Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-18
Mrs. Martha A. Sargent.


and suffering in the end a critical i'll
ness of five weeks, Mrs. Martha "A.
Sargent formerly OF this city, passed
quietly away soon after Z o'clock, sat
urday morning, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Anna Sargent HUNT.
Spring street, Auburn. Funeral SER
vices will be held at the home in Au-
burn at 10 o'clock this morning and the
remains will! be brought to Augusta
where services will be held at the Win
throp street Baptist church at O'Clock
this afternoon. The interment VIII be
made in Forest Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Martha A. Sargent was born in
Hallowell in 1919 an6 was the daughter
of Captain Joseph and Hannah w.
Richards. She WAS one in family OF
three boys and the same number OF
girls, all of whom possessed strong
characteristics and personalities. Chas.
G.. Richards, her oldest brother. has &C
cumulated fortune in the city of Mo-
bile in the wholesale grocery business
and has splendid family of his own.
Another brother was Capt. Joseph
Richards, who died and was buried IN
the West Indies, while William II.
Richards also went South never to re-
turn alive. Her sisters were Frances
and Harriet.
Miss Richards continued to live be-
meath the paternal roof until she was
10 years of age when she was united
in marriage with Rev. S. G. Sargent,
highly educated Baptist clergyman
Their first passionate was in Belfast
iro6
eight years when he accepted a call to
Frankfort where he continued his min
isterial work another 10 years.
MIR. Sargent had strong literary abil-
ity and finally was called to Massachu-
etts where he accepted position on
the editorial staff of the Waterman.
the UNCONVENTIONAL paper. Here he re-
NAMED some time and gained much
reputation as a clean cut and vigorous
writer.
He then returned to Hallowcll and
soon became connected with the Maine
Baptist missionary convention. His du-
ties were to collect funds and minister
to the wants of pastOrless churches. In
this work he continued for II years
when he retired and settled in Augusta.
Mrs. Sargent was remarkably efficient
as a minister's wife; a woman OF UNI
usual ability, of sweet and even tenn
per. of high and noble instincts, and of
uueenly bearing. Her presence always
added dignity to any social circle or
public gathering; and her fine tastes
| had a large share in making the home
what it always has been-a place of
| Joy and sunshine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sargent lived in Angus
| ia until his death in 1895, when she
went to make her home with her daugh-
ter and whose presence had been a
blessing in that home until death came.
a curious coincident is the fact that
the same year Mrs. Sargent went to
live with her daughter, her mother, at
that time 100 years old. also came
there together with Mr. Hunts mother,
| thus making three old ladies all under
! the same roof. In 1908 the family came
to Auburn and here they have since
| resided.
| Mrs. Sargent was interested IN all
| good work. She was the first president
| of the Augusta w. c. 7. T., and con-
tinued active in its labors for many
wears. being of inestimabie value to the
Union. From its organization, for "a
wears Sne was pTtSIutlll VI liz w "i'''-' :
Missionary Society of the Augusta Bap'
fist church and was then made honor
airy president. Perhaps no other Maine
| woman has done more for this cause
than Mrs. Sargent and her work, along
missionary lines. has been taken up ana
is carried on to a great extent bJ
her daughter. Mrs. Hunt.
For II years Mrs. Sargent was 2
trustee of the Maine Industrial Schoo
for Girls at Hallowell. 1t was she vine
solicited the first $1,000 for commencing
the work which has developed into on.
of the most important and worthy IN
stitutions in Maine.
The only near relative whom Mrs
Sargent leaves is her daughter, MRS
Anna Sargent Hunt. one OF the bes
known, most admired and most beloved
women in Maine. To her. in this time
of sorrow. the sincere love ana sym
pathy Of a wide circle of friends. no
only in Maine but outside of the state
is extended.