The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-26

Frances Amelia Pomeroy was born
in Suffield, Conn.,, Oct. %, 1885, and
there spent her childhood and youth.
Her school education was completed at
the Connecticut Literary Institution at
Suffield. On April II, 1865, she was
united in marriage to Isaac Newton
Carrier at Springfield, Mass. The fol-
lowing year they came to the commun-
ity where they were destined to live
their lives, rear their family and COM
plete the circle of love, work, joys, sor-
rows, faith and service in staunch up
Brightness and typical strength of the
best in New England characters.
Five sons, Charles Henry, Mortimer
Lester, Frederick p, Melvin and New
ton, were born to them, of which the
two last died in early childhood. Nor
timer L.. and Frederick P. reside in Ed
gerton and Charles H. at Albuquerque,
N. M.
The husband and father died nearly
seven years ago and since then the
mother had made her home with her
sons, living the greater portion OF the
time with Mortimer L. at Edgerton.
The central motive, the handspring,
the key note of the life and character
of Mrs. Carrier was service. First the
service of loyal, faithful wife and
mother, ever absorbed in the welfare
and care of her nearest loved ones;
training and leading her children to the
same hopeful, cheerful, yet rigid, NOR
al rectitude that was her guiding men,
tor throughout life.
i Primarily domestic in her tastes and
interests, -she-was mentally alert, keep
ing pace with all that was best in the
Intellectual and religious life of her
community. Her religious faith was
deep, simple and transformations. Her re-
ligious work was limited only by oppor-
tunity and physical endurance. Through
the many years of her residence in the
town of Fulton, no cares of self or
family were ever so engrosslng but
that the call for sympathy, help and
strength was promptly and effectually
answered by her. Death, sickness,
contagion had no terrors for her all
encompassing love of serving her
friends and neighbors in need and dis
treSS.
Her optimistic cheer inspired hope
and confidence, her faith and words
comfort and resignation, but that was
not the boundary of her ministratlons.
Many weary, watchful nights and long
anxious days of labor were freely and
lovingly devoted to distressed neighbors
by reason of her humanitarian devotion.
All her life she went about doing good.
She loved her neighbor as herself.
What finer epitaphs can be written on
the crown of any life! A loyal wife, a
devoted mother, Christian neighbor.
Such a life will leave it's impress
deep, strong and abiding, especially on
the children and grandchildren who
knew her loving kindness best, and on
all who came in contact with the ra-
diant purity and devotion of her char
acter.
The funeral service was held from
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Pom
eroy, Sunday, Nov. Oath, very large
number of friends and neighbors at
tending. Rev. Benjamin Martin of
Burlington, Iowa, former pastor of
the Fulton church, conducted the SER
vices and spoke words of comfort on
the text 81 have fought good fight,
have finished the course, have kept
the faith. III Timothy4, Z. Inter
ment was made in Fassett cemetery.
Thus another true and beautiful chap
ter of life of this community has ended.