The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
OBITUARY

HELEN G. Stevens was born Sept.
-, 1886, in Gi1boa, Schohaire county,
n Y, and died in Bristol, Wis, Feb. |
20, 1904
When she was twelve years old she
came with her father and mother to
Wisconsin and settled in Pleasant |
Prairie, where her parents lived till |
1862, when they removed to- Bristol, |
one-ha1f miles north of the village.
Fifty years ago the 10Th day of last
December, she was married to Ashbel |
| Epson, and began housekeeping in
Rio, Columbia county, where they
lived till 1858, when they came to
Pleasant Prairie. Aftera hort resi-
dence there they purchased the farm
now known as the. Upson homestead.
In 1898, on account of failing health,
| they rented their farm and moved into
the village.
| Seven children we're born to Brother
and Sister Epson. Two have gone on
before her and FIVE remain, all of
whom, by the providence of God, were
permitted to be present at this last
service
Mrs. g.. S. Huntoon of Salem, Wis;
| Willis A., of Bristol; Mrs. F. J.
Frisbie of Bailey, Iowa; Mrs. Charles
Joslyn, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Can
ada, and Mrs. E. L. Stanebraker, of
Bristol, Wis, with husband and two
sisters, Mrs. NJ. A. Buck, Of Sheboy-
gam Wis, and Mrs. Vim. Gibbs, of
Stockton, CAL, and one brother, DR..
E. b. Stevens, of Bristol, are left to
mourn the loss of wife, mother and
/ sister.
| Sister Epson made public confess
sion Of Christ, and united with the
church during the pastorate, Brother
d. O. Jones, whom some of you I'M
doubted1y remember. She remained
until the church was moved to Bristol
when she took a letter, which was
written for one year, and not having
deposited it elsewhere, her member
ship reverted back again to this
I church.
/ called upon her several times be-
fore her last illness and found her
faith strong in the Lord. One thought
that troubled her most was the fact
that she could no longer be in the &C
tive work, that years and failing
health forbid her doing what she was
accustomed to do in former years.
For three years she had been in fail
ing health, and when only few days
ago she was taken so suddenly i'll she
had not the strength TO fight back the
physical enemy of man-death.
But it did not find her unpre pared.
She Was-ready when the summons
came, and on Saturday morning, Feb.
20, God called her to come up higher.
For two or three days she was great
lsuffefer till death came to her relief.
The spirit took its flight on one of the
most beautiful winter mornings it has
ever been my privilege to see. Dur
ing the night fog had lowered over
us, and white frost settled upon the
trees, which looked in the morning
sun like thousand gems.
! So much like the life in this world
there is the storm, the fog, and then
the gems, only the gems of that spirit
world are unlike the frost upon the
trees which spark1es for an hour and
then melt away, but shine on and on
forever.
AS wife she was true and faithful.
! As mother loving and devoted. AS
a neighbor and friend thoughtful and
Sympathetic. AS Christian her
| faith firm, her hope like an anchor
rea ched within the veil.
May God comfort those who mourn
today not only in the tender mem
cries you hold for the one who has
just left you, but by special bless
ing and comfort by His own spirit
dwelling within you. The door she
has entered is not closed but open day
and night and bye and bye the mes
senger shall come for you. May it
find you ready. In my Fathers
i house there are many rooms.
REV. @. p. CHRISTIAN, Pastor.