News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-08-12
OBITUARY.


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We think the death of Mrs B. F. Nye, which
occurred here last week, deserves more than
passing notice, so we insert tails. Mrs. Sara
Woodruff Nye was born Jan. 5, 1927, and
died Aug. / 1909. She was the oldest daugh-
ter of John and Matilda Woodruff She was
married to Benjamin F. Nye July 3, 1849.
and she lived to celebrate their golden wed
ding in 1899. They commenced keeping
house when first married in Fairfield Vt,
but soon moved to East. Cambridge onto
what is now called the Gonyeau farm where
they lived until 1868, when they removed to
the farm where they have lived over thirty
years. Mr.. and Mrs, Nye have been able to
oversee their affairs until within about ten
or twelve years, when failing health com
PEELED them to resign and since then their
youngest son, Norman j., has run the farm
and cared for his aged father and mother
Mrs. Nye had two sisters and one brother
all younger than herself. Mrs. Lucina Philips,
of Johnson, who died last January. and Mrs.
Jane Robinson, of Manchester, N. H., who
died several years ago, and brother, Charles
Woodruff who has not been heard from for
years SO they do not know whether he is liv-
ing or dead.
She has been faithful wife, loving and
tender mother, kind neighbor. always will
ling and ready to lend helping hand where
needed and always seemed to know what to
do wherever she was called, until within few
years she has been in feeble health and has
been a great sufferer, but she bore it all
patiently TO the last.
By her death an aged companion has
been deprived of a faithful wife, but he can
not feel to wish her back as her sufferings
are all DER and she is waiting on the other
shore to greet him when he is called to pass
the river of death.
She was the mother of eight children, five
sons and three daughters, the Oldest son
Henry a. resident of this town, Will Fl. a
merchant in johnson, John W, grocery
man and butcher, in Manchester, N I'll.
Arthur G. is a farmer in Bala, Kansas, Nor
man j., who lives at the home farm, and
Mary M, now Mrs. William Turcott, of Man
chester, N. Il. Her other two daughters
were buried in infancy.
All of the children were able to be present
at the funeral except Arthur c. and Mrs Tur-
colt. The bearers we're her four sons and her
and two nephews, Edwin Robinson, of Man
chester, N. II. and Harry Max6eld, of John
son The funeral sermon was preached by
the Rev. Mr.. French of Johnson. The singers
we're Henry Raymore, Robert Thomas, Iva
Powell and Mile Lease, of Jacksonville.
The flowers we're very beautiful and abun-
dant, which showed the love and esteem in
which she was held by all who knew her.
Dearest mother. thou hast left US,
And thy loss we deeply feel,
But tits God that hath bereft us,
He can all our sorrow heal.
Yet again we hope to meet thee,
When the day of life is fed
When in Heaven with jov to greet thee,
Where no farewell tear is shed.
Through all pain at times she'd smile,
A smile of Heavenly birth;
And when the angels called her home
She smiled farewell to earth.
Heaven Tetaineth now our treasure,
Earth the lovely casket keeps;
And the sunbeams love to linger,
Where our sainted mother sleeps.
Card of Thanks.
To all of the neighbors who so kindly as
sisted during the sickness and burial of our
dear wife and mother and to the friends who
brought the beautiful flowers, also the pas
tor for his words of sympathy, we would ex-
tend our most grateful thanks. May the
blessing of him who has taken our loved one
be upon them. b. F. NYE,
henry III. NYE,
N. j. NYE AND WIFE.