The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-09-14
In MemOrlam.

OoIdu C0T0u6 w oOSt0I WAS DOIu Cn0
10th of February. 1877, and died the 4th
of September, 1899, aged % years, 6
months and 10 days. She was married
to s. L. Webster the 2sth of November,
1895. Deceased was the daughter of II.
D. and Margaret Woolums and was al.
ways an exemplary and obedieut daugh-
ter. At the early age of ten her mother
left her to dwell with the angels. This
wave of sffliction rolled darkly over her
and che never ceased to mourn for her
gentle mother, nor forget the blessings
whispered by those dying lips, that were
no doubt the first to greet her in that
blessed land, whose habita n ts never say
l am sick, and over whose flowers the
shadow of the destro YER never falls.
She was the mother of wo children; one,
a little boy four years old, survives her,
the other, an infant d lighter, preceded
its mother to the bet er land few weeks
ago. BY her kid and loving disposition
she endeared herself to all to whom she
was related and none knew her but to
love her. Her lovely, gentle disposition
made her the delight of the little group
at home. There they We'd with each
other in their affections for Rena, as she
was called. Her heart seemed made for
sympaty and when loved one expert
enced some sorrow, how quickly would
the tear Of pity fill her eye, and she
would put her arms around the troubled
one and in tones of affliction evince her
sorrow. A few months ago little dau gh-
ter came as golden clasp to lay its tiny
hands on the hearts of father and moth.
er to bind them more closely together
and gladden. them with its smiles. It
was sweet little star in the family cir.
Gle and grew to be the light and "dear
love" of its parents. They hoped it
would live and grow in beauty and be
the solace of future years, but the nip
ping frosts of mortality came upon it and
its pure spirit was called away by angels
whispers to better sphere.
The mother, with aching heart, folded
her darlings little dimpled hands on it's
sinless breast and surrendered it to the
cold grasp of death. They made it q
grave in the quiet cemetery aud laid the
turf gently on its pillow. And now she
too sleeps by it's side. She endured her
suffering with patience and resignation
waiting for the call of the Master to come
home. A few moments before she de-
parted, her husband with heart we'll
nigh sinking with its pain, took their lit
fle boy in his arms and carried him to
the bed where she lay, wasted and pale
For moment the little one gszed silent.
ly upon her, then wound his little arms
around her neck and pressed kiss to
her lips. A look of recognition came to
her sweet face, and reaching up her arms
she ciasped her thin white hands around
the necks of husband and child and
gave each farewell kiss. Then her
arms fell listless by her side and she
closed her eyes and seemed wearied with
her effort. She could do no more and
looked satisfied and happy.
Her sweet eyes unciosed as if to look
fond farewell, then closed in the long
sleep that has its awakening in the
shaddowless sunlight of eternity. She
leaves loving husband and little son, Q
father, brothers and sisters to mourn
her loss. But we mourn not as those
without hope, for we know that a. Rens
lived, SO she died, with sll the Christian
hope of glory. and whom We cross the
cold Jordan Of death We shall be reunit-
I'd With her again, for Rena is now sais
in the arms of loving Savior.