Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
Obituary.

llstHeI ~. SuedT WIS DOTH Ill Lee,
Oneida county, New York, January
3, 1922. Died at her home on Rock
Prairie, northeast of Manchester,
Iowa, Saturday morning, December
Is, 1906, aged SO years, IL months,
and 10 days.
She was united in marriage to j /.
O. Bushnell, October l3, 1S4l.
To this union were born five
children, four sons and one daugh-
ter. Her beloved husband, now 50
years of age, four sons, thirteen
grandchildren, and six great grand
children survive her, the daughter
having died in 1885.
The sons who mourn her loss are
NJ. T., Bushnell, G. o. Bushnell, j.
D. Bushnell, Of Delaware county, Ia.
and l. N. Bushnell of Fayette county
Iowa.
Early in life, Mrs. Bushnell united
with the Methodist Episcopal church
in the state of New York.
For twenty-five years after her
marriage, the deceased, together
with her husband, lived on the old
homestead in Oneida county, N. Y,
then, catching the spirit of energy
which prompted SO many of the best
citizens of that eastern country to
move west, Mr., and Mrs. Bushnell
together with their family, came
to the present homestead on Rock
Prairie, Delaware county, Iowa,
which for Al years has been her
home.
All who became acquainted with
Mrs. Bushnell were impressed with
her spirit of activity and energy.
She was a true wife and mother
Those who knew best her domestic
life, loved her most. Quiet and I'M
assuming, she won a place in all
hearts. Her home was her palace,
yet, she ever found time, when
friends and neighbors needed help
or counsel, to gladly and cheerfully
give it. More than four score years
ofactive service, for God, home, and
humanity, then rest came.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. II. T. Crawford, pastor
Of the Greeley NJ. E. church, at the
home, Monday afternoon, December
18th. The sermon was preached
from the very fitting text found in
Rev. IA: 13-"Blessed are the dead
which die in the Lord from hence
forth; Yea, saith the spirit; that they
may rest from their labors; and their
works do follow them"
Il am ready to go whenever God
calls" were the last words of Grand.
mother Bushnell to the writer.
Today, the weary march of life is
over, she rests from her labors, but
her works do follow her.
A large concourse of friends and
neighbors gathered at the home to
sympathize with the sorrowing, and
pay their last respects to the dead.
Interment was made in Rock
Prairie cemetery, where the mortal
remains of Grandmother Bushnell"
were consigned to mother earth,
there to rest in peace until all ma
tons and people shall arise to meet
the coming Lord.
Blessed are the dead which die
in the Lord" Husband, sons,
daughters, grandchildren all re-
joice, because they know this to be
the happiness of their loved one.
~ go to life and not to death;
From darkness to life's native sky.
go from sickness and from pain
To health and Immortality.
60 from chains to liberty,
These letters will be broken soon;
Forth over Eden's fragrant fields
walk beneath q glorious noon.
For toll there comes the crowned rest,
Instead of burdens. eagles wings.
And 1, even l, this lifelong thirst
Shall quench at everlasting spri ngs.
God lives! Who says that must dle9
cannot while Jehovah liveth
Christ lives! cannot die but live;
He life to me forever giveth."
II. T. G.