The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-02-01
OBITUARY..

Agnes Lorena Coombs died at her home.
NO. II Union street, Sunday morning, Jan,
18th. after an illness of seven montbs. of
consumption. She was a daughter of Stet.
son A. and the late Isabella West and was
born in New London, p. e. l., in February.
1855. Her parents came to Belfast when
she was about ten years old, and this citv
has since been her home. She married.
Chas. William Coombs in April, 1886. Thew
had three children, Two of whom Mar.
jorie and Agnes, remain to mourn the
loss of a faithful and affectionate mother. A
son died in infancy. Others upon whom the
loss falls most heavily are her aged father,
her husband and her brothers and sisters.
The latter are Abbie Banks of Scarboro; !;
Emma Clark of Boulder, Col; Thomas
West of Auburn; Maude West of Bangor:
Nina Weymouth of Gardiner; Claude W est
OF Freedom and Margaret West, who lives
with her sister Emma. Mrs. Coombs was of
specially pleasant and sunny disposition,
trouble or distress, or to cheer those in sor-
row. Her friends knew her as ever sym.
pathetic and genial, and her family ever
found her to be all that dutiful and loving
daughter, wife, sister and mother could be.
The funeral was held at her late home Tues
day afternoon. Rev. Randall T. Capen
officiated. and Aurora Rebekah Lodge, of
which the deceased was an active member,
attended in body. The bearers were her
neighbors, George F. Black, Charles C.
Coombs, D. F. Stephenson and Frank G.
Mixer. The flowers were very numerous
and beautiful and included the following:
From G. W. Coombs, panel; children,
broken wreath; sisters, basket of roses Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas West, bouquet of pinks
and roses; Miss Maud West, bouquet of
pinks and roses; Mrs. M. A. Coombs, 35
pinks; Claude West, pinks Mr.. and Mrs.
M. G. Percival, wreath of roses; Mr.. and
Mrs. George Mixer. basket of pinks and VIC.
let's; Rebekah Lodge, crescent; Tarratine
Tribe, Redmen, basket of roses and pinks;
Silver Cross Lodge, X. of p, basket of pinks
and roses; Mrs. Thomas Burgess, pinks;
Kings Daughters, basket of roses; Mrs.
Rose Sheldon and Mrs. D. S. Cressey.
pinks; Miss Flora Gray, pinks Mr.. and
Mrs. George Innis, pinks; Mrs. George Trus-
sell, pinks; Mrs. Henry Gray, pinks Mr..
and Mrs. D. F. Stephenson, pinks and roses
Mr.. F. A. Follett and Miss Nettie NJ. Fol-
lott, pinks and roses; Mrs. M. C. Dilworth.
pinks; Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Mixer, pinks
and roses.
Jnlia Chase Mudgett o. Stockton Springs
passed to the higher life Jan. 18th, as she had
ever wished to do, quietly as if she was GO
ing to sleep. Mrs. Mudgett was born in
Monroe in 1927, the daughter of Noah and
Rachel Chase and was the youngest of eleven
children. Her early life was devoted to
caring for her invalid father, and after his
death for a number of years she followed
teaching. a profession for which she was
particularly adapted. She was cultured and
refined in every way, and was loving
mother, a faithful wife. tender friend and
noble Christian woman. Truly has she
lived and nobly has she won her reward.
The world has been benefited by her life
and heaven is enriched by her pure soul.
She is survived by son, Albert Turner,
young man of ambition and sterling
qualities, who is in business at Stoning-
ton, Me-, and brother, Oliver Chase of
Belfast. Great sympathy is expressed for
the son, who on arriving home not only
found his mother had passed away, but his
step-father, Richmond Mudgett had been
stricken with the same disease, pneumonia,
and survived but three days. He was ten
derly and faithfully cared for by Mr.. Turner,
who did everything in his power to comfort
his last days and make his exit a peaceful
one. Mr. Mudgett was born in Prospect in
1920, the son of Abraham and Judy Mudg-
ett, and for many years was an honored
and respected citizen of Stockton Springs,
and will be greatly missed in the commune
ty where he resided so long
James Cunningham died at his home with
his son, Henry B. Cunningham, No. 80
Union street, Monday afternoon, Jan. 29th,
at the age of 81 years and months He
was born in Belfast, in the part since set off
to Searsport, and lived in that neighborhood
until thirteen years ago, when he and his
wife moved to Belfast with their son Henry
B. Cunningham. He was a ship carpenter
by trade and was we'll known in the Penob-
scot bay and river shipyards as tirst-class
workman and an honest and upright man in
all his dealings. In his family he was ever
true to the best interests of his loved ones :;
as friend and neighbor he was always
kind and agreeable; and in all the relations
of life he stood we'll before his fellow men.
His wife, formerly Amanda Hartman
of Prospect, to whom he was married in
January, 1849, survives him, with three
sons, G. Melvin Cunningham of Belmont;
Dustin 81. Cunningham of Natick, Mass,
and Henry B. Cunningham of Belfast. He
also leaves four grandchildren and two
great grandchildren. He was the last to
pass away of his fathers family of six. Nine
years ago he fell on the ice and broke his
hip, but recovered and was able to walk
about by the aid of crutch. Three wears
ago he was taken with a complication of
diseases which have since confined him to
his room, and for the past seven weeks he
has been confined to his bed. The funeral
was held Wednesday afternoon at his late
residence. Rev. A A Smith Of the ITnivar.