Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
lIfES UNCERTAINTY.

Two Noble Women pass without Warming
Itto the Valley of Death.
Twice within week have the citizens
of this city been startled by the an
noencement of the, coming OF death
where no warning had been given other
than that divine admonitiou imam know
eth not the day nor the hour"
Thursday evening Mrs. ]. M! Osburn
retired in her usual health planning the
order of her duties on the morrow. Ere
Friday morning dawned, her life work
had been completed. and sorro~ing
friends received Intelligence OF her death.
About one O'Clock she had awakened
her husband, that he might secure
physician to relieve her of severe head
ache. DIR. Farra was summoned, but
before his arrival Mrs. Osburn had
lapsed into an UNCONSCIOUS state from
which she never revived, her spirit tax
ing its flight at two O'Clock.
Phoebe Jones was born in Crawford
county, Pa, March 80, 1929. She was
united in marriage with John M. Osburn
April 18, 1850, and had Mrs. Osbuin
lived until that date in 1900, the aged
and respected couple would have cele-
brated their golden wedding day. The
family came to Oregon in 1864, since
which time they have continually resided
ia Benton county. Four ch ildren
blessed the union of Mr.. and Mrs
Osburn, three sons and one daughter
Cleber, of Astoria; James, of Corvallis
David A., now in Idaho, and Mary, wife
of Jesse Houck, of Gold Hill.
Funeral services were conducted al
the family residence by DIR. E. J. Thomp
son at two o'clock Sunday afternoon, il
the presence of many friends of the
family. News of his mothers death did
not reach D. A. Osburn, who is now il
Idaho, in time for him to reach here fol-
the funeral. Cleber Osburn and wift
and Jesse Houck, Lwite and children
were here, however, to assist in the lasi
sad rites. Interment was made in Crys
tai Lake cemetery.
The dearest place on earth to Mrs
Osburn was her home, and she seldom
ventured from its portals. Her intimate
acquaintance were few, but the univer-
sal sorrow manifested at her death shows
the esteem in which she was held by thu
entire community.
Before the people had time to recovel
from the shock of Mrs. Osburn's death
news of the sudden demise of Mrs
Charles A. Barnhart added to its bereave'
ment. Mrs. Barnhart had been in hel
usual health. and, indeed, had been one
of the first to lend assistance to th'
family of Mrs. Osburn in their sac
aff1iction. Monday evening she suffered
an apoplectic stroke and died at fv'
O'Clock. The hearts of the entire com
munity go out to her sorrowing HUSBAND
and two little sons.
Mary Louisa DeKay was born il
New York state Al years ago. She wa
united in marriage with Charles A
Barnhart in Minnesota in 1881, from
which state the family came to Corvalli
ten years ago,
Funeral services were held at the Pres
byterian church, of which deceased wa'
member, at two O'Clock, Wednesda!
afternoon, DIR. E. J Thompson officiating
Interment was made in Crystal LAX
cemetery.
During her residence in Corvallis Mrs
Barnhart has won the hearts of all witt
whom she has come in contact, by he
generous disposition and kind, !motherly
ways. She was devoted wife, lovin
mother and earnest Christian woman.