The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-20
MRS, AMANDA o'sULLIvAN.

youngest son, Daniel, in Doe Run,
July 10th, lgll
Mrs. o'Sullivan was the daughter
OF Mr.. ard Mrs. John Hughes, and
was born in Robinson county, Ten
nessee, August nth, 1925. The fam
lily moved to Missouri In 1910 and
located near Pilot Knob. Here, on
September -, 1851, Miss Amanda
Hughes was married to Daniel
0'Sullivan. The young couple af-
forwards moved to Ste. Genevieve
county and located on farm four
miles north OF Farmington, which
became the birthplace and home of
the twelve children who were born
of this union. Eleven OF the chill
dren are living: James, who re-
sides on the home place; Joe, in
Bonnie Terre; John, in Doe Run;
William, in Farmington; Thomas,
in French Village; Ed, in East ST.
Louis; Dan, in Doe Run; Mrs. Sa-
rah Straugaan and Mrs. Mary
Chandler, in Bonnie Terre; and Mrs.
Ellen kcSlcr and Mrs. Alice SilYey
in Doe Run. The only other child
was Mrs. Amanda NauSickle, who
died in the year 1902. The husband
and father died on July Sd, of the
same year.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted hy the writer in the NJ. T..
Church a, Doe Run. The body of
this saint Of God was borne loving
ly to it, r"stingplacc by her grand
sons. Her granddaughter, Mrs. Ed.
Barroll, sang two beautiful songs
which were echoes of the faith and
hope Of this loved mother in Israel.
The service while simple was tri-
butte to one who had found her chief
delight lu the service Of God. Stand
ing in IT," presence of a great conn
pany of loved ones. of her whose
passing out brought sorrow and
heartache, We could but say
Rest. sister, rest, thy work is done;
Thy spirit is not here.
The battle $ fought, the victory won.
With faith unfaltering she had
walked as seeing One who is invis-
lille, and when His voice said at is
enough, come up higher she was
ready and passed peacefully into the
| heavenly world, where for sixteen
years she had r"joiccd to hold her
citizenship.
Sister O'Sullivau was converted
at her own home in her siXty-sev-
enth year. Quietly her heart opened
/ the Nujr" Of the spirit, and a peace
. beyond our understanding flied her
heart. That was the beginning of II
constant and uuchangiug fellowship
between her and tn" Master of her
love and life. she united with IT,,
class at Oakland Chapel, ON til,
Pennington Circuit Of the NJ T..
/ Church, South, aud when she re-
moved to Doe Run became idcnti-
/ fled with the Methodist Church
there and was "A faithful, consistent
member to her last hour.
Though entering upon her privi-
leg" rs child of God late in life,
she ever after sought to show that
God and his Church should be first
In our love and thought. only
when providentially hindcred was
sh" absent from the house of prayer.
There she was Il familiar figure, aud
her presence, bringing the fragrance
Of pure and noble thought, lent its
strength to those who were seeking
to follow Him who is the Way, the
Truth and the Life.
Her children! how she loved them
and how deeply concerned that they
and their children, and their chill
dreu's children, should give God ano
the Church the best and all the
years of their lives! Her last days
were spent in giving counsel. Sh,
urged her children to make decis
ion for right aud heaven. Calling
them to her bedside, she gave I,
each her blessing. "Such love u,
hers is not lost" "She. being dead
yet speaketh."
Ana while wc Sc" her mere no more,
Ne know that on happier shore
\ut here, tut IN eternity,
tod WIN give her back To me 20
II is well with her. but for III VIII,
must still abide in the flesh thrr,
ur" temptations aud difficulties (,
meet. If for us the end shall h,
peace, We must be up and doinl
while 1t is day. The memory of 1
good mother, her words Of counsel
her charge to live 50 las thou, whel
thou diest, wouldst wished to have
lived" the good word she spoke fol
Him " no kept all that she had com
mitted unto Him, her desire to So,
all whom she loved in the city O
the blest-these should prove fac
tors in determining the faith aHc
conduct of each of her family.
May the God she loved and servet