The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
Death of Mrs. Emma q. Dewey.


"Out of the hitherwhere into the Yon-
Where all of the friends of your youth
have gone
Where the old schoolmate that laughed
with you,
Will laugh again as he used to do,
Running to meet you, with such face
AS lights like moon the wondrous place
Where God is living, and glad to live,
Since He is the Master and may forgive.
Out of hitherwhere into the Yonl-
Stay the hopes we are leaning on
You, Divine, with Your merciful eyes
Looking down from the far away skies
Smile upon us, and reach and take
Our weary souls Home for the old
homes sake
And 80 Amen,-for our all seems gone
Out of the hiterwhere into the Yon."
Monday morning September 26, after
an illness of about six months, Mrs.
Emma Bingham Dewey passed "out of
the hitherwhere into the Yon." Heart
trouble was the cause of her death.
Mrs. Dewey was born in Ellsworth,
Ohio, October 81, 1887, and while life was
yet young to her moved with her par
ents to Cleveland. She attended the
public schools of that city and later re-
moved with the family to Niles, Michi-
gan. Soon after coming to Michigan
she was engaged to teach in the public
school of Buchanan, near Niles. May
81. 1857, she was married to George Nj.
Dewey, with whom 'she walked in
changeless truth till suddenly she found
herself alone" Mr.. Dewey dying on
the eve of their fortieth wedding ami
versary. In 1865 Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
moved to Hastings where they resided
until their removal to Owosso in 1881.
Mrs. Dewey was the mother of six
children. five of whom remain. one hav-
ing fallen asleep in childhood E. o.
and George NJ. of this city; Henry b.
of Tacoma, Wash. Miss Emma Grace
of Lowell, Mass. and Mrs. Howard S.
Reed of Blacksburg, Va. The first born
Harriet, died at the age of seven years.
Surviving beside the children are a
brother and sister, Gurden Bingham
of this city and Mrs. A. Loomis of Red
field, s. d.
After the death of her husband in
1897, Mrs. Dewey continued to reside in
the old home made dear and precious by
so many memories, and it was shrine
to which the children often turned.
The angel beckohed her from it. Those
Of us who knew her intimately feel like
saying even as Thomas Carlyle said of
his mother 30 pious motherl kind,
good, brave and truthful soul as have
ever found" Mrs. Dewey was devoted
to her home and church-the two form
ed great, sweet and beautiful world
to her and in that world she moved
with grace and gentleness. In young
womanhood she united with the Presby-
terian church at Niles, but on coming
to Owosso became a member of the
First Congregational church and up to
the time of her fatal illness was loyal to
all its services and interests, always a
source of inspiration to her pastor.
In all the relations Of life she was in
very eminent degree all she should
have been; as wife, mother, friend and
neighbor she was good woman, and
while our hearts are made sad by her
going, the voice from out the skies il
saying Blessed are the dead. They
rest from their labors; and their works
do follow them" We speak our loving
praise. We whisper our lament. We
strain our eyes to look up the glittering
path and through the radiant door into
the brightness and blessedness which
are forever. There are glory and honor
and immortality.
Funeral services were conducted by
her pastor, Rev. Carlos H. Hanks, from
the late home, Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock and on Wednesday morning the
remains were taken to Niles for burial
| in the family LOT.