The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-08-13
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Wealthy Ann Parker, widow of the
Thursday, Aug. 9Th, at p. M, and her fu-
neral occurred on Saturday. august Sth, the
Rev. Geo. S. Mills officiating. Mrs. Parker
was the oldest child of the late Rev. Enoch
Pond, D. d., who died at Bangor in 1882, at
the age of ninetyon years. She was born
at Auburn, Mass, March Is, 1915, and
was in her eighty-ninth year when she died.
Her grandfather, William Halves, married
Eunce Daggett of New Haven, and so she
was closely connected with the Halves and
Daggett families. On the first of January,
1888, she was married to Rev. Wooster Park
er, and her long life was spent in Castine,
Orono, Frankfort and Belfast Her husband
died in Belfast in 1884. She had seven chill
dren, three of whom died early. Three
daughters grew up and were married. The
eldest went to California in 1858 and died
there in 1862. Mary Elizabeth married II.
P. Thompson of Belfast and died in 1864.
Della Wood married Ii. P. Thompson in
1874, and her comparatively recent death in
1898 is fresh in the minds of many friends
here Mrs. Parker's only surviving child is
the Rev. Edwin 2. Parker, D. D., of Hart
ford, Conn, who, with his eldest son and
grandson, was present at the funeral last
Saturday Two half-sisters of Mrs. Parker
survive her, Miss Elizabeth NJ. Pond of Bel
fast, and Mrs. George Blodgett of Bucks
port, also two half brothers, Rev. w. c.
Pond of San Francisco, and BENZ. w. Pond
of Washington.
Mrs. Parker was a woman of remarkable
strength and sturdiness of character. Her
convictions were firm and abiding, and it
was moral tonic to discuss with her the
right and wrong of questions in whatever
sphere. With her husband S coming to Bel
fast in 1856 she connected herself with the
through all these years she has been most
devoted member Her fervid and uplifting
prayers in the social service are one OF the
traditions of the church. Next to her fam
lily the church had the supre me place in her
affection and thought. Even in her very
last years she was always planning for it,
and nothing that affected its interests escap-
ed her. She was faithful friend to old and
young and a loyal helper of her pastor.
UnSelfish in her home, her disposition to
bear burdens and practice kindness had
also its exercise among the poor and the
eglected. This useful and honorable life
came to its end in a very fitting, beautiful
way She fell asleep and the whispered
words that were caught now and then by
those who watched were often words of
prayer. The earliest instinct and the life
long habit asserted itself.
Robert L. Means of Westerly, R. l., died
suddenly at his home in that city, July 25th,
at the age of rs years, months and 20 days.
He was a native of Brooksviile, Me-, and
the next youngest of ten children, two Of
whom survive, Mrs. Spencer Treworgy of
Bluehill and Mrs. Thomas Limeburner of
Belfast. He was engaged in the granite
business in Bluehill and Westerly. His farm
in Bluehill contained valuable quarries,
which he worked many years. He was in
California during the gold excitement of
1880 He was married in 1860 to Miss
Vienna Wardwell of Penobscot, who died
about % years ago. He leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Frank Burdick and Miss Effie E.
Means, both of Westerly.