses, Mr.. and Mrs.
}. NJ. Stcmm and Miss Jessie Ward;
Roses, Mrs. Clayton Meakcr; Carna-
lions, Nadine Nichols roses and car
nations, Florence Kendrick pansies.
carnations and forgetmenots, Mrs Den
nison Densmore; carnations, Nellie
Canning: carnations, Alice Pape car
nations, Mr.. and Mrs. A. |. Skinner;
mixed flowers, Mrs. Frank Sawtelle
and Mrs. James Hogan; roses, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bond and Mrs. Sarah
Bond roses, Mrs. Ella |. Lamb; car
nations and pansies. Miss Violet Ross:
carnations representing her age, Mrs.
W. II. Eastman and Mrs. Ben Eastman;
Basket of pansies, Mrs. Horace Richard
son and Hiss Rose Ravey Basket of
pansies, Miss Ella Prescott; carnations
representing age, Mrs. Ella Prescott,
Mrs. Mary Glidden and Mrs. Westcott;
star OF forgetmenots, Maud Whitcomb
mixed flowers, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Adams carnations, Mrs. c. Campbell;
wreath, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Baldwin
carnations, lnella Gladding; basket of
rocss, Mrs. Abbie French; basket Of
forgotmcnols, Ladies union; carnations,
Mrs. Andrew Barclay and Mrs. James
Kelley.