The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-21
DIED.

! much OF the sadness of death In
taken away, when one reaches a
good old age, and like the ripcn-
cd fruit or the full grown shcaf
is ready to be garnered or gather
ed into the store house, and then
the words OF David come swcctly
homo to us, precious In the sight
Of the Lord, Is the death OF his
saints"
Such was the life, and such the
death Of our beloved Sister Fergu-
son. She was born In Franklin
county Virginia, May 3, 1922.
Had she lived until May 3, would
have been eighty years old. She
moved, with her parents, Thomas
J. and Martha ID. Holland to Mis-
souri, In 1884, and settled some Ave
or six miles from Jonesburg,
Montgomery Co. where she was
married to Jas. A. Ferguson on
Dec. 10, 1880. and settled near the
place where she died. She pro-
fcsscd a hope In Christ, and united
with tho Regular Baptist Church
the 2jth Of September, isi7 and
was baptiscd the following day by
Elder Bowen. She had been a
faithful and consistent member
nearly fifty-hvc years.
Her husband dicd the 10th day
OF February 1893, having preceded
her to the great beyond. o years
and I days. She was the mother
OF eleven children, nine boys aud
two girls. Seven Of the children
are still living and she has twenty
two grand children.
In n good old age she had been
gathered to the Fathers, having
died on the morning OF Feb. Ia,
1902. While In the very course Of
things, she would not have stayed
here long, yet her death was un-
expected. She sat up n part Of
the day before, and talked cheer
fully aud intcrcstcdly to n friend
and seemed better than usual.
Her talk was mostly Of the home
beyond, and she expressed herself
perfectly resigned To Gods will
and was ready for the summons.
She was taken sick while eating
her dinner and only spoke few
words after. Next morning she
passed swcctly aud calmly away
and looking at the smiling face,
one could realize the meaning OF
the words "Aslcep In Jesus"
Her life was an exemplary one,
her fnith never failing. aud hcI
patience enduring to the end
her Christian light growing bright
cr and brighter until lost In the full
blaze of the rising sun In the glori'
/, Gus beyond.
God grant that your life ant
mine, reader, may be like hers, 70
that our death may be as glorioul
+. for, indeed, she was "ready" nm,
God grant that the rays Of tina
life may be sweet to those witt
n knew and loved, and none knew
. but TO love, and help them on thci
, way. Though expected to go, sh'
:. will be missed and her place will
not be filed by another.
Funeral services were conducted
a at the home on Sunday the i6t
. by Elder James Brady and by he
request, the nth Of John was read
a and taken as lesson, after whlc
the body was laid to rest In tn
- family cemetery.
: DRJARNETTE-Last Saturday
@ Feb. II the funeral services of Mr.,
y Mary DcJarncttc were held mt tn
d Christian church in Montgomcr
: City. After which the corpse wa
y removed to its place Of intcrmcr
s. in the city cemetery. She died I
y the home OF her daughter, Mr.
!, Arnold In Shamrock Mo. aftc
n some length OF illness, Feb. Il
10 1902, age ~ years, & months and
'e day. The immediate cause Of h,
j. death was heart trouble. Mr.,
y DcJarnctte was born In Harriso
D. Co. Ky. In 1918. In her early III
'e she united with the Christia
N church and from that time forwaI
J. she labored zcalously for I'll
l. cause she loved and clung to tn
10 faith In which she died. She WI
D married in 1888 to II. II. Della
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