The Penn's Grove record., 1904-01-15
The JQ0lla Of 81. Paups n. f. Church CanI Home.
MRS. EMMA KEEN. WIFE OF PETER ZEN,
Died Monday, Jan. II, 1904, Haed e3 Yeas, 8 Mos.

Aunt Amy" Keen, by which name she was Familiarity called Nv knew her
nam ws Emma) passed from earth to heaven at lis o'clock p m. Monday and
great VIII be lei reward. She had been an intense but patient suffer with great
distress IN her head since lastM May, but she never murmured % copained. She
was resigned to die and her departure has been expected at n timdncA last July
9Th. In the past six weeks she ate little and for three weeks notbg. She had
symptoms OF consumption, butded from cot OF blood at the base the brain.
Services were held at the house, being conducted by Rev. W. G. Moy. Intement
was in Riyerview Cemetery.
THE OLDEST RESIDENT.
Mrs. Keen was the Oldest resident of Penn's Grove. She was bn at English
Creek, Atlantic County, May !, 1920, being the daughter Of Constanand Elizabeth
Dennis In 1888 she came TO Penns Grove ito live with her nncle)ayid Dennis
who kept store in the old store building where s. R. Lean & Sons re now sands
There were then only four r FIVE houses in Penn's Grove, mot incIangt the Cove
In 1889 she married Joseph AppiD by who she had two childn. One son
Charles Apphn now resides in Camden. MI. AppEn died in 1912 Al in 1916 she
married Peter Keen with whom she lived happily for over fifty ninsears and for
81 years in the house in which she died. She leaves two daughters Ir Elizabeth
Pierce, of Philadelphia, and Rachel, wife of William H. Sailor, of PMS Grove.
A MOTHER IN ISRAEL.
"Aunt Amy" had a very social disposition, a cheerful word for and Young
greatly enjoyed life and carried Gods sunshine with her wnereyer e went She
and a worker in the Church and Sunday school. In 1871 when shenoyed to Can.
den for a few months the members of Emmanuel Sunday School pa, her a large BIZ.
BILE, as an expression of their appreciation of her faithful service ine School This
she always highly priced. For the past ten years she has no been able to
take al active part in Church work.
During the days of camp meetings near enns Grove she usual kept a board
in table. In later years she spent several summers at Island Hebts She vas
never mored delighted than when associated with and ntertanin orniaers evonaa
lists and other Cody people.
In the summer of 1878 she noticed that several young folks IT. the PIER at
tended n Sunday School. She conceived the idea of organizingM. +. Sunday
school Nc. 2nO Odd Fellows Hall. She called the first session. james Denny
father OF Capts James and Samuel M. Denny, and Mrs. Tie Spfer wife of Vol.
ter Springer, were the first members. She went out after {. RIean bnr fm.
cousin, and solicited him to be Superintendent, which position he Is most accent.
bly, filled twenty-five years. This Sunday School grew into 81. Pals M E. C9mrb
She las the mother.
After the erection Of the Church in 1884 the Sunday School Il ~ rouo.,
Hail. The younger generation little know the seed she soved thabss ooun 80
a strong and mighty Church for God. The harvest she will rear III be bonnHtrI
because she will come rejoicing, bringing many sheayes with her. She an tuev
sing
"My heavenly home is bright and fair:
Nor pain nor death can enter there;
Its gitenng towers the sui outsbine:
n heavenly mansion now is NINE"