The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-11
MEMORIAL.
Mas. WILLIAM q. EvERsoLE.

| RutIeugc, was porn III BlhcksDurE,
Virginia, May 9Th, 1880 and departed
this life at the home Of her son.iu-
law, Benz. II. Marbury, in Farming
ton, Missouri, November 18th, 1907
aged ~ years. ! months and - day
Her parents were faithful and
consistent members of the Presby.
terrain Church, and on their r"-
muval To Caledonia, Missouri, in
1899, they joined the Bellevue Pre-
bytcrian Church of that place-thr
oldest Presbyterian Church west ul
the Mississippi River, it havinI
been organized August ,ird, 1916, and
was then under the care of Rev.
Thos Donnoll, its first pastor. At
the age of Il, in tie year 1917, when
the Rev. JnO. +. COwan was it,
pastor, she united with this church
and thenceforward, for more than
G2 years, she ever by precept and
example let her light shine as a
Christian
On September 9TH, 1854, she was
united in marriage with Capt. Viii
liam G.. Eversole, Of Caledonia, who
was also born in Virginia. Their
welded life, embracing 10 years OF
great harmony and happiness, was
closed by the death of her husband
January %, 1894. They were the
| parents of eight children, two Of
whom were removed by death-a
son In his infancy, and DR.. Frank
X. EyersOle, who had practiced his
chosen profession in st, Louis for
more than twenty five years, but
who died August !, 1901. Six chill
dren survive her: DR.. George II.
Eversule of Caledonia; Mrs. Elite
PrOsser of st. Louis, William G.
Eversole Of st. Louis; Judge Ed
wardyT, Eversole Of Potosi; Mrs.
Annie Marbury OF Pennington; and
Mrs. jennie EvorsOle- Eversole, of
Hindsboru, Illinois.
Mrs. Eversole regarded the posi-
tion of wife and mother AS superior
to any that n woman might occupy,
and cordially approving of the scrip
tural model presented in Proverbs
81: l0-3l, she was home maker.
Looking well to the ways OF her
household, she rendered her home
so attractive that her husband and
zach of her children could truly say:
"Therc is no place like home" She
was IA woman of spiritual mind. In
her family government firmness and
grntlcness were beautifully blended.
She was Il character builder. To her
a. to LOCALIZED, the mother of Moses,
the words Of Phnraoh's daughter,
"Tnkc this child and nurse it for
me and will give thee thy wages, ~
came as II message from the Lord
respecting each of her children.
Very faithfully did she discharge
her duty rs Il mother, So that in
answer 20 her prayers and az re-
suit Of her example and instruction
each of her children needed the
Sayiour's call early in life, gave to
Him their hearts and confessed HIM
by joining the Church.
Late in life, doubtless owing main
ly to her influence, her husband took
this important step and joined the
church under the ministry OF Rev.
j. T.. Leonard.
Now, rs toward the close of her
life il was her privilege to see her
husband and all her children, those
by marriage as well as those by
birth, worthy members OF the
Church in mature life, comfortably
situated, living exemplary lives as
Christians, IL would seem that her
earthly work was finished. But not
SO; her life was prolonged almost
ten years beyond the allotted three
score and ten, in order that through
the trials and iniirmities of old age
she might develop those sweet and
lOwly graces which are the distinc.
tive marks of Christian character,
I In the Kind providence of God all
this TRANSFERRED, as is evident from
| her meek submission to Gods holy
will-dcclaring always that she was
ready To die or to live lust as her
Heavenly Father in His wisdom and
love might appoint. For wears she
had been in Beulah Land, walking
along the banks of the River of
Death, Looking across she could
see this Beautiful City, the Home of
| the Redeemed, with its jasper walls,
gates of pearl and streets of gold
and could descry loved ones who
had gone before reckoning her to
come over to them, yet she muir
INJURED not, but patiently awaited
Gods Will. At last the long expect
ed time of her departure arrived. On
Thursday morning, November Ith,
after she had taken her breakfast, n
spell of coughing ensued, when sud.
denly change came-the heart was
failing. Mr.. and Mrs. Marbury saw
this, and bending over her he said,
"You are dying" TO her 1t was
most welcome Intelligence, and
grasping his hand with Joy she said,
GOOD bye, I'm going home"
1t was most impressive scene,
seemingly not death but transIa-
| zion fnpta,,,,,In, 4.