The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-04
Obituary.

1t the wild storm of Wednesday
morning, Mar. Doth, the news was
sent over the wires to the many
friends and relatives of Susan Anna
rilla Durgin that the bright, sweet
angel of rest whom we have misnam
ed, Death, had called for her and led
her to the shores of the River of Life,
the land of eternal flowers and sun
shine.
Mrs. Durgin was born in Curley,
Vt. Aug. 18th 1923, and was brought to
Maine by her parents the following
year. On Jan. 2sth 1874 she was join
ed in marriage to Chas. s. Durgin in
Augusta, Me. After residing at SO.
Scion. Scion and Skowhegan for vary
ing periods they came to West Forks
in 1861 and this was her home until
her release. AS a wife she was help
full, trustful loyal. In their earlier
years when struggling to provide Tor
their little ones and lay the founda-
ton for future competence, she JOY
fully did her full share and ever made
a home to which husband and children
returned with joyful anticipations
and TO which they brought their
friends with pride, for through life
she dispensed that old-tlme hosplta-
lity that is now becoming rare and
that gave her loving place IN the
hearts of all who shared it.
For several years Mr.. Durgin has
been sadly afflicted by loss of sight
and hearing and constant care-a
care that she seemed to feel to be her
privilege to bestow; and no one else
could so minister to his wants and no
other voice could be so easily heard
as hers. During the more than sixty
three years of their married life she
brought to him that bliss that only
the husband of a devoted, trusting
wife can ever know.
As mother she was unusually self
sacrificing and tender, thinking no
evil and believing all good OF her low
ed ones Seven children, three sons
and four daughters were given her
and it was source of great comfort
to her that all lived very near, four
within few rods. How she loved to
have her grand and great grand chill
dren about her and how they loved TO
troop in and out of "Grammies!" NO
other cake was as sweet as hers and
she always had generous slices for
them.
As neighbor, she was generous,
helpful and social, joyfully sharing
with the needy both her substance
and her sympathy, and manifesting, a
deep interest in all pertaining to the
support of schools, while the children
of her neighbors ever shared in some
of her sweet mother love.
On Saturday before her decease she
was stricken with paralysis. Her ad-
vanced age, more than eighty three
years, made it impossible for her to
rally and, although receiving all the
care that loving hearts and hands
could give, at eight O'Clock of the fol-
lowing Wednesday the end came.
The funeral was held at her home
under the oversight of a. Z. Dinsmore
of Bingham. Rev. T. B. HIATT of
North Arson spoke words of comfort
to the weeping ones and spoke ten
derlv of the life and kindness of the
one that was gone, not word OF
which was inappropriate or under
served. There were several beauti-
full floral tributes, one of which was a
wreath bearing the truthful words,
"a friend to ALL" for that she was
and all who met her felt it, The in
terment was in the family lot in the
Bingham cemetery.
Those left to mourn her loss, are
the aged husband, who sorely misses
his beloved nurse; her sons, Scott C.,
jeremiah A. and Frank j.; the daugh
tiers, Mrs. Hiram II. Pierce, Mrs.
Oliver c. Adams and Mrs. Eta F.
Morris; eighteen grandchildren;
thirty great grandchildren and also
two great great grandchildren. One
daughter, Mrs. Sumner c. Hunnewill,
was called home a few months ago.
Sweet, patient and helpful was her
life and grand her reward, we fondly
believe.
c. E. BALL.