St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
Death of Mrs. NOyes.

Mrs. G. G. Noyes, for several years
d resident of Washington, st. Landry
parish. where she invested consider
able money, died in Chicago on the
18Th. Mrs. Noyes was the mother-in-
Law Of Mi. Curtis, the first cashier Of
the Washington Bank.
An speaking Of her death, the Ana
.mosa, Iowa, Euraka says:
Last week we made brief mention
,of the death of Mrs. G. G. Noyes,
which occurred in Chicago on Thurs
day morning, the 18th. The remains
reached Anamosa on the Friday morn
ing train via Cedar Rapids, being ac-
companied by her daughter, Mrs.
Florence Noyes Curtis, and Mr.. Will
Mcclure, her nephew. They were
met at the station and accompanied
to Riverside cemetery by a goodly
number of sympathizing friends. The
casket. covered with the choicest
flowers, was deposited in the family
IOt By the side Of her husband, Mr..
George Griffin Noyes. Rev. G. H.
Beaver, Of che Congregational church,
read appropriate scripture selections,
offered prayer and pronounced the
benediction.
Genera Parsons was born in Cort-
land county, New York, October 18,
1888, and came to Anamosa in 1859
with her fathers sister-later Mrs. J.
G. McGuire-and a brother, Oliver,
all now deceased. They took charge
Of the Wavefly House down town,
where all the business was done at
that time, and carried it on success
fully several years.
On May 81, 1861, Miss Genera Par
sons was united in marriage with Mr..
G. G. Noyes, one of the best and most
upright citizens Of the county. They
resided in Cass township until 1883,
then removing to Anamosa. This was
their home until 1894, although they
were absent on travels much Of the
time. Then they settled in Washing
ton, Louisiana, where MIR. Noyes died
ia 1901, his remains being brought to
Anamosa for burial. Mrs. Moves re-
sided with her daughter in the South
until 1903, when they removed to
Chicago.
Mrs. NOyes has been in frail health
for Che past twelve years. Yet she
was a woman of such refined character
and courage, and took so much in
terest in affairs Of public interest and
I'm the home, that she maintained to
she last q strong hold on her vivacity
and cheerfulness of spirit that charac-
Eerized all her earlier years, and &C
complished more than many younger
and stronger women. She had a most
active mind, even to the last of her
three months of Illness, which was
accompanied by intense suffering, and
desired TO hear the news of the day
and The work and plans ofthe family.
Especially was she interested in her
daughter and granddaughter, and in
hef u~nselfshness and solicitude for
leir weIfareaiRays insisted that none
of their plans shonld be changed
after she had passed away. She
possessed an unusual capacity for
business, and surprised business men
in her southern home in her manage
ment Of the affairs Of the husband
after his death.
Mrs. Noyes was a member Of the
Congregational church and of the
Ghautauqua Circle, graduating from
the latter in 1887, and gave much
time TO benevolent work of every pub
lie and private nature. She was a
gentle, refined. sympathetic, loving
soul, and her life was full Of the
fragrance of good deeds and devotion
to her loved ones. Though never
strong physically, she lived 10 years,
six months and twenty-five days, be-
yond The span permitted to any other
member Of the family.
What her departure from this life
means To her loved daughter and
granddaughter only those can meas
IRE Whohaye passed through similar
experiences, but they can be COM
foFted BY looking forward to a glad
reunion 10 the "Morning-Iand."