Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-31


untiring energy and endurance, with a
heart full of pity for the unfortunate,
and while yielding To forces that attend
the poor and unfortunate in their sp-
peal for aid and sympathy, she was of
an Iron will and determination Her
courage and tirmness would have made
her an immortal hero, had she been
placed where their exhibition would
have been called for in great enterprises
She seemed to be without fear and
would face and fight any force rather
than to yield a particle in any case
where she felt she had right to hold
her position. Yet she would lay aside
her own comfort, or necessary rest,
without q murmur. to help some pow
ertystricken unfortunate, whose hun
ger or ailments, or wants, came to her
knowledge or made appeals to her, at
any time of day or night.
She became the mother of four chill
dren. The second, daughter, died at
the age of two and one-hslf years. Her
son, Charles A, and daughters, Anne l..
Brown and Mabel, are still living here
among US. Her only surviving sister,
Susan Mclaughlin, of this city, is the
last of her fathers family.
About year ago, Mrs. Reeve be-
came afflicted with that form of partial
cerebral paralysis. called ApkaSfa. In
her case it took the form of what is
called "word deafness" A loss OF the
memory of words, at the moment the
victim desires to give uttersnce to
thought or thoughts. an inability to
talk. While thinking clearly and know
ing what they want to say, the language
fails to come to those affected and they
cannot express themselves. Added to
this, in March last, she was thrown
over in her chair and badly bruised and
shocked. She had partly recovered
from this, and was able to walk about
and begin to enjoy life, even if it was
silent one, when in May last, she lost
her balance, fell against the sharp an
gle of doorway and broke the neck of
her right thigh bone.
She had so far recovered from this as
to be able to sit up, and even walk
little, being supported, when week
ago she was attacked with dissentery
which rapidly sapped her vitality
already wasted by long confinement
and her busy life went gently out at
o'clock on Sunday morning last. In
early life she united with the Methodist
Episcopal church and that connection
was never severed, although in later
years, because of her many cares and
i'll health, she was not regular attend
ant at any church; but many poor,
afflicted, and suffering creatures here
and elsewhere-csn attest to her chris
tian charity, because of relief admin
istered by her own hands in their cases
of suffering. Her christianity did not
exist in professions, and forms, and lip
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and heart found to be done for those
less fortunate than herself
During her affliction she had the
most devoted care and attention day
and night, all that medical skill, money
and ceaseless attention by loving hearts
and gentle hands could do was done.
Ministering angels-ss the churches
picture them for us-could not have
been more devoted to the mother of
Jesus under sff1iction, than were her
daughters Anne and Mabel to their
mother.
Younger in years, Time will bring
healing on his wings, and the pleas
ant days will come again for them.
But, the husband that survives her
nearly On OctOgenarisn, broken in
health, and full of infirmities- fire
on his hearth-stone has gone out, and
the ashes must remain cold.
The closest and strongest associations
of long life are broken forever here.
and his way must be desolate. Now is
the time when the kindness of friends
and children must be precious to him.