The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-02-13
DEATH
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Park
er;s|!b:,'u:'rg ; Woman IN
MIS-. Ernestine Robinson, Promf-
nent IN society and Educational /
Circles, Pays the Last Debt,
.... After, Two Years of Suf- NJ
fering. 3. g..

~Parkersburg, Jan. 10.-On last We'd
hesday morning, at 12;45 o'clock,
death claimed Mrs. Richard Robinson.
daughter OF Mrs. Alice Fountaine, the
well known caterer Of this city.
Mrs. Robinson had been in for two
years or more, and fought bravely and
patiently against the insidious inroadls
OF the disease to which she ultimately
succumbed. She was a teacher In Sum-
ner school for more than seven years
rel1nquishing her place to go to Ash
Vile, N, Cx two years ago this month,
In search Of health.
She was competent teacher and at
all times careful and pa1nstaking In
her work =, - a.:
Her funeral was conducted by Rev.
e. W. ". Jenkins, of C1arksburg, as
sisted by the various pastors Of the
colored churches Of the city. The set-
vices were held at the Logan M. E.!
church, Friday afternoon, Perhaps the
largest. audience which has been as
seWbled fora similar occasion among
our people for years was congregated
at this time and place, because of the
fact that she was reared in this city,
and was we'll kneYn and we'll liked by
a host of friends
A quintette, composed of Miss Clora
Butler, Mrs. VIM. Ferguson, Miss Lena
McClung, James Edmonson and S. A..
Payne, rendered beautiful and impress
sive music. ''' ~
The solo, Face to- Face sang by
Miss Clora d. Butler, one-ef the teach
ers of Sumners school, brought tears
to many eyes, which were expressions
not of sorrow, however, but of joy-in
contemplation of the fact that it is
possible, after "lffe's atful fever is
over" to be able to meet again those
we love-"face to face"
Many Of her relatives and friends
came from afar to, pay their last trib-
ute OF, respect and shed a: sVmpathtz4
ing tear, a list" of who MAS accurate
ly as we could gather, it being as fol-
lows; .-.-
sMrs. Win. Turner, Chas. Lee, VIM
Lee and VIM. Dixon, of Wheeling, W.
Va Mrs. Stanley Barnett, Of Grand
Green, Mrs. M. A. Rome, Mrs. Ella
Jackson, Mrs. Cora Jackson and Miss
Jane Johnson, of Clarksburg, w. Va;
and Mrs. VIM. Staunton, of Pittsburg,
Pa. =
The floral tributes were exquisite,
representing expressions of tender re-
membrance from a wide circle of
friends.
The 'coloredt schools of,the city were
closed the afternoon Of the funeral,
and the following resolutions were
adopted by the teachers:
Resolution of Teachers Of SumpeP
School.
Inasmuch as 1t has pleased Almighty
God to take from our midst one Of our
friends and fellow-teachers, in the
person of Mrs. Richard Robinson, we
meekly bow to the mandate of our
Heavenly Father and confidently feel,
that in the removal OF this one, whom
We had learned to respect and love, he
has done all for the best, and that our
loss Is her eternal gain therefore,.
=. Resolved, That we extend our sim
core sympathy to her husband and
mother In this their saddest hour Of
sorrow, and point to him who is the
es0urce Of all comfort and consolation;
be it further
Resolved,/ That copies Of this reso-
luton be sent one to thei family, one
to the city papers, and one to the Ad-
vocate,
(Signed)
J. RUPERT JEFFERSON.
H. D. HAZLEW
M. ESTHER COLSTON.
ALBERTA E.~McCLUNG.
GLORIA D. BUTLER.
--BERNARDINE PEYTON.