The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-04-30
A Good Woman Gone.


Nellie Il. sawyer, daughter of Henry
and Myra Haines Robinson, and wife OF
George W. sawyer, was born at Concord
Mass, July Il, 1910 and died in Tionesla.
Pa, april y, 1902. Like beautiful leai
in tho antum that is snatched suddenly
from the twig and tenderly led forth
TO join an innumerable company that has
preceded il, Mrs. Sawyer has been taken
from MS. There is signing in the tree tops,
but she sweeily rests whittier she has
gone. We may never be ablo to realize
she is no longer with US for her life was
one of greatest activity, interviewer with
cords OF love in the lives ofa who knew
her, aud her going from us o unexpect-
edly seems like an unpleasant dream.
For many years Mrs. Sawyer and her
husband have been counted among our
most valued citizens, coming here from
CharleStown, Mass in February, 1866.
Her k ind heart and generous spirit won
her many friends aud it is safer to say of
Mrs. Sawyer thm of many, "she died
without an enemy She was well and
'aSorably known throughout the county,
having been ma,ron for six years OF the
county jail. For a number of years, she
was consistent member 2f the Presby-
terian church She was seldom absent
from any ofthe church services, unless
prevented by sickness, and OF her it can
truly be said, "She loved the habitation
OF Gods house,
Little more than a fortnight had passed
after the fall Of fort Sumpter, when she
was married, on April %, 1861, to George
w. Sawyer, a member Of the First Mas
sarhusetts regiment, who had already
volunteered his service to the welfare of
his country. This union was happy
one, and, since the close of the war their
homeife has indeed been pleasant. The
testimony borne of her by her husband is
that she never spoke an unkind word in
the home. To them were born three
daughters the youngest OF whom died in
in childhood. Ofihe remainingchil
tho elder, Anna. is now the wife OF
county commissioner, John T. Carson,
aud the younger, Emma, Is the wife Of
Charles Hunter. Mrs Sawyer was one
OF twelve children all of whom are now
dead save one sister, Mrs. Hattie Riggs,
Of Worcester, Mass. Being separated
from the nearest relatives she always
| pfised any message from them, and il
afforded her great pleasure to entertain,
on the Sunday peeeding her death, her
nephew, Harvey l.. Whedeck, an attor-
ney of Chicago, and Alexander Bullock
Of Worcester, Mass, whose interest in
the vast estate of the late Jerome Whes-
lock, OF Worcester, called them TO visit
all those who had been remembered by
this great philanthropist. But the strain
and excitement on the weakened body is
believed to have been TO great, causing il
to give freedom tothe spirit il had encaset
for more than three score yea $. Funer
al services were held at the residence OF
Thursday afternoon, and, on account o
the absence of her pastor, Rev. J. V. Me
Aninch, were conducted by Rev. Mr.
Nickle. The floral offerings were beauti
ful and abundant, coming as loving trib
utes from her many friends. The pail
bearers were MessrS. j. T. Dale, j. II
Robertson, John Jameson from the |. O
o. f., and Messrs. l.. Fulton, j. r. Clarl
and l.. j. Hopkins from thea o. u. w
The inierment was in beautiful Riversid,
Cemetery.