Barton County democrat., 1913-12-19
MRS. CATHERINE MecAFFERY.

MRS. CATHERINE MecAFFERY.
It Is with sincere personal sorrow
that we chronicle the death this
week Of another Of the old residents
Of Barton county and one Of the old
neighbors and true friends Of the
writer, the death Of Mrs. Catherine
McCaffery, which occurred on Mon
day morning Of this week at the
home Of her neice, Mns. P. E.
Murphy, Of Liberty township, where
she had made her. home since the
death Of her husband, almost seven
teen years ago.
Mrs. McCaffery, whose maiden
name was Catherine Dugan, was
born In Galway, Ireland, in 1929.
When she was thirty-five years Of
age she came to America, living for
a short time in Illinois, and later
moving to Utica. Mo-, where she
made her home with a sister until
she was united in marriage to Mich
ael McCaffery In 1873. To this IN,
ion one son, William, now living at
Jetmore, was born, who with a
stepson, James McCaffery, Of Bur
dette, are left to mourn her loss.
In 1884 Mrs. McCaftery came to
Barton county with her husband set
ting in Liberty township, where she
has resided continuously since that
time. In 1896 Mr.. McCaffery was
killed by the roof Of a cave falling
In on him, and since that time Mrs
McCaffery has made her home with
her neice, where she received all the
care and comfort and solicitude thai
could have been bestowed by Mrs
Murphy and her family upon hel
own mother. For many years SHE
has been in very feeble condition
and during the last few months G!
her life she was stricken with blind
ness and her general health was
such as to require the most constart
attention, until on Monday morning
Of this week death mercifully came
to relieve her of her. sufferings and
sorrow, and bore her away to that
heavenly home into the arms ot
Him who doeth all things well and in
whom she had trusted unswervingly
and loved and obeyed all her life.
1t had been the privilege of the
writer to have been a friend and ac
quaintance Of Mrs. McCaffery since
early childhood, and we have known
her to be a woman whom it was in
deed a pleasure to know and to be
counted as her friend. She was a
woman who was passionately fond ci
all children and she was never too
busy or tired to heed their slightest
wishes or do all in her power to en-
tertadn or assist them in every way
She was a woman who believed in
good, not for self aggrandizment but
for the sake Of the Master whom
she loved to honor and serve. Self
sacrificing to an extreme, she was
ever ready to lay aside her highest
personal desires to accommodate in
any way a neighbpr and friend. As
a boy we have many times sat On
her knee and in wide-eyed wonder
listened to her tales Of the beauti.
full Erin 8 Isle which was her child
hood home. In her later and decliD,
ing years we have been pleased tC
listen to her kindly wishes for our
welfare and prosperity, for she was
one who sincerely reioiced with hel
friends in their happiness and hen
tender heart was sorely saddened al
their slightest gTiefs, and IN her pas
sing to that home above which has
been prepared for those who have
walked uprightly and have kept the
faith and from all Of her sorrows
and disappodntments Of this morta
life and where she will be happily
united with the loved ones gone be
fore, we feel that We have lost onf
Of our best and most sincere persona
friends and the community a woman
who In her quiet unassuming wa.
had been an inspiration 10 the bette
and nobler things Of life to all thos'
with whom she came in contact. Sh'
was one Of Gods own geutlewomen.
Since childhood Mrs. McCaffer,
had been a devout member Of th'
Catholic church, and the funeral SCI
vices were held at that church 4
this city wednesday morning at /
O'Clock, being conducted by Fathe
Reidy, and intermeut made IN th