The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1912-03-07
GOOD WOMAN CALLED.
Mrs. Alonzo Griffin Passes Away
After Short Illness.

Alter Snort 1lneSS.
1t struck the friends of Mrs. Alonzo
Griffin very keenly to learn Thursday
morning, March lst. of her death at
the family home four miles west of
Glendale. It was only few days be-
fore they had learned of her illness.
and were not prepared for so sudden
ending. She was a woman who had
known little of the chronic ills of life.
Although three score and fourteen
years of age she was as active as the
woman of forty, doing her own house
work and looking after affairs around
the house as she always had. Sickness
to her was little known. She was
taken ill just twelve days before the
end came. There was intense suffer-
ing from obstruction of the bowels, but
through it she complained little and had
a cheerful word for everybody. Sur
rounded by husband and the four chill
dren who reside in this county, she
passed peacefully away at ten O'Clock
on the night OF Feb. 18th.
Susan Gertrude Cox, was born in
Lower Canning, Nova Scotia, April 3,
1888. There she was raised and re-
ceived her education. August 20, 1867,
she was united in marriage to Alonzo
Griffin at Billtown. Kings County,
Corvallis. Three years later the
family moved to Cochituate, now a
part of Boston, Mass. Two children
were born in Nova Scotia and five
more blessed the union during their
stay in Cochituate. John. the eldest,
died when three years old; Rebecca,
now Mrs. Alex. Snyder, resides at
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba; Orrin,
the second son, died as the result of a
threshing engine explosion near Ellen
dalein the fall of 1888; Ralph E. Griffin,
the eldest living SON. is prominent
farmer of Elm township; Gertrude E.
is now Mrs. Ralph Lynde, and resides
in Glendale; Grace L. is now Mrs.
R. G. Wright and resides mile from
Forbes; Myron w. Griffin lives next to
the old homestead four miles west of
Glendale.
The Griffin family is among the
earliest pioneers of the county. 1t has
taken a leading part in the develop
ment of the county. The father first
set foot on Dickey county soil on April
IL, 1882. He was so we'll impressed
with the country, that he at once filed
on homestead, and sent for his family.
They, arrived from cs..ss,tSituate exactly
four months later, and up until few
years ago the old folks held onto the
old homestead. But as children will
do, they gradually left the home place
and commenced to make homes for
themselves. The old homestead passed
to the ownership of others and Mr..
Griffin and wife moved to Glendale to
take life easier. But disastrous fire
came and their house and barns were
consumed by the flames. Mr.. Griffin
longed for the old home. and farm life,
and he retraced his steps to the old
homestead. That had fallen into other
hands, but he got as close to it as he
could. Purchasing corner of his son's
farm he built fine residence and big
barn, and had his cattle and horses
about him as before. The home was
a hospitable and CHEEKY place until
sickness and death came to break the
happy union and the happy home.
Mrs. Griffin was true wife and
mother. She lived for her family and
: friends and was happiest when they
were happy. We doubt if she had ar
enemy. OF a whole-souled, joculal
7 frame Of mind, she was endeared by
p; all who knew her.
2 The funeral took place from the
Methodist church in Glendale Sunday
I afternoorfat three o'clock. Rev. Nor.
rison preached forceful sermon from
the words as found in the 9th, 7th ane
9th verses of the fourth chapter o.
II. Timothy.
!, Although the day was stormy tn,
!, church was packed with friends of th'
= family who had come from all over tn,
= county to attend the funeral. Tn,
q Masonic fraternity of Glendale turned
. out in body. The floral offering
were profuse and beautiful. The re
mains were laid to rest in the famil,
burying ground of the Glendale GENE
terry.