The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
OBITUARY..
MRS. MARY A. coULTAs.

The community was startled yester
day when the sad intelligence becam,
known that Mrs. Mary A., wife of the
Rev. DR.. Coultas, pastor of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, of this city
had been stricken with apoplexy ant
was critically i'll. While at luncl
with her family, she complained of 6
queer sensation in her hand, which
was quickly followed by dizziness
She was taken to her room and DR.
McCarroll quickly summoned, who
soon called Drs. Owen and Pierson il
consultation. They did all in theil
power, but Mrs. Coultas continued
to fail until her death, which occurred
shortly before midnight
Mrs. Coultas, nee Miss Mary A.
Morrison; was born in Pike County,
Ill, in 1852.
Both DR.. Coultas and Miss Morrison
were students in Wesleyan University,
Bloomington, ILL.,, from which the for
mer graduated.
Soon after graduating he married
and was assigned to charge in Bar
ry, Illinois. After serving in the Illi-
nois Conference for twelve years he
was transferred to Terra Haut, Ind,
where he labored until assigned to a
church in Indianapolis, where he re-
NAMED until called to Morristown.
Mrs. Coultas though of retiring
disposition was always greatly inter
ested in the life work of her husband,
being particularly active in mission
airy work, but it was as a wife and
mother in which she excelled. Mrs.
Coultas was the niece of the Hon.
Washington Sears, of Scott County,
Ill, and Rev. Mr.. Sears, of Cleveland,
Ohio. In addition to her husband, a
son, A. Bliss, two daughters, Misses
Edna and Lotus, a father and several
sisters survive.
The funeral services will be held on
Monday, the hour to be announced
later Interment will be made in
Evergreen Cemetery.
MRS. MORGAN.
Yesterday, death removed another
well known PASTORS wife, Mrs. Nor
gan, wife of the Rev. William H.
Morgan, pastor of the Central M. E.
Church, of Newark. Mr.. Morgan,
until recently, had been stationed at
Mendham. When conference met he
was assigned to the Newark Church,
which is one of the most important in
that city. The circumstances attend
ing the death of Mrs. Morgan were
particularly sad. Besides her hus-
band, five children survive, one an
infant of seven days.
ALFRED H. SLATER.
Alfred H. Slater, who died at the
residence of his son. Charles r., Wes-
tern avenue, on Friday last of paraly-
sis has been resident of this city for
the past eleven years. He was born
August 81, 1897 in Anthony, Hunter
don County, where he resided for
many years following the occupation
of farming. He was particularly fond
of the cultivation of small fruits in
which he was very successful. In
early life, he united with the Mans
field Presbyterian Church, at Rock
ford, N. j., where he always retained
membership.
Mr.. Slater was well informed on
the topics of the day and he was a
most diligent student of the Bible
which he had read through number
of times and of which he was very
fond. He married Miss Rebecca L.
johnson, who with her t 40 daughters,
Mrs. Samuel BARLEY and Mrs B.
Dickson, of Bartleyville and Charles
R. Slater of this city. a baggage
master on one of the. Morristown &C
commodation trains, survive him.
The funeral services were held at
Hackettstown Tuesday morning, the
Rev. DR.. Chapman, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Interment was made in the Union
Cemetery of that town.