, 1907-01-12
FOUND DEAD
BY HER BED
GRANDMA HASklNS RECEIVES
SUMMONS AFTER FOUR
SCORE YEARS.

er Preparing Her sons Luncheon
and Seeing Him Depart for His
Work-Death of Mrs. Bowman.
Mrs. Harriet Haskins, known all ov,
er the city as Grandma Haskins and
beloved by everybody who used thai
endearing term, died yesterday, at the
home of her son, Daniel Haskins, 512
Flint street, n the remains will be
taken to Danville, Ill, for interment
beside these of her husband, who died
in that city thirty years ago. She is
survived by two sons and one daugh-
ter, all of whom reside in the city.
These are Dan HaskiEs, employed at
the shops; George Haskins, an engi-
neer on the Wyoming division, and
Mrs. Harriet Mathison, the wife of Par
ley Mathison, living at Sixth and Kear-
ney streets. Two sons and two daugh-
tiers are dead, their bodies lying in
the family burying ground at Dan.
vile. She has a sister residing at Dan.
vile.
A Native of England.
Mrs. Haskins was born in England
eighty years ago last August. She has
been a resident of the United States
for thirty-seven years, thirteen years
of that time living at Danville and for
twenty-four years in Laramie. She
was an unusually well preserved old
lady, bearing her four-score years as
nimbly as some twenty years younger.
Her health has been very good recent
ly, and no thought of her dying for at
least a dozen years was entertained by
her children. Thursday she complain
ed of feeling a little distress from a
cold n took some quinine. Yester-
day morning she arose as usual, feel,
ing better than she had done before.
Preparing her sons MONDAY luncheon,
she saw him depart for his work and
set about her own work at the home.
Between 1890 and IL O'Clock Mrs.
Stirling, a neighbor, ia her about the
house and yard, as lively as usual.
Found Dead in Her Room.
The son did not come home at noon,
he usually carried lunch, and not
until late in the afternoon did her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. George Haskins,
of AGO Sixth street, go to the Haskins
home. She was in the habit of calling
about that time of day, and walking
into the house, discovered that the
rooms were cold. Hearing nothing of
Grandma" Haskins, she became
alarmed and called to her. There was
response, and the younger lady,
summoning Mrs. Stirling, made a
search of the house, finding Grandma"
lying beside the bed N her bedroom,
dead, life having been extinct for some
time. 1t is presumed that she went
to lie down and sleep, as was her Gus
tom to enjoy a nap in the afternoon.
The remains were picked up from the
floor and Undertaken Stryker called,
who prepared them for shipment to the
home of the family at Dan
vile.
Member of Methodist Church.
Grandma Haskins was one of the
most cheerful, bright-faced, lovable
ladies, in the city, whose friends are
only by the number of her
acquaintance. AT Danville she had
been a consistent, enthusiastic mem
Der of the Methodist church, the hus-
band Of her sister, Rev. Jones, being
for a number of years pastor of the
church prior to his death. She had not
transferred her membership to the Lar.
annie church, although she was known
by every Methodist in the city and low
ed for her pure Christian life. Fun
eral services will be held in her home
church az Danville upon the arrival of
the body. Her children were all born
in England, coming with their parents
to this county nearly two scores Of
years ago. Three of them came with
their mother to this city and have
since made their home here, they, toe,
having the esteem OF all its citizens.
They will receive in like measure the
sympathy of the community in the TAX.
ing away of their saintad mother.
Services Here Tomorrow.
The remains will be taken east on
train No. A tomorrow, accompanied by
the two sons, George and Dan, and the
daughter, Mrs. Farley Mathison. Ser
vices will be held ut the Mathison
home corner Sixth and Kearney, at
10 o'clock in the morning, conducted
by Rev. Pierce of the Methodist church.
Friends who desire 10 view he re
mains may do SO at that time.
Death Of Mrs. Bowman.
Mrs. Minerva Hickman Bowman,
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