The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-04-21
In MEMORIAM.

Mrs. Sarah I. Parker passed away
at the home of her daughter. Mrs. H
X. White on Madison avenue. April
10. at the advanced age of 81 years
she being one of the oldest residents
In Somerset county.
She was q person of refinement and
of more than usual kindness OF heart
and no one who ever applied to her
| for help was turned away. She was
hospitable to all and many found shell
ter In her home and her cheerful dis
position made others happy.
! Mrs. Parker. formerly Miss Sarah
Ings, was born in Charlottetown.
| Prince Edward Island. in 1913, being
the oldest of eight children. Her faith
er. John Ings,' was ship architect
for the British navy, Portsmouth,
Eng. and one of his miniature ships
was placed in the Royal George hotel
! for inspection by the King and met
with his hearty approval. He died at
the advanced age of SO years.
| Her mother was native of Prince
Edward Island, woman of rare viz
tue and sterling qualities. John 1ngs,
brother, who was ship owner, died
three years since aged 92 years.
| Mrs. Parker lived in Charlottetown
| for eighteen months when her par
ents removed to Portsmouth, Eng.
where she lived for eighteen years
and then returned to her birthplace.
Her girlhood days in England were
always fresh in her memory and she
delighted to recall them for the bene-
fit of her friends. making them very
vivid especially the Queens Process
sions. Two years after her return to
her native country she visited cous-
in in Mirimichi, n. b., where she met
Aaron Parker, who was numbering in
that region and was happily married
to him in the autumn of that year.
Here they resided two years and then
came to Maine. OF this union four
daughters were born, Mrs. D. l.. Head,
Mrs. H. X White. Mrs. J. G. Thurston,
who died in San Francisco in 1882
and Mrs. c. E. Turner, all of whom
reside in town. She had five grand
sons, one died in infancy, one grand
daughter, Lillian P. White, who died
in 1902, and one great granddaughter.
Her husband, the late Aaron Parker,
died July a. 1895, and since then she
has made her home with her chill
dren where she was tenderly cared
for and everything done to smooth
the pathway of her declining years
and for the past three years sshe has
been faithfully and lovingly cared
for by her eldest daughter, Mrs.
Head, during which time her mind
had been failing and 1t was great
grief to her that she could not recog-
nize her children, saying 1t was some
one who called me mother but did
not know who 1t was.
Mrs. Parker united with the First
Baptist church in January. 1887, by
baptism through the ice in the Ken
nebec river and has always remained
loyal devoted member, living a
model Christian life.
The funeral was held at the home
of Mrs. H. X. White on Madison av-
enue last Friday at II a. m, attended
by her former pastor, Rev. l. B.
Mower of Waterville, who spoke COM
forting words of her life and charac-
ter. Rev. Robert Morris, the present
pastor of the church, read the Scrip
ture and an appropriate poem. Rev.
Geo. Merriam pronounced the bene-
diction.
The floral offerings from the church
and friends were very beautiful, a
sheaf of wheat symbolical of her
we'll ripened life was laid on the cas-
ket among the roses and pinks, while
Easter lilies, hyacinths and tulips
added their fragrance to her memory.
Her daughter adds this little tribute
"She has waited, calmly waited
For Gods summons Home;
10 Ia1 r. hnr 6Hr
With her work on earth we'll done"