Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
FORMER DEVILS LAKE RESIDENT
WAS LAID TO REST AT GRAND
FORKS TODAY.

Mrs: Laura Seward, sister, and
Mrs. Robert Willmett and Mrs. Will
liam Nash of this city, nieces of Mrs.
w. Fl. McGraw, who died Sunday even
ing at Grand Forks, were passengers
last evening from here totheuniversity
city, where this morning at 9:3O o.
clock they attended the impressive ser.
vices at st. NIichael's Catholic church,
a glowing tribute being paid to the be.
loved deceased lady.
Ihe following account of the death
OF the former Devils Lake resident ap.
peared in the Grand Forks Times last
evening:
Mrs. Harriet Monette MeGraw, wife
of Col. W. H. McGraw, died at her
nome, 1923 University avenue, at s
O'Clock Suday evening after painful
illness which had held her in it's grip
for year. She was 80 years of age.
She was born at Rochester, Mimi.
November q, 1860, and was united in
marriage January s, 1883, at Devils
Lake. She has resided in Grand Forks
during the greater part of her married d
life.
She has been sufferer from cancer
for year and while everything that
money or skill could do to aid her was
done, the progress of the dread disease
could not be stayed. She was taken to
johns Hopkins hospital at Baltimore,
where the greatest specialists in the
country are employed, but they could
offer her no hope.
Standing in the presence of death,
"hen the victim is one who had so
many Of the sweet and gentle quail.
ties that make life so worth while, it
IS difficult to determine the mysteries
OF Providence. Mrs. N1cGraw was a
woman in whom the noblest virtues
found their expression. AS a wife she
deserved the happy devotion that has
been hers as happy bride and her
home was always the ideal environ
ment of love to which both husband
and children turned with fond antici-
patrons. AS mother she welded that
gentle though lasting influence over
the children Of her bosom that lives
despite the stress and storms of life.
10 those outside her home she was ever
mlnlstering angel. Her gentle hand
was so kindly extended to those in
need that none saw save those who
W. 'ShC udu d WOTO OF cQeer tor
the respondent and a prayer of cour.
age for the falterins She sought her
reward in the knowledge of Kindness
well done, rather than the applause OF
man.
She leaves beside her sorrowing hus.
band, whose campanion and helper she
has been, three children, two sons, vii.
liam and Leroy, both grown to young
manhood, and one daughter, Miss Hell
en-, ust now entering young woman
hood. The seeds of nobility and integ.
rlty implanted in the hearts of these
children by her who has now passed
the portals of the unknown will bring
forth their fruits but mothers coun
sci and mothers kiss will live only in
the memory of the days when her face
was the delight of childish hope. He1
place in the home is vacant, her voice
is stilled in the silences of memory, he1
hands have been folded in their last
embrace; but in the realms of eternit,
she lives forever. Friends bow IN sor
row beside the bier, but their sorrow
cannot restore the loss to husband ani
children. The grief of death will be
come less poignant but the memory Of
the devoted wife and loving mother
VIII grow sweeter as the years 20 by.