The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-04-07
OBITUARY..

Robert F. Foy, aged 81 years, l month and ID
days, died in Guthrie Co., Iowa, at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. L. K Dickey. Deceased
was the son of Deacon Joseph Foy of North
Palermo, Maine, where he was born February
10, 1928. He was the last one left of family
of nine. On June 80, 1850, he was married to
Ann E. Schuster of South Montvile Maine,
who preceded him to the other world on April
l, 1891. Five children We're born to them
three Of whom died when small; the other two
Mr.. Fred Foy, and Mrs. Laura X. Dckey, both
reside near Redfield, Iowa. He and his family
went to Iowa July II, 1857, and settled on a
farm north of Redfeld, where he resided until
October, 1898, when he went to live with his
daughter, where he remained until his DEATH
About the middle of February he was taken
sick, and although everything was done that
could be done for his recovery he grew worse
and departed this life March %, 1910, leaving
his two children and eleven grandchildren to
mourn their loss. The funeral services were
held in the Methodist Episcopal church in Red
field. Rev. D. j. Mckay preached discourse
from Isaiah. 40-6: "All flesh is grass and all
the goodness thereof Is as the flower of the
field The remains We're taken to East Linn
cemetery and placed in their last resting place,
there to await the coming OF the Lord when
He shall descend from Heaven with shout,
with the voice of the archangel, and with the
trump of Cod and the dead shall rise Com
Charles NJ. Sullivan, who died in Rockland
Me-, March oath was born in Winterport, Octo-
Der IL, 1854, and was the son of George R., and
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member of the legislature, where, in company
with the late Capt. George Thorndike, he was
very active in securing the setting off of what
is now South Thomaston. Charles was edu-
Gated in the schools of his native town, where
later he learned the trade of harness maker
at which he worked all his life, until few
months ago, when failing health compelled
him to desist. He sold his business in Febru-
AIRY and retired. He was married to Jennie
Xix, daughter of Hezekiah and Abbie Ingraham
Hix, December "a, 1880, who survives him. He
was an industrious, honest and upright man
and his genial manner and uniform courtesy
had won for him many friends. Though not
member of any church he was truly Christian
man. He was especially lover of Scriptures,
he and his wife often reading and studying
them together. During his last sickness, con
sequently, he was calm and trustful passing
peacefully away at last. There was large
attendance at the funeral services especially
of representative business men. The floral
offerings were many beautiful. The pal-bear-
ers were R. c. Hall, Capt. Joshua Bartlett,
Capt. Israel Snow and Pearl G. Wiley. He
leaves, besides his wife, one brother, E. P.
Sullivan of Bangor, and one sister, Mrs. Charles
Adams of Jay, both of whom We're present, as
was also Mr.. Samuel Hix of Chelsea, Mass,
brother-in-law of the deceased.
Mrs. Harriet Durham Forbes, widow of
James A. Forbes, died March 21st in West
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Howard after an illness of about two weeks
with pneumonia. Mrs. Forbes home is in
West Bridgewater, but for several weeks she
had been Miss Towards guest She had been
| resident of West Bridgewater for over 40
years. Mr.. Forbes died about 10 years ago.
She was born in Belfast, Me-, the daughter of
Jonathan and Susan (Field) Durham. She
leaves two sons, Ralph D. Forbes, engineer at
the Brockton City Hospital, and Albert Forbes,
| a draughtsman, who resides in Wollaston. She
leaves also three sisters, Mrs. D. W. Pingree Of
Lawrence, Mrs. Sarah Fuller of Tacoma,
Me. Mrs. Forbes was prominent member o.
the West Bridgewater Unitarian church and of
the West Bridgewater Grange, P. of H. Her
funeral was held from the late home, Rev. Ed
ward B. Maglathlin, pastor of the Unitarian
church, officiating. The house was filled with
friends and neighbors. The Gerrish male
quartette of Brockton sang LEAD, Kindly
Light" Sometime Well Understand" Beau
tiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Abide With
Me-" There were beautiful floral tributes.
The bearers were E P. Dunbar, F. P. Hatch, G.
P Howard and F. L. Howard. Interment was
in Pine Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Hester A. Smart died March 2Sth at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. H. B. Seavey, in
Auburn. She had been sick for some time but
it was hoped that as the warm weather ap:
preached her recovery would be more rapid
and that she would be able to return to hel
home in Troy for the summer months, as hat
been her custom since the death Of her hus-
band several years ago. Mrs. Smart was highl,
esteemed by all who knew her and will b.
greatly missed, not only by her own family but
by her many old acquaintance in Troy, where
she had always lived. She leaves two daugh
tiers, Mrs. H. B. Seavey of Augusta and Mrs
Fred Thompson of Massachusetts; two grand
sons, Frank and Earle Thompson, and broth
or, Charles Smith, to mourn their great LOIS
Her age was SO years, II months, and days