The Globe-republican., 1908-06-18
DIED

AT the home OF ner parents ID Buch =
lin, on Sunday, June "A, 1908, at
$3.50 o'clock p M, Bessie Barnes. aged
twenty-lhree years two months and two
days. Funeral services were held at the
NJ. Z. church on Monday at 2:30 p. M,
conducted by ReY c. Williams, pastor.
Int In Buck lin cemetery.
Bessie II. the only child of Howard G.
and Loretta J. Barnes, was born In JEFF
ferson county, Nebraska, April II, 1885,
where she lived with her parents until
1889 " hen she was four years Of age, at
which time they moved to this place,
where, with the exceptions Of short per-
iods spent in Colorado, Nebraska, and
Emporia, Kan they have lived contin-
uously since that time, so, practically,
Besse's brief lie was lived in this com
munity. July 81, 1898, at the age of
thirteen years, she joined the NJ. E.
church. In less than year thereafter.
on March %, 1899, she was received into
full membership in that church, and
from that time until the day of her death
! her life was in accord with the VOWS she
took when she becam, member Of the
church, never doing anything that could
disbonor the church that she loved or
bring reproach on the Master she served
On the other hand she was an active
worker in all branches of church WORK;
the work that was her chief delight was
the work among the children; soon after
becoming a member of the church she
began teaching in the primary depart.
ment of the Sunday school. The writer
at the time being connected with the
school, has personal knowledge Of her
work at that time, and notwithstanding
her youth, her work was earnestly and
faithfully done, not from mere sense
of duty, but for the love Of the Master
and the little ones placed In her care.
Later she became an active worker in
the Junior League. Here, too, her work
was among the little ones that she loved
so we'll. At the time of her death she
was superintendent Of the primary de-
partment Of the Sunday school and first
vice president of the Epworth League
and member of the True Blues, a so
ciety formed by the young people OF the
church whose motto Is "To thy best sell
be true" During the ten years of heI
life as a church member her loyalty tc
the church OF her choice never wavered
Bessie was called by those who knew
her best good girl, not one OF these
long faced good ones who 60 around
looking as though they thought 1t sir
to laugh, but a bright, cheerful anc
smiling one who loved life and Its ino'
cent pleasures, these traits did no
hinder but helped her workas Christian
The attendance and depo 'tmtnt at he
funeral was witness to the esteem o
the people among whom she has livet
and is best known. OF her home life
is hardly necessary 70 speak. IL wa
Just what we would expect Of one of he
beautiful character, cheerful, kind ant
loving. The parents, whose only chilli
she was, are very sad and their hearts ar
lonely, but they know by the life sh
lived with them, that the parting is no
forever, she has only gone before ant
will be waiting for them over there. He
associates will miss her soTely, bu
though you SO lovingly and tenderl.
bore her body to it's last resting plac
and so carefully laid itaway In the cit,
Of the dead, yet Bessie is with you
through her work and Christian ex
ample che still lives and will continue I
live in this community.