The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-30
IN MEMoRIAM.
Mrs. D. e. Stamford, Born Apnl II, 1887;
Died December 8, 1908.


Died December 8, 1908.
Mrs. d. e. Stanford was born April
18th, 1887, died December 9th, 1908,
aged II years, months and 2l days.
She was stricken with paralysis few
days previous, which caused her death.
Funeral services we're held in the M.
E. church at Sandy Valley, conducted
by Rev. ]. G. McEntire and Rev. F.
M. Redinger. Hughes & Fleming had
charge Of the funeral.
Susannah Clarissa Stanford, whose
maiden name was Knisely, was born
In Bedford county, Pa. She came with
her father and family, John Knisely,
deceased, to Perry township, Jefferson
county, about the year 1S4O She was
OF family OF twelve daughters, no
sons, all OF whom have passed over
with the parents except three, viz:
Mrs. Eliza Smyer, OF Illinois, Mrs.
Lizzie Bish, of Brockport, and Minnie,
of Dubois.
When sixteen years old she was con-
verted and joined the M. E. church
under the labors Of Rev. r. A. Caruth-
ers, at Perryville, and ever after re-
manned an earnest worker In the
church OF her choice. In the year 1854
she was married to Peter Wells, who
died in 1873. After remaining widow
six years and three months and work.
ing in Lang's factory, at Langville, to
support her family of helpless children.
she married d. E. Stanford in 1884.
AS she changed her place of residence
she always took her church letter to
her new home. She, with Peter Wells,
lived near Langville quite number
Of years. She was so respcc cted and
loved at Langville, that since the sad
news of her death reached them, the
entire community mourns for her.
When she married Mr.. Stanford she
moved to his home 10 Washington
township. With her came her church
letter and she was received with her
husband by the church OF Reynolds
vile with open arms. She leaves to
mourn their loss an aged husband, five
sons, three daughters, one stepson and
and daughter, viz: j. X. Wells, Of
Sandy Valley; Mrs. S. B. Hail. Of
Brookville; G. w. Wells, of Homer
City, Pa; Mrs. S, G. Austin, S. o.
Wells, G. A. Wells, A. ]. Wells, all
of West Reynoldsville, and Mrs. M.
s. Hartman, of Reynoldsville, and W.
A. Stanford, OF Rimersburg, Pa.
The lives of the holy leave the most
precious memories. Death had taken
aim at bright mark, and on Tuesday
morning, December 8th, she fell asleep
In Jesus and thus passed quietly away
in the arms of the Savior, whom she
had loved so long and we'll and served
SO faithfully for fifty-four years. She
possessed remarkable degree of for
bearance and patient endurance, was
ever more willing to suffer wrong than
do wrong. Nothing grieved her more
deeply than to hear contention. She
was a woman of good family, of digni-
fed presence, of remarkable strength
and culture OF mind and retentative-
ness OF memory, even in her declining
years.
When loved ones pass on before, and
we are left to fight life's journey with
out them as best we may, how it COM
forts the heart to gather up those
sweet memories SO sadly scattered and
broken by times relentless hands. She
has received the crown of glory from
the hand OF love and dwells in the man
sion not made with hands, eternal in
the heavens, while an aged husband,
sons and daughters and thirteen grand
children, with multitude of friends,
mourn the departure Of one so dear to
all. They mourn not as those without
hope. She sleeps in Jesus to awake
In glory, and verify her works do follow
her. She was sincere Christian
woman, strong 10 prayer. l dare not
wish her back again, talthough I am
so lonely to contend with the strife
OF this wicked world, but expect to
greet her in our Fathers mansion,
when the mists have cleared away and
the cares OF life have passed.
HUSBAND.