Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-10-19
Adelyza Curtis Russell.

many years of suffering with the dread
Bright's disease, Mrs. Adelyza Curtis
Russell died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. p. Hnggett, in Raritan
township.
Adelyza Curtis was born near Meads-
vile, Pa, August 10, 1910, where she
resided with her parents until she was
six years old The parents then moved
in turn to Illinois and Iowa where they
resided for short time and then went
to Pleasant Grove, Mimi, where the
deceased grew to womanhood.
On September 9th, 1857, she was mar
ried TO Henry H Russell, with whom
she lived happily until his demise in
this city on Feb 10, 1896. To this union
three children were born, one of whom
died in infancy and Ella e. Huggett, of
Raritan, and Charles f. Russell, form
erly of this city but now of Montevideo,
Mimi, who survive their parents
In May. 1866, the then young couple
moved TO Alexandria, Mimi, and were
among the pioneers of that section of
of Minnesota, and lived there through
the trying times of the development of
that country which was then wilder
ness. In 1882 they were attracted to
Dakota, and came to Day county where
they made their home until called o
their reward beyond the grave.
Mrs. Russell was great sufferer all
of her life but she bore her ailments
with Christian courage and fortitude
and was never heard to complain, and
although in midst of great physical suf-
fering was ever looking after the COM
fort of others. About three years ago
the deceased contracted Bright's disease
which ultimately caused her teath. In
March of this year she went to the home
of her son, in Montevideo, in the hopes
that the change would prove of benefit,
but gradually grew worse. In May
she returned to this city, and for sew
eral weeks lowered between life and
death at the home of her niece, Mrs.
Moore. At last she rallied sufficiently
to be taken to the home of her daugn-
ter, Mrs Huggett, where she died on
Sunday at II o'clock
The funeral was held in this city from
the Congregational church-which was
decorated with beautiful flowers by
loving hands-on Tuesday afternoon at
300 o'clock. Rev. p L. Curtis preached
a very touching and appropriate fun
eral sermon. The remains were taken
to Webster cemetery followed by large
number of mourning relatives aud
friends and consigned to their last rest
ing place beside those Of hen husband
who had preceded her.
In the death of Mrs. Russell the world
has lost a pure and noble woman, the
ones she knew have lost faithful and
assisting friend, the children have lost
a kind, loving, indulgent and self -sacri-
ficing mother who has gone to wait for
them in her home in heaven.
In the holy hush of night mother
y vision came to me,
In floating robes of silvery light
And Whispered me of thee.
| felt soft kiss on my brow,
Like that which you had given,
And i heard the dear word in my ear
of mother, home and heaven, home
and heaven.
OF mother, home and heaven.
1t whispered me of bygone hours,
OF your sad eyes ana mild
W hen last we parted, bathed in tears
For me, your hayward child.
And now we talked, meath the moons
clear light
On that fair cloud less even,
And how / vowed I'd ne'er forget
My mother, home and heaven.
With angel forms we dwelt, mother,
La far off shadowy land
With a golden CLEAN OF light around
The pale seraphic baud
And Oh twas a bliss divine
To know my sins forgiven,
That the glorious goal had won
OF mother, home and heaven.
But all too soon woke, mother,
The radiant shadow fled,
And bitter were the signs i heaVed
And bitter tears | shed
That il was all a baseless dream,
That from thee | was Tiven,
And mine was but vision wild
OF mothor, home and heaven.
But will strive, my mother dear,
To keep my childhood's trust.
And where thy sainted form is laid