The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-12-07
Obituaries

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nur midst, this time taking Mrs.
Strong The mother of Mrs. j. W.
Alien. Sad, indeed, is the duty
that devolves upon us a. neigh
Dognand friesdsat times like this.
But death must come tonne aud
all, and W should not weep, but
rather rejoice. when one Of the
god old christian mothers, who
Las lived her ALLOTTED span OF
sears, and WHO las lived strong
ii. tile faith al our Lord aud Mas
ter, giving lsrseif up Il, bis ser
s,ce, leaser this world ~ suffer
ing and ssrs 10 b.. with Him who
has b.sn Il lifelong Saver,
ttie,d AID Gompani,u Death
Las no tsrrors for such A. these,
aid our loving manifestations and
sympathetic words can only Id
part compensate tile bersaved
ss,es FIR ille Ioss If i dearly be
Iss.d and ciH lisIied nember of
tile Iamiiy.
A short funeral service was
ln.ld ia the residences Tuesday
s.seslilag, and Wednesday lnmn
Ing tin remains III Mrs Strung
we're taken 10 Banne, Iowa, ac
cs,lnpanied BY Rev. Alien, where
sls will b. laid beside her hns-
band.
tlafissa Benton Strong was
hun ii Braiutree, Vermont.
l.rx.tnber g1st, 1918. When six
years old she moved 81 Brook
iield, Vermont. According 10
lie custom in thnse years she
Mas brought up III he diligent
md wak taught tile various kinds
II work III home snch a. carsling
wHsl aud lax. spinning, weaving.
/ sewing, knitting and the like.
Anyone WIN has seeu her knit
lug will say she learned her
lessons well.
In 1887 she was married to DR..
j, In Il. strong td Randolph,
Vermont. After living eighteen
seMrs Iii Vermont, DIR. Strung
I'D wife decided ~ come west
mud In 1885 they moved To what
Il now known a. Maple Park.
Illinois. This WAS their home for
! qnart4r III Il century. Two Of
their three children died IN
hildhoud, tie atller, Mrs. Glaaa
4. Alien. survives lier mother
IN 1876 In. htfulg aud his wife
lett MHplr Park for Dies PLANES. |
IlIinois, and since thai time her
hume las been been with her
daughter. la 1858 tile family
moved to Iowa, where they 70.
sided TOR some twenty years |
DR. strong died AID WAS buried
ill Huuns., luwa. Ia l6yl.
Mis-. hinns believed that she
WIS converted when she was
quite young. but Ia Those days
tl.xc,nv4fkiol or children WAS
! II ltnksd nlnn with favor, and
l4seretore SHE WAS not encour
tesd 10 make AN open profes
Ion. She became member Of
alle Baptist church in Maple
Park, Illinois. about forty four |
Years ago. Untilrecently. while
health and strength permitted.
she was d regular attendant up |
ca the services Of the Lord )
lsuse. she was familiar with
The scriptures and enjoyed
hristiaa Fellowship. While
not very rugged, BY the exercise
III care and regular hab
its Mrs. strong was Us
ualIy well, and lived toa ripe old /
aye. passing away only ninteen
DAYS beiote her eighty eighth
birthday. About two weeks ago |
site took q severe cold. which.
caused no particular alarm Tor
stone days When she did not
improve physician was called
but With evary effort for recov-
ery size gfaunAiIy Jailed, aud
i ss~d away on Sunday evening, |
llectaber 2, SO calmly ana
peaesfnlly that for the watching, |
~ departnre would not have /
bssn knoxn
4 exiseth his beloved sleep.