The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19
Mrs. John f. Lust Called to
Her Reward.
DEATH GAVE NO WARNING
Body Was Found Lying in
Hallway.
Mrs. Lust Had Spent the Afternoon
In Church Work und Had Just Re-
turned Home When the silent Mes
sengcr Summoned Her.

The death of Mrs. Mary a. Lust
wife of John +. Lust, and one of the
eldest and best known women of tn1
city. occurred suddenly at her home
on South Main street. shortly before
O'Clock, Thursday evening
Stricken with apoplexy, Mrs. Lust
was lying PROSTATE upon the floor Of
her home, when her domestic made
the startling discovery. The girl hur.
ried to the home of William +. Probst
and instructed them of the startling
incident. The ncighbors visited the
Lust home and found the victim in a
dying condition. DR.. G.. T.. Sawyer
was Immediately summoned. Mrs.
Lust was still breathing after the ar
rival of the physician, but she was
beyond the help of medical assistance
and her demise occurred a short time
later. DR.. Sawyer pronounced death
due to n stroke of apoplexy.
Mrs. Lust had been attending the
meeting of the Emanuel Lutheran
sewing circle, which was inNsession
Thursday afternoon at the homo Of
Mrs, Minnie Stark. of South State
street. She took an active part In the
program OF the afternoon and re-
marked to friend just before leav-
ing. that she was feeling exceptional
ly good. She had left the Stark home
scarcely thirty minutes when she was
found pro strated. 1t is believed that
she was stricken just after she en-
tered the door of her home. She
was wrapped in her out door wearing
apparel and 1t was evident that she
had Just reached the hallway of the
home when stricken
The victim had been ailing for the
past six months. Within the past
few DAYS. however her condition had
apparently improved and she was
seemingly In the best of health,
Thursday.
The sudden demise came rs ter
rible shock to the family. She was a
loving mother, an earnest Christian
worker and n woman beloved by ev-
oIybody. 4's
Mrs. Lust was the daughter OF
George Fetter who was one of the
cal liest permanent settlers of Marion
county. She was born In Claridon
township, this county, on April 2Sth
lS45. She celebrated her sixty-fourth
birth anniversary last April. She
was a member Of the Evangelical
Lutheran church and has been act
lively affiliated with religious work
ell Of her life.
The deceased was the mother oi
three children. They are. Frank ~.
Lust, who Is secretary and treasurer
Of the John r, Lust Manufacturing
company: Harry w. Lust, who trav'
els out of Chicago in the interests oi
the Lust firm. and Mrs. William
s. Probst, whose husband Is vice.
president of the Lust Manufacturing
! Co., and "A director in the Prender'
EAST Lumber and Coal company.
An important feature of the lif,
cf Mrs. Lust was her home mission
airy work. |. Is said Of her that she
rever turned beggar from her dool
ard that she never refused TO give
slms to the poor. Her excellent worl
, in the church and her disposition Il
the needy made her a truly grea
character in the community. Deatl
has done cruel thing, but consola
tion will come to the family through
the thoughts of her remarkable life
Friends wishing to view the re
mains may call at the Lust hom'
after four o'colck Saturday or be
Tween ten and twelve o'clock Sunda,
morning, ~ fts
H. Funeral services will be held from
the Emanuel Lutheran church Sun
day at 1880 O'clock. Rev.rM. G. Hechl
of Dayton, Ohio, a former pastor o
the local congregatin, Will cnduct tn
services. Interment will be made 4
Marion cemetery.