Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-14
Death of Mrs. Houghton.

Gardiner has been called 10 mourn
the loss of one Of her talented and
highly respected daughters in the
death Of Mrs. Dora r. Houghton, who
passed away, Saturday afternoon, June
IL, after q long and severely painful ILL
ness.
Mrs. HOughton was the daughter Of
f1hn C. and Sarah ]. Jones, who for
- er 40 years resided at the old home
stead on the corner of Washington and
Maple streets. a home SO closely assO-
ciated with all that was dear and beau
tiful in the early life of this daughter
that in spite of her varied and extern
sive travels in this and foreign lands,
Mrs. Houghton upon her frequent re-
turns to her early home, always greet
ed it as 1.-THE dearest and sweetest spot
Oh earth.'
Mrs. Houghton was the wife of the
late Henry HOughtOn of SOmerville,
Mass, to whose sons and daughters
she has ever been a loyal, loving and
devoted mother. No greater proof that
this love and devotion was warmly re-
turned could be found than the fact
that this family, now grown to man.
hood and womanhOod, gathered in this
old home to pay their last loving trib-
ute of respect to her who had filled a
mothers place to them, one daughter.
Mrs. Evangeline Crerer of London,
Eng, rising from q severe illness and
making this long journey that she
might minister to one who had been
from early childhood her idol of true
motherhood.
Mrs. Houghton was a member of the
Winter Hill Universalist church of
SOmerville, Mass, where she resided
during her married life and where
large circle of friends mourn her loss.
Two brothers, Fred A. Jones of North
Pittston, Me-, and Charles IL. Jones of
Lynn, Mass, and one sister, Mrs Mel
lie j., wife of ]. f. Edgecomb of Gar
diner, Me-, survive ner. Their devoted
and loving care of an idOliZed sister
during a long illness OF unusual suffer-
ing has been to all who were privileged
to enter this bereavcd home and ex-
ample of loving fidelity and unswerv-
ing devotion almost unparalleled.
Mrs. Houghton came from London
during the Christmas holidays of 1902,
with the brightest anticipatiOns of
delightful visit with her only sister
and the many warm friends of her
childhood and young womanhOod. Her
anticipations were realized for but q
brief year, when the hand of disease
was laid upon her and i'll spite of every
care and attention she slowly but
surely approached the end. She was a
woman of high literary attachments.
of sweet Christian character and of
charming personality. aueenly in APP
pearance, but with a spirit so gentle
and sympathetic that none knew her
but to love her"
She died as she had lived in the
strong and abiding faith in the Father
hood Of God. the Brotherhood Of man
and the final harmony Of all souls with
God, and it shall ever be 4 comfort
and consolation to those who mourn
her that
God hath marked each anguished day,
And numbered every secret tear;
And Heavens long age of bliss shall pay
For all His child hath suffered here
The funeral services, held at the old
home, Tuesday afternoon, were con-
Quoted by Rev. Oluf Tandberg, assist
ed by Rev. G. A. Hayden of Augusta.
The bearers were w. l.. Tozier, Charles
Eldridge. George Pierce and f. E. An
drews. Interment was at Oak Grove
cemetery.