Gunnison news-champion., 1908-09-18
GUNNI>ON COLORADO. FkiDAY. SEPTEMBER Is I.s.s
0ansy
xEs. SoHS LaTIxEn

that told o' the destt q. Mrs. John
i.a,awser which occnrred FRIDAY
night September Do. at twelve
o clock =; the Hotel Belveiere IN
lsaver. Her Illness @: several days
Il pneumonia had caused great anx-
le;y 10 her many friends B,.f the
reports we're thai she Was gaming
slo~ly and fsaad all were unprepar-
ed for the message when IT came
Sarah Allen was born ia Girvan.
a town In the we-i ui Scotland. and
only ten miles from the birthplace
oi Robert Burns Afterwards NOV
ed to Glasgow and Was married to
Mr. John Latlmer at that place IN
lSCs. Their tirst child. a son. died
there. on account oi Mrs.. Isaflmers
health they came to the states in
1870 and visited Mrs Iatimer
brother. Mr.. J NJ Allen. who at
that time lived IN the village Of
Denver, Colorado The I.atimers
fell IN love with our state Mrs
LatImer regaiped her health and
they decided % take their chances
IN our then new country. and II has
ever since been their home They
lived IN several different towns. tar
rying awhile at Lake City. finally
settling at Gunnison in 1852 NJ.
Allen and Mr. I.atimer started
in merchandising and the hrm was
widely known, and . host Of friends
VIII recall the sweet face and cordial
ways of Mrs. I.atimer who was often
at her hus bands place Of business
Mr. and Mrs. I.atimer were closely
identified with the religious interests
OF Gunnlson. uniting with the Pres
byterlan church by letter, she join-
ing April 26th, 1884 She was for
maay years president of the Aid So
cIety, a Sabbath school worker aud
gave her aid freely in all branches
Of church work, until the year Of
1901, when they decided to make
their home in a larger place, and
fnail y after few wears visit in their
loved Scotland, settled in Denver
and there united with the Central
Presbyterian church 1t was here
their children were baptized and
their hearts were made glad bv
their daughter. Jessie, becoming
full member.
1t can well be said of her that she
is a friend of all, and all were her
friends. No one in trouble could
20 to her without receiving sympa-
thy and comfort Her kindly deeds
she tried to keep from all, but many
grateful hearts could not help but
speak of them and of the love and
gratitude they ielt for her
For forty years she has been the
light and JOY of her home and there
is no one that can be more faith
fully portrayed by the description
Of a good wife in Proverbs than Mrs.
LatImer.
''She stretcheth out her hand to
the poor; yea she reacheth forth her
hand to the needy"
She openeth her mouth with wis
dom; and in her tongue is the law
Of kindness -
She looketh well to the WAYS Of
her household and eateth not the
bread of idleness
Her children arise up and call
her blessed; her husband also, and
he praiseth her
Give her the fruit Of her hands;
and let her own works praise her in
the gates.
/ Two only Of her four children
born in this country survive their
mother Jessie, wife Of Harry
Coombs, now living in Salt Lake
City, and Willie. who lives in Seattle,
Washington. Mr.. Latimer was the
only one Of her family with her at
the time of her Death
/ She also has father. aged %.
and brother. William, in Scotland.
( a sister, Mrs Jennie Surles. in
/ Cripple Creek, and a brother, Mr.
John Allen in this town.
The burial services were held in
Denver "Wednesday. the 10th, and
interment was at Paramount
Their many friends extend deep
sympathy to Mr.. Latimer and family