The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-09-07
MoRTUARY.
Mary n. Fosdick.

Mary, third daughter Of George and
Jessie Observation-Disclosures, was born at
Jedbury near Edinburgh, Scotland, Nov.
., 1886. In 1861 her parents, with their
family of four daughters and one son,
came to America. While on their voy-
age OF nearly nine weeks duration in a
sailing vessel they were obliged to COM
nit to the cold waves the body of their
infant daughter, aged II months. Ar
irving at New York City they proceed
ed overland at once to Marshall county,
ILL.,, where her father purchased farm
on which homestead ther father, mother
and brother lived during their lifetime.
the mother dying within five years.
The sisters both married and settled
near the home in Illinois. Mary r. was
the asst of the Immediate family.
She was OF the strict Scotch Presby-.
| terrain rearing, but was converted and
joined the Steuben Baptist church when
| about 10 years old. She was married to
Rev. Levi Fosdick in 1856, he having
been student at Fairmouns theological
seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio. After this
marriage he still pursued his minister
ial studies while teaching school, also
working portion of the time at car
pentering, again entering college at
ShurtleG, Upper Alton, ILL.,, where he
graduated in 1862.
They removed at once to Fond du Lac,
Wis., where he took the pastorate of the
Lamartine church and was ordained in
1863.
The consistent life of pastors help
meet she modestly lived, reserved ever
and Judicious, quick to perceive the
true character Of those with whom she
was called upon to mingle in her daily
life. Since the death of lifelong COM
panion, who died July 80, 1908, she has
been lonely, and often melancholy, and
sank into the gradual decline so often
Experienced by the aged, and longed to
depart and be with loved ones gone on
before. Her prayer has been for pa
tient submission to Gods will and her
hearts desire was to join the loved COM
panion on the other shore. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jennie r. Ballinger, who lived
with her at Tuskecgo,, Ia, and her sons,
F. A. Fosdick, of Des Moines, and G. A
Fosdick, of Albany, Mo-, were with her
in her last hours.
Cholera morbus was the severe illness
with which she was attacked at noon on
Aug. IL and she passed away at II D. M
on August %. For about five days she
was q severe sufferer. She retained
consciousness until within few hours
Of the final departure. She expressed
herself ready to go, and DESTROYS of be-
ing at rest. Her loved ones do not
mourn lost one, but feel that she has
gone on before, and has heard her Saw
iors welcome voice saying, Come home,
dear one, come home."
The funeral services were conducted
at 'Tuskeego by her former pastor, G.
W. Smith, assisted by Rev. j. W. Mum
dell and Rev. S. Harvey, pastor of the
Y. =. church. She was laid to rest in
the kellerton cemetery beside her hus-
band.
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Special attention shown ladies and
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