West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-02-21
Ringwood, February s1, 1907.
DEATHS DOINGS.
Mrs. Harriet Dent.

p. m, at her home in Newburg,
Preston county, w. Va, Mrs.
Harriet Hess Dent, wife of DIR.
William M. Dent, aged II years,
n months and S days. She was
born near Laural Point on March o,
1884, of an old and prominent
family of Monongalia county. Her
parents died while she was quite
young and she was raised 10y her
brother, the late Alexander r..
Hess, who died recently.
She was married to DR.. William
M. Dent on March IS, 1852, at
Granville, Monongalia county, Va,
now West Virginia, and of that
Union four children were born:
Mrs. Nellie G.. AMMAN, Francis M.
Dent, Lille May Dent, and Mar
maduke E. Dent, all deceased ex-
cept her youngest son, Marmaduke
E. Dent, of Washington, d. c.
Mrs. Harriet Hess Dent was con.
verted during a revival held under
the pastorate of the Rev. Mr..
Trainer of the Methodist Episcopal
church in the year 1859. During
the same year she was baptised and
received into the Baptist church at
Morgantown.
DR.. William M. Dent, her hus
band, having located at Newburg,
in 1868, she was removed from all
contact and fellowship with the
church of which she was a member,
and then she transferred her church
membership from Morgantown to
the independence Baptist church.
of which she was an honored and
respected member. For forty eight
years she lived an upright and con
sistant Christian lf- in the Baptist
church and FIR The last twenty-five
Yeas She has been an Invalid, much
OF the time unable To- help herself
and dependent upon the CAFE of the
family. Had 1t not been that her
husband was a physician her life
would have been terminated years
ago, but he, by unt.ring care and
devotion, had been able to keep the
feeble flame of life burning until it
refused to respond to his care and
attention. The immediate u of
death was an attack of grip, which,
in her enfeebled condition., she was
unable to overcome.
During the years of her active
life, before she became a confirmed
invalid, she was a prominent lady
in all the social affairs of Newbure.
a devoted. wife, a loving mother, a
charitable friend and helper in the
homes of sickness and bereavement.
and departed this life loved, es
teemed and respected by all who
knew her.
To her husband and family are
extended the sympathy and con-
dolence of the entire community in
their bereavement.
A large number of friends and
-~AeIghbors gathered in her late home
in attendance upon the funeral ser
vices, which we're conducted bv
Rev. K. r. Rice, pastor of the NJ.
P. church at Newburg. Among
those from a distance we're: Mr..
and Mrs. Mclaughlin, Of Garrett.
Ind, Marmaduke f. Dent. Of
Washington, D. CT Judge NJ. r..
Dent, Hon. w. r. d. Dent. Mrs.
DR.. J. f. K. Ellis and Hon. William
Morgan, Of Grafton; David C..
ReaY, and DR.. Frank N. Dent. of
Morgantownj Mrs. DR.. +. NJ. Fopre.
and Mr.. and Mrs. James a. AMMAN.
Of Rowlesburg; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Fairfax, Of ReedsvIle.
The palIbearers we're Messrs.
James Dulin, Of Grafton william
Morchler Jacob GoIdbaugb. T. C.
Harrington, f. II Smith, and r
G. Lynch, Of Newburg.
Sister Dent is survived by her
husband, DR.. william VI. Dent. and
her youngest son, Msrmaduke r
Dent, Of Washington, j. c.. and
n sister, Mrs Carrie J.. Ferguson.
Of Newburg, who is 10 years Of age
eight grandchildren and four great
grandchildren, namely: Grand.
children: William D. r.. AMMAN.
M. T. Dent Jr., Aldlne Dent. Mrs.
Nellie d. Fairfax, William Travis
Dent, Edward Arthur Dent. Frank
NJ Dent and Cay Hess Dent.
Great-grandchildren were: william
Donald AMMAN, Nellie Sue Amman.
Margaret Fairfax and Dent Faiffsx.
Her remains we're laid 20 rest ia
The i. o. 0. i. and X. Of p. GENE.
~ at Newbufg.
May she rest IN peace.