The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
DIED LAST NIGHT.
Mrs. Stewart Sheldon Died at
9:45 at Her Home.
Has Been in Poor Health for
Some Years.
CAUSE is DIPHTHERIA.
Brought on Sudden Attack of
Heart Failure.
CAUSE is DIPHTHERIA.
Mother of Rev. Charles M. Shell
don, of Central Church.

Mrs. Stewart Sheldon, the mother of
Charles NJ. Sheldon, died on Sunday ev-
ening at 9:45 o'clock, at the age of "A
years, at her home, 1906 West street, of
heart failure superinduced by a COM
plication of diseases which had been
| aggravated during the past few days by
| diphtheretic symptoms.
The funeral win take place on Tues
day afternoon. The hour will not be
announced until later pending the ar
rival Of some Of the children. There
will be no services at the house for it
is under quarantine for diphtheria. A
simple commitment service will be held
at the grave. The funeral will be pri-
vate The interment will be in Topeka
cemetery.
Mrs. Sheldon is survived by her hus-
band Rev. Stewart Sheldon, a retired
pastor of the Congregational church,
and the following children: DR.. Charles
M. Sheldon, minister of the Central
Congregational church of Topeka; Mrs.
Myron A. Waterman of Kansas City,
Mo, DR.. NJ. w. Sheldon, physician and
surgeon at the iron mines at Negaunee,
Mich, Mrs. Oscar DOdd of Evanston, Ill,
and Miss Sarah P. Sheldon of Topeka.
All of the children except Mrs. Dodd
will be here for the funeral. She only
returned to her home a few days ago
AFTER making an extensive WISH Win
her parents here.
Mrs. Sheldon has been in poor health
during the past few years er0r0 a COM
plication of troubles. About two weeks
ago, however, she became considerably
worse and had to take to her bed.
About four days ago she contracted
throat trouble which resolved itself into
diphtheria. On Sunday afternoon she
grew much worse. She seemed to be
/ feeling a little better during the even
fr7cr han af rf n o'clock
attack of heart failure ended her life
/ She was perfectly conscious up to the
| time of her death and seemed to be
| resting very easily.
Mrs. Sheldon was born in Perry
! Center New York, August 20, 1881.
/ She married Rev. Stewart Sheldon So
/ years ago. In 1863 her husband con-
I Quoted a pastOrate in Lansing. Mich,
/ where they were visited by President
! Ward of YanktOn college, Dakota
1 Rev. SheIdon's health was broken and
Mr.. Ward advised a change OF scene
/ and OCCUPATION. The family moved to
/ a farm near Yankton. Charles NJ
/ Sheldon was then IL years old
Mr.. Sheldon's health returned and
! he began to preach in the sparse settle
ments about him. In little while the
! CONGREGATIONAL Home Missionary So
! ciety appointed him superintendent OF
/ missions for Dakota, which position ne
! held for fifteen years. During this
] Z
+ Sunday schools and superintended the
/ building of fifty meeting houses In
all this arduous work Mrs. Sheldon was
/ a faithful helpmeet of her husband.
/ Their frontier experiences were very
| trying and demanded the most en-
thusiastic spirit. Mrs. Sheldon work
| ed hard and did much in support of
/ the effort of her husband to establish
Christian churches in that territory
In 1886 Mr.. Sheldon was appointed
/ field secretary of the Congregational
/ Church Building society for New Eng
/ land, and with his family he moved
east. Three years later when Charles
| M. Sheldon became pastor of the Cen
/ tral Congregational church, Mr.. and
( Mrs. Stewart Sh eldon moved to Topeka
and they have resided here ever since
/ Three years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Shell
| don celebrated their ffueth wedding
anniversary at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Myron Waterman, in
I Kansas City. All Of the children and a
/ good many of the relatives were pres
1 ent, and it was quite a family event.
/ In speaking of his mother, Charles
/ NJ. Sheldon said this morning; she
was a wonderful woman. She did a
4 great work in her lifetime, nobly as
! sisting in every way. On the frontier
/ she was a tower of strength in estab-
fishing churches. Right up to the last
! she was the same good, true-hearted.
! sacrificing, whole-souled mother. She
/ was a great woman