The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-31
Passes Away al Nlnety-twO.

Mrs. Mary Carleton, widow OF the
late Henry Carleton, died in Farming
ton ON Sunday. January 10, 1908,
aged ninety-two years. The follow.
ing account of the life Of this good
woman was furnished the News by
Miss Eliza Carleton, her niece, which
we take the privilege Of reproducing
Mrs. Mary Carleton was born in
Western Pennsylvania on February 20,
1916. She is the last Of Il family Of
seven Her twin sister died at the
age of about eight years; her other
sisters lived to the age Of abnu, twenty
years, and then one after another they
died Of pulmonary consumption, and
though Mary nursed them all through
the years of their illness, she escaped
the fatal disease, probably from the
fact that her two brothers had already
left home and she was compelled to
be in the open air to attend the wants
of the family on a farm in the country.
When all were gone except herself and
mother they went to South Bend, Ind +,
where her brother, Robert Alexander,
was then living. His first wife died,
leaving two small children. Later a
second wife died, leaving one, almost
babe, when Aunt Mary, a she
was usually called, went Ia her brother >
home aud reared these children. They
are now of middle age, having families
of their own,
She was Vt Presbyterian descent,
but united with the Methodist EpiscO-
pal church and was member Of this
church in South Bend many years.
Her brather then removed to The vi.
cinty of Nevada, NO., where later she
was married to Henry Carleton and
came to Pennington She was about
Sc years of ase ut that time In June,
1881, she was bereaved Of her hus-
band. During her widowhood of
twenty-seven years she changed her
abode very frequently. She went TO
her brother, Robert Alexander, in the
southwestern part If Oregon and re.
NAMED five years, including the early
ninetics. When there, while walking
along the road, she fell and partially
dislocaled a hip, so that she was un.
able to walk without crutches, After
recovering she returned to Carleton
College, where she has since spent the
most of her time. Since the recciv.
ing of injuries in Oregon she fell down
stairway in Chicago, but the hurt
was not so serious Four years ago
last April, she had another fall, result.
ing in such dslocalion rs to prevent
her ailerward from taking a single
step even with eru,ches. Otherwise
she bad been unusually strong and had
but little sickness. She had wished to
die for years and when visited by her
pastor her requests were that he would
pray that she might pass away. Her
wish was gratilied on Sunday at two
O'Clock M, January 10, 1908, after
long, weary pilgrimage of about
ninety-two years.
Wien Providence sees fit to nlllicl
US for our benefit, the Affections usual
ly come in the line of our likes, so that
they arouse our whole being Hers
was no exceptions; she was partial tc
an attractive personal appearance, but
these falls caused the loss of grace OF
form and motion, making the aiilicIior
very severe for her.
While able she was helpful 10 tht
sick aud suffering
Funeral services were held in thu
Henry Annex of Carleton College
named in honor of her husband, ant
eulogies were delivered by DIR. Hager,l
of St. Louis and Rev. l.. NJ. Thomp