La Junta tribune., 1910-01-22
IN meMoR,Am.

OF her daughter. Mrs. Elizabeth Mer-
win. San Diego. Calf. January 18th.
aged 81 years and 10 months.
She was born near Roseville. ILL.,.
married to A. H. Edgerton at Millers.
burg. Ill. In 1864. came to Colorado
In 1880.
! Five children were born to Mr.and
Mrs. Edgerton. namely: Miss Eta
F. Edgerton, Mr.. A. Robb Edgerton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Merwin. Mrs. Grace
Cotton and Miss Letita Edgerton. all
OF whom are living, and with the hus-
band. mourn their irreparable loss.
Mrs. Edgerton had been failing in
health for several years. and the fam.
lily hoped and thought q change Of
climate and altitude would benefit
her. and arranged . visit to her
daughters in California. where she
went In the spring Of 1909. She first
went to Berkeley to her daughter. Mrs.
Grace Cotton, and the family's hopes
seemed likely to be realized. for she
apparently was improving. but the
Improvement was only temporary and
again she began falling.
In the summer she went to her
daughter. Mrs. Merwin. in San Di-
ego, and her strength grew less and
less. until the tired body was worn
out. and set at liberty the spirit that
exulted In the triumph over pain and
death to be forever with the Lord.
1t would seem needless to pub
lish the virtues Of this good woman
In 4 community where she was 30
long known as in La Junta were IL
not for its seeming lack Of respect
not to do SO.
She was converted to the Baptist
faith At the age Of Is years. and
faithfully did she follow her Mas
ter's steps ever afterward. As near
ly Is neshly environment permitted
she lived the life prescribed by her
Saviour. She went about doing good.
minimizing self always. and to such
an extent that she paid little heed
to her own health and comfort. and
wore herself out In service for 9th.
ers.
She was active In church work. n
member Of the mission and Aid; her
good sound judgment and her fixed
stand for everything in His name.
and strong denunciation Of aught in
opposition to Him. making her a
power in all these departments and
In whatever associations she had.
She was not arbitrary. she was
not antagonistic. but extremely char
liable. and sought to make the world
better by her own pure living and
sweet influence, rather than through
chiding and censure.
Being Intimately associated with
her l learned that her literary at.
tainments were Of a high order She
was not college graduate. but
think for two years a college stu.
dent, and had she given time to lit
crary pursuits would have shown In
the literary sphere. but she used
those talents not for the adornment
OF her name. She enjoyed immense.
ly all worthy literary products as one
with her wide understanding would
but she sought to attend strictly Ia
her Masters business. eliminating
desires for all else that would inter.
|. fere. And how well she served Him
she Is now privileged to know. and
We. who knew her In her minister
Ing to the sick and sorrowing. the
lo~ly and the wayward ones. can
well conjecture.
Blessed are the dead who die IN
the Lord. and truly such life an
hers viii receive Z noble reward.
Al vas her Oft expressed desire to
lie wherever her life went out. 80 all
that was mortal OF the dear wife
mother and friend was laid to res,
In Greenwood Cemetery. San Diego
Calf. last Saturday morning. JAnu
sry 18th. her old pastor In Iowa Az
sisting In the services. and several
IA Junta acquaintances. now OF San
Diego. In attendance. Surely her
works will live after her. for the
good seed 30 well sown by her
cannot die but will spring up and
bear fruit pcrpetuaily and incrcas
inEly.
Would that we might all be ~
sure Of the welcome. "weIl done" NJ
was she. A FRIEND.