The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-01-24
WORK " rHE GRIM REAPER.
Continued from rag. one.
when Mothers Gone.
NRs. joins q. CowAN

and the school Of days long ago. Mrs.
John g. Cowan
Mary Elizabeth Gresham MAS born
In Lincoln county. Kentucky. on the
18th day Of July. ISIS, and al an early
aye came 10 Missouri
on the 18th day Of November. las,
Mr.. John g. Cow an ed her TO the
marriage altar and She became his
wife and the sharer Of lis burdens
and successes, until six years ago. last
October. "hen the union was broken
by the death 81 her husband
They lived near Fillmore. IN An.
drew county. Missouri. where they
were married. Until l-.i-. Wien they
removed 20 Nufaway county and set.
tied near Graham. inl-'s. jus' after
the close % tie Civil War. they came
20 'Leir new home near New Point.
IN this Holt county There they
lived. reared their large family and
b. din' 81 effort they built VI one -
tie very b"s' farm. IN Hot county
Here they continued - 49,. and pros.
PEI 'ilI advancing aye adm,ii.hed
then go cease tie strenuous he f
tie farm and seek he leisure and rest
Of a residence ia tDHn But with the.
exception o. tie past ten OF twelve.
year. spent ia oregon Missouri.
NJ'Lcf tJman.. day, we're lived on
tie farm and IT, CLOSE ouch with ma.
turr.
Mr. CoHan "as tie mother ~ e.ey.
ell children seven >.n- aud fouS.
daughters.
pne daugh'.r and Ire. .pn. are
numbered viii. the dead. While four
sons and three daughter, survive ,y'
mourn Mothers Going
| IT." Twin. syn> are Charlie. u.
oregon: Bryan -. al, 81 Ch.cago.|
iphn :. >ai' Lax. ri'y ltah. and
EobeT' O.. ~ Maitland
TIE daughters ar. Nrs Flora
{ .iSby 81 Gr,,u i'ay. Wisconsin. Mr,
Carrie Atkinson. II Ksla.La Mlchi.
gan. and Mr., Daisy Iio,lu> ~ Idsho
Falls, Idaho.
Her Son T. 60 and family.
on their way 10 reside IN Cali.
frrnia. stopped over for few days
yisi, with Mother" only iwu DAYS
b"ipt. III. suffered "A psralytic stroke.
u would seem thar Kind Providence
timed those ITO events 10 permit
mother and Soi Ia meet again before
a much greater distance might make
such meeting impossible. Jus, a.
hey halted for littI, uu their Jour.
ncy toa lniider climai. IN the Pacific
Coast She mad" ready and took up
her tour 10 ,hc BETTER Country"
u was Un Monday. January u, 1918,
TIA, the messenger benunbed the
one" vital forces II her body and she
gradually grew weaker. day by day,
~. tie end came In peaceful sleep.
early on the morning 81 "wednesday.
January ~. 1913. and ia. years Of her
early pilgrimage Numbered u years, )
months and day.
The deceased was charter member
uf the New Point PRESBYTERIAN
church. september : ls,2. and con.
tinued her inembership,here 'ill sep.
t"'nbcr ~, l.Da, when Size took her
letter to IA. oregon l'r-sbl terrain
rhufci.
\ ii''Ic over thirty years ago, the
writer Oi these lines came for the |
iirs, time under ia. hospiiablc roof Of
u. towan home, and IN all these |
years lac has had no occasion 10 modi.
~ his high estimate Of tn. kindly ma.
ture and considerations cOrdiality OF |
This Mother IN Israel" Though |
blessed will an abundance of this |
worlds goods, every one. rich or poor, |
received a gracious welcome 10 her
home.
The funeral services were held AT
her late home IN Oregon, Thursday,
January IL. al $50 "A. M, aud were In |
charge Of her pasiOr Rev. T.. 4. Ciag.
ct ably assisted 10y the choir Of the
J. esby,crian church. Al thu close Of /
he scrvicr Al the house the body was
brought back, no. not To the old home |
and house. but IN sight 81 u and ON a |
part al the old home place. the New
Point cemetery. where kindly hands
had made ready a visiting place for
he tcnemen, Of clay where. after a
number Of >cri piure uu0tai ions touch.
iny death and HE grave, by her form. |