The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-09-30
DEATH CHOOSES
YOUNG VICTIMS
Two Loved and Honored Young
People Pass Away.

The Death Of Mrs. Maud Rryan Car
penter and OF W. &. Gary Leave
Many DesOlate Hearts.
Denison mourns to-day over the death
of two of her most promising and we'll
beloved young people. Both we're newly
married. both had laid we'll the found
ations for noble and useful lives, both
were fitted by natural gifts, and dispos.
ition to make the world better by their
inttueoce and example, both leave many
aching hearts. Both of these young
people had been raised in Crawford
county and were known to ALL both had
made their own way in life. both had
taught the youth of this county and
had endeared themselves to parents
and pupils alike One in the strength
OF young manhood had gone forth to
battle against the odds of life and had
proven himself valiant and strong, the
other had but recently entered into a
happy married relation and was the
bright center of a loving home.
The death OF Mrs. Maud Bryan Car
penter came as severe shock to all of
her friends. They had realized that
she was seriously i'll but up to the last
few hours it was not thought that her
disease would prove fatal and those
who knew her bright and winsome
young life, her strong and healthful
mode of living, could not believe but
that ste would survive for many years.
Mrs. Maud Bryan Carpenter, known by
SO many of Denison's little ones as
their teacher, was born in Cerro Gordo
Ills, on July 10, 1872. She came to
Iowa with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. D.
F. Bryan, in 1882. and has since that
time been a resident OF this county.
She was a graduate OF the Denison high
school and after q brief experience in
country school, she accepted q position
as one of,the primary teschers of the
Denison public schools. AS teacher
her work was Of the best. All her pu.
pills learned to love her and she was
known by all parents for her tender
care OF and interest in their little ones.
She was anxious to improve continually
in her profession and to this end she
was not only an incessant student at
home but she took advantage of the
summer term Of the state normal to in.
crease her proficiency. She was mar.
ried on June lS, l902,'to Mr.. Harry A.
Carpenter OF this city, who has been to
her true and loving husband during
the short months of their married life.
But shortly after her marriage she be-
came the victim OF q prolonged bilious
attack which so weakened the vital or
gans that she died from heart failure
on the morning of Sept. 25th. The
funeral services we're held on the af-
ternoon of Thursday, Sept. 26, at two
o'clock and were attended by large
number of loving and grieving friends.
Rev. 5atesou, who had o61ciated at the
wedding ceremony in June, returned
from his new home in Belvidere, Ills,
to officiate at the sad ceremony of her
burial and to pronounce with overflow
ing heart and streaming eyes the
eulogy upon the we'll spent and promis-
ing young life. Mrs. Carpenter was q
devout Christian, having united with
the Baptist church at Dow City at the
age of twelve. Hers was not prefunct-
ory belief either in the doctrines of
her church or in Christianity as a
whole. Her whole life breathed the
influence of q glowing, ardent, Christ.
ian spirit. She was willing and an
eager worker for good, both in the
church and in the schools and in the
daily walk of life. We can but express
our deepest sympathy for the beresved
parents, whose pride she was, for the
loving brothers and sisters and for the
youthful husband who finds himself on
the very threshold of married life, de-
prived OF that entire happiness which
comes to man only through the love
and tenderness of a good woman. The
story of her beautiful life is in itself a
benediction notsonly to herself but to
those who served to make that life
happier and brighter.