Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-19
Mother lyman Gone.

Mother Lyman Gone.
AT twelve o'clock last Saturday
night, at the residence of II. j. Crevel-
ing, occurred the death of Mrs Crevel-
ling's mother, Mrs Sarah Lyman, who
has had home there for several years.
She was 81 years, months of age,
having been born May Is, 1920, in
Pollett, Vermont. Her maiden name
was Sarah Pierce. When Is years of
age she went to Michigan and engaged
in teaching, but within few years was
married TO VIM. Lyman and after
several years moved with him to Ohio.
In 1857 they moved to Big Grove, now
Oakland, Pottawattamie county, Iowa.
Her husband died in 1915. In 1893 she
removed from Oakland to Atlantic and
in 1901 came with her son and daugh-
ter to Audubon where she has since
resided. For about six years the in
firmities of age have rendered her
very nearly helpless, and for many
months past entirely so, cutting her
off from life's activities of which she
has ever been fond. She was an en-
thusiastic member of the w. II. c.
having first joined that organization
in Oakland and always retaining her
membership there. Her three eldest
sons served in the civil war and she
has been heard to say that she wished
she had.more to go if needed to Danish
from our land the curse of slavery.
She was great worker aud as long as
she could see to read, a great reader.
She was intensely interested in the
doings of the world. The religious,
financial and even political conditions
we're closely watched by her. She was
the mother of seven children one of
whom died in infancy, Her eldest son,
Major Joseph Lyman, of Council
Bluffs, died in 1890; also her youngest
daughter, Annie Royce, of Oakland.
Serene Lyman, her second son, died in
1892. The two younger sons, VIM.
Lyman, of Shenandoah, and Rufus Ly.
man, of Carson, and her eldest daugh-
ter Rhoda l.. Creveling, of Audubon,
still survive to mourn the loss of
most devoted Christian mother. She
eft 10 grandchildren and six great
grandchildren. Her brothers and sis
ters have all gone on before her to
the better land.
Her church connection in her youth
was with the Baptist Church but has
been for many years with the M. e.
Church.
A short service was conducted
by her pastor at the home Tuesday
morning and the remains were then
taken to Oakland to be inferred be-
side her husband. She was closely
identified with the hardships of pio.
neer days but bore her part heroicly.
To such as she we owe the convenien-
ces we now enjoy. Now all for her is
over and let her rest with folded
h ands.
Pale, withered hands that more than four
score years,
Had wrought for others, soothed the hurt of
tears,
Rocked childrens cradles, eased the fevors
smart,
Dropped balm Of love in many an aching heart,
Now stirless folded like wan leaves pressed
Above the snow and silence of her breast
| In mute appeal they tell OF labors done,
And well earned rest that camo ut set OF sun
From the worn brow the lines OF care are swept,
| As If an angels kiss the while she slept
Had smoothed the cob web wrinkles quite away
And given back the peace Of childnood's day;
And on the lips smile as II she said:
None know Life's secret but the happy dead.
| So, gazing whore she lies we know that pain
| And parting cannot cleave her soul again.
And her children who lnger yet u
| little longer can say:
| ''The mother who waited for them here
Wearing q smile SO sweet
/ Now waits on the hills OF Paradise
For her children's coming feet"