Connecticut western news., 1910-04-21
OBITUARY


 Canaan suffers the loss of one of it's most honored and beloved residents by the death on Monday evening of Mrs. Frances Charlotte Eddy, the widow of the Rev Hiram Eddy, D. D.
 Mrs. Eddy had been confined to her room during large part of the winter. but no fears had been entertained but that with the return of spring she would regain the measure'of health which had been hers in recent years. About two weeks ago, however, her strength be- gan to fail, and at nine o'clock on Mon- day evening she went to the 'rest that remaineth to the people of God" The funeral services will be held at her late home at two o'clock to-day.
 Mrs, Eddy was one of the few remain ing whose ancestors founded this town. She was born August 31, 1880, in the old house which is now the home of her sister, Miss Sarah w. Adam, and was the daughter of William and Charlotte Lawrence Adam. From both parents she received 8 heritage of dignity and peculiar worth.
 On May 5. 1857, she was married to the Rev. Hiram Eddy, while he was pastor of the church at East Canaan. In 1860 they removed to Winsted, where Dr. Eddy was pastor of the Second church, and it was here that she was left with an infant son while her hus- band was rendering distinguished ser vice in the army. Dr. Eddy afterward filled eminent pastorates ill Milwaukee and Jersey City. In 1880 they returned to Canaan and made their home in the old Lawrence house, the oldest house in town, built by one of the towns first settlers, and for which Mrs. Eddy had in herited a peculiar sentiment through her mother, who was descendant of Isaac Lawrence. Here Dr. Eddy, honored and ''full of years" died November 30, 1893.
 Mrs. Eddy leaves one brother, Robert W. Adam, of Pittsfeld, Mass, and one sister, Miss Sarah W. Adam. of Canaan. She is also survived by a son, Samuel Alden Eddy, of Canaan, and daughter, Sarah Adam, the wife of Henry E. LYles, of Canaan. One son Willie Adam, died at the age of three years, ando of Mrs. Eddy's beautiful anti cipations was the touch of that vanished little hand. She also leaves four grand sons, Lawrence and Allerton Eddy, and Everett and James Lyles. In addition to these descendants of her own blood, she filled the mothers place to the chil- dren of her husband by his former mar riage; she always had their filiaI affec- tion and was real grandmother to their offspring.
 Mrs. Eddy possessed a character of rare beauty and strength. Delicate, sensitive, modest and for many years prevented by the frailty of the body from sharing i'll the activities which she ] loved she has still exercised large infiu- enca for good and has carried her church and the community upon her heart in very strong and beautiful way. Many, but modest, have been her kind deeds and benefactions, as no human need and no effort for human betterment appealed to her in vain, High as were her own standards, and discerning as she was of the conduct and character of others, she was never heard to utter an unkind word about another; she was too gen. tie and too full of love and sympathy. A mind of rare power was tempered by the graces of pure and beautiful faith, and it is with sorrow that we relinquish this life which has brought to us the fragrance and beauty of Heaven.
 E. O.G.