Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-30

As noted In last weeks COURIER.
Mrs. Nancy Bennett, wife OF Postmaster
Bennett OF Beresford, died very sud
denly the week before at Hot Springs.
whittier she had gone for her health.
The following is from an obituary
sketch in the Beresford Republic:
Nancy Garwood was born near
Huntersville, hardin county, Ohio,
March II, 1851. She came to Dakota
Territory in 1872 and lived for .ime
with her sister near Elk Point. Robert
4. Bennett had pre- empted piece of
land east of where Reresford afterwsrd
was plated and had homesteaded the
qua ter which is now owned by +. Is.
Graham northeast of town. Miss Gar
wood fled on the quarter section ad.
joining Oh the west. The friendship
lnciient TO p oneer life soon grew into
an. affection, and on the first day of
December, 1873, the two were married at
Elk Point by Judge kiplinger, she hav
ing hrst proven up on her land. I he
happy couple made their home on the
farm together, Drawing the hardships OF
a new country, the grasshopper days and
all, until the year after Beres ford was
plated, when they moved to town. Mr.,
Bennett in turn bought grain, run
nank here aod for time at Wakonda,
handled real estate and for the past ten
years has been post master. During all
of these ears, his constant companIoa
aud beipmeet has been the devoted
wife, who is now called upon to leave
earthly scenes 10 claim place in
heaven. -Four children were entrusted
10 their care: Ray, Faith, Hope and
Glen. AT the time of her death Raw
was away in Texas. and it was only by
holding the burial services until
yesterday that he was permitted 10 see
her. Glen Was with his aunt in Nebrasn a
and Misses Faith and Hope were here
Besides these and sorrowing husband,
she leaves four sisters and three brothers
as follows: Mrs. Rohr of Dustin. Nebras-
ka, whose husband at one tine represent
ed Union county in the state luglsla-
tnre; Mrs. Haley of Diagonal, Iowa;
Mrs. Gordon of Seneca, Nebraska, whose
husband was member of the Nebraska
legislature; Mrs. J. N. Wass of Beres-
lord; William and u. ID. Garwood of
Kenton, Ohio, and Obed Garwood OF
Toledo, Ohio.
THE deceased was converted to the
Christian faith early in life, and after
coming to Beresford became an earnest
worker in the cause of Chf,sJ's gospel.
A member of the VI. r. church until
some five years ago when she all ed her
self with the Free Methodist church,
she was thoroughly devoted, making
her religion OF an every day sort. but
never forgetting her devotion to her
husband and family. She possessed d
happy personality that won friends,
"hA a. JUN Will W.T.. b6uDpGL duQ the
relatives In mourn ng her seem ng un-
timely departure.
''Tbe casket bearing the remains
reached Beresford Saturday evening
and was taken to the home on West
Cedar street. The funeral services were
held there Tuesday, and very large
company of friends and neighbors
congregated to pay their respects to
the departed. The burial was then
postponed until yesterday. to allow
Ray to reach home. The Republic
would extend the complete sympathy
TO the bereaved husband and family,
but console them in the fact that II
there be heaven at ail--and we all
have assurance that there is one she is
there awaiting the time when you win
also be called hence