The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-17
Death Of Mrs. Emily Harter

The death of Mrs. Emily Harter,
wife Of Judge John Harter OF Farm
ington, was servere shock to her
relatives and many friends. Judge
aud Mrs. Harter had attended the
funeral OF her brother, Lawrence,
and on Tuesday, n week ago, she
seemed In perfect health until
Thursday, when she complained Of
being i'll. Saturday she seemed to
begin weakening. On Sunday morn
ing about seven O'Clock she ex-
pressed "A desire TO have her pastor
bring her Holy Communion. Upon
his arrival he noticed alarming
symptoms and administered the sac
rament of the last amounting. She
seemed to retain consciousness to
the last but did not rally, and peace
fully surrendered her soul to God on
Monday at noon.
Mrs. Emily Harter was the daugh-
ter Of James A. Rigdon and Jose
phine Kirchner Rigdon. She was
born at River Aux Vases on July
-, 1874. She was one Of IA, consist
ing OF Mrs. Valerian Gisi, Mrs. Jos.
Gisi, Mrs. Marsolete Rudolf, Mrs.
Morgan Thomure, Mrs. Lucinda
Bauer, Louis Rigdon, Lawrence Rig
don, (deceased), Joseph, Peter,
Felix, Abijah and Benjamin Rigdon.
She and Judge Harter were mar
ried at River Aux Vases January
~, 1854. They had two children,
one son, James, who died in in
fancy, aud Mrs, Stella Beard, who
is still living.
The funeral took place from the
Catholic Church Tuesday and was
largely attended Father Collins
took his text from 3lst chapter of
Proverbs: "Who shall find valiant
woman? Far and from the utter
most coasts is the value OF her. The
heart of her husband trusteth In
her: She will render him good, and
not evil, all the days of her life."
"These words, ~ he said, "are taken
from the Divine office, made up
from lessons from the Scriptures
and homilies which the priests read
every day. These particular words
are assigned for the celebration of
the feast of any saint, who was
neither a virgin nor n martyr, but
lived the life that any OF us do in
the world. They are peculiarly ap"
prOpriate when applied to deceased,
who was model Christian, fulfilling
Gods will in the state of life in
which His providence had placed
her. who shall find valiant
woman shall find n treasure, not
only for those whose lives are
wrapped up in hers, not only for
those of her own household, but n
treasure beyond price to all the
world"
Sometimes" the preacher said,
tive must bury Christians who are
such In name only. We cannot say
they are lost in hell, and our char
ity forces us to offer the Church's
prayers for them, but when we are
Obliged to speak over their dead
bodies, which came with such re-
luctance when they were able to
come, 1t seems like we are making
an apology to the world for their
having claimed to be Christians. We
must apologize for the Church's be-
Ing burdened with their miserable
lives, rather than feel satisfaction
In giving christian burial to one who
really deserves 1t.
"But today we bury a saint, one
whose every thought and act was
aimed Mt doing the will of God; one
who was credit to her church and
benefit to the community In which
she dwelt; one whose every day life
was perpetual, constant prepara-
tion for that eternal life which we
hope she now enjoys"
RpOuipEcat In pace.