Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-02
MRS. N. E. SEXTON.

The funeral of Mrs. NJ. f. Sexton vii
take place from Christ church Frida
morning at IL O'Clock. Rev. Fl. NJ. p.
Pearse officiating Mrs. Sexton was on
of the most respected residents OF thi
boiCuRh and those who Nere associate
with her speak of her as a very lovely
wetnan n thorough Christian and one q
the best of mothers and friends. Sb
was devoted to her church, having beei
Il member of Christ church for forty c
more years and ever Sund ay moiniD,
found her there even when she WAS hardl
q 1e, to walk.
Her pastor, Mr.. Pearse, speaks of ht
In the highest terms. For about th"t
years she has suffered more or less froi
trouble with her heart and about a yea
ago 1t took a serious form and for tb
past few weeks, she has been a gres
sufferer. Her physician DR.. TreganowI
has been faithful In his attendance IN
having been a friend as we'll as physicipi
for the family for years and knowing he
. character, said it seemed too bad thai
such a 10, ely woman should suffer st
Death came to her as a happy release ar
she entered Paradise peacefully and with
out suffering to the last, as she ha'
been unconscious for forty-elght hours.
Her nurse, Mrs. Hough, formerly Q
Rooseveltyhosplta in New York city, ha
been SO faithful in her attendance. thu
the family cannot speak 100 highly 9
her and requested her to remain unit
neAoa 49, f,.,on,1 9Th fhao1 NJ, Sov
TN Leaves. a soa. Joe a.. Sexton,
four grand children and four grea
gca1d children, all of t his borough
a i ,ter Mrs. Imogine Mefford, of Quincy
H.! who Is very H., a brother Edwl
A zen, of this borough, TWO brother
Alfred and Frank AIKEN, residing in 81
L ,uls, a brother Willtam S. Akeu, o
Lake G, aries, Louis ana, aud ar aur
aged ninety years, residing at Ma"anetk
n. Y, and Il number other relatives an,
friends.
Mrs. Sexton was seventy seven year
old Monday and had been a resident o,
this borough for fully fifty years.
Last Christmas eve, she with SON
other members of the family presented
her son Joe ard Wife with 4 beautli J
clock, which runs 100 days without wind
ing. As Ii was being wound on Chris
mas eve she exclaimed 81 wonder HOY
many OF us will be here next Christina
to see i wound up%"
BY her wish, Der nephew, James Sex
ton, undertaken of Asbury Park, is iuI
raj director, assisted by undertaken Ma
son, Of this borough. The relatives VII
take leave of the deceased ut the house,
Joe A. Sections in Broadway, before tn
funeral The remains will he taken t
.ean Grove and placed in a vault I'M /
spring when they will be taken to Glen
dola, for intermcnt in a family plot Of
the sections.
AT Glendola is a quaint little church
where the late William Sexton's relatIve Is
wo,s hipped and where his b mother,
Michael Sexton, used TO preach. 1t Il
surrounded by n cemetery in which they
are buried but the family plot cannot
be purchased, SO MIR. Joe Sexton fears
that In time a large church will be buil'
on the spot and in the spring he will
have the remains of his father and grand
parents removed and they, as we'll as hi
mother placed In a new plot purchased
by him. AN immen.e u Weigh
ing u ton, or mole, will also be removed
to the new family plot. The
was placed there by the late Mrs. NJ. E,
Sexton, after her husbands, the late
William Sections demise and has Il Of
the families nam - on It,. Only the male
members of the family will accompany
the remains 10 Ocean Grove.
Nhara ora ooi1c. opl coIuc b,t tba on1u