The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-30
OLD MISSIONARY LADY
of H|LO PASSES AWAY
Miss Coan Leaves Curious WiII--Two EiiIo
Schools Lycurgus Naturalized-
General News Bulge of Hawaii.

HILO. July 27.-With the passing
away of Miss Harriet Coan on Monday
afternoon at an advanced age, Hilo
and Hawaii generally, lost a firm and
true friend The late Miss Coan was
born in Hilo, her father having been
Rev. Titus Coan, one Of the mission
aries of the early days. He came here
from New England in the thirties and
is affectionately remembered as "Fa-
ther'' Coan all over the islands.
Miss Coan went to the East when a
young girl and completed her education
tl.nre, returning to Hawaii for what
she believed her life's work. AS an
there are very many who will remem-
Der her as the gentle and kindly teach
err of their youth now passed away.
A year ago Miss Coan was found to
be suffering from cancer and an opera
ton was found imperative. From the
effects of this she never quite rallied.
Up to the end of the term just closed
she was a teacher in the Union School,
where her services were always valued.
Or. Munson Coan, an older brother,
now in New York, and Mrs. Waters,
a sister, survive her.
The funeral was held on Tuesday
from the residence OF DR.. Frances Wet
more. A large gathering of mourners
attended
The will of the late Harriet F. Coan
was filed for probate on Wednesday
by Carl S. Smith, the sole executor.
The document is dated July 5, and the
signatures of Miss Bethel of the HiIo
Hospital and Miss Sarah Lyman ap
pear for the witnesses.
There are six bequests made in the
will, the great bulk of the estate going
to Mrs Sarah c. Waters of New York
sister of the late Miss Coan. To
Mrs. Waters are left shares of Wal
alua. 10 shares of Olaa, 125 shares of
Eva, 10 of Hilo Electric, of the L.
Turner Co, 2 preferred shares of
Realty Syndicate, San Francisco;
four fiths of all cash on hand (about
$4,000 in alp, two lots on Church
street one lot on the makai side of
Bridge street and a life estate in the
undivided hall interest in the Coan
homestead.
To Dr. Titus NJ Coan. one-fifth of
all cash in hand.
A small sum is left the trustees OF
the Foreign church. and a similarly
small sum is left in trust for the up
keep of the Coan cemetery lot.
Raymond c. Coan a nephew, now at
Cornell University, is left the fee sim
pie in the Coan homestead after the
expiry OF the undivided half interest
Mrs. Waters. Mrs. Waters
IS named as residuary legatee.
Following the disposition of the prop
erty, Miss Coan gave the most minute
details for the conduct of her funeral,
even to the number of hacks to be en-
gagged. The situation of her grave is
specified, and the executor is directed
20 have erected an inexpensive tomb
stone bearing the words: Harriet F.
Coan. 1S39-1906. Gone Home"
The entire state of the late Miss
Coan figures up to $10,54S, of which
$4,000 is cash, about $4,000 represented
oy real estate and the rest stocks at
current prices.
Some surprise was expressed at the
of the estate, the Herald
says, as many people were under the
that Miss Coan had in
tended to leave most of her property
to her nephew, Raymond c. Coan, now
at Cornell. All he gets is, however,
the fee simple of an undivided half in
the homestead, and he does not come
into this until his aunt's life interest
expires.
HILO BOARDING SCHOOL.