The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-07-24
THEIR LAST SLEEP
Three Funerals in Sank Centre in
a Single Day
we'll KNOWN PEOPLE
Mrs. [. A. Robbins. Mrs. J. f. Lock-
wood and william f. DObbs
Laid to Rest

Tuesday, July %, witnessed three
funerals n Sank Centre. Two whose
remains were laid to rest were former
residents of Sank Centre, namely Mrs.
L. A. Robbins of Grand Forks, N. D.;
and William E. Dobbs of Minneapolis.
The third was AN old resident here,
namely Mrs. J. E. Lockwood.
MRS. L. A. ROBBINS
Mrs. Lurancie A. Robbins died at
Grand Forks Saturday, July 10, at
3 p. m. at the age of -. The remains
were brought to Sank Centre for bur-
ial, arriving at 1920 a. m. Tuesday
and Immediately after, services were
held at the Congregational church..
The officiating clergyman was Rev.
d. NJ. Mcintosh of Grand Forks, a
former pastor at Park River, N. d.,
where Mrs. Robbins lived for some
six years prior to her removal 10
Grand Forks. Interment was in
Greenwood, the pail bearers being G..
M. Bryant, c. A. Emerson, G. D.
Marshall j. F. Cooper, J. A. Norris,
L. J. Irish.
Mrs Robbins was born in Westford,
Conn.,, in 1910. She was married in
the East to Jas. L. Robbins and came
here as a bride Immediately after.
Mr.. Robbins was one of the leading
business men of Sank Centre, laid out
Robbins & Mendenhall's addition, and
was in the lumber business. He built
the residence now owned by Frank
Perry on Pine Street. Mr.. Robbins
died twenty years ago. Mrs. Robbins
confined her residence here until
the spring of 1907 when here son Ray
Robbins, a promising young physi-
clan, died, removing then to Park
River, \. d.. where she made her
home with her daughter Mrs. II. D..
Whitetield, until about year ago
when she went to Grand Forks. Mrs.
Wliteteld and Miss Bessie Robbins,
another daughter, survive t hei r
mother. There are four grand
children, Laurance, Margaret, Howard
and Paul Plank of Grand Forks.
Their mother was another daughter
of Mrs. Robbins and died shortly be-
fore DR.. Ray Robbins.
Mrs. Robbins was Christian wom-
an Of fine character, amember of the
Presbyterian church and leaves wide
circle of friends. During her
long residence in Sank Centre she was
prominent in all good works.
Relatives by marriage living here
are Mrs. John H. Law and Mrs. Strong.
both sisters of H. d. Whitfield; also
w. J. Whitefeld, father of H. D.
Whitefield.
MRS. J. E. LOCKWOOD
Mrs. Julette Ellis Lockwood was
born March 4th 1886 at Ellisburg,' N.
Y. where during the earlier years she
grew to womanhood. On May 22nd.,
1853, she was married to Sylvinus L..
Lockwood, and as there was general
movement westward, the young
couple decided to venture with many
others possessed with pioneer spirits
into the wilds of Wisconsin. They
settled at Wilton, Wis, where two
children were born to them. After
the war clouds had passed and the In
dams were at peace with the whites,
the family moved into the vicinity of
Sank Centre, settling at Lyman
Prairie in 1875. In the fall of 1879
they left the farm and moved into the
town of Sank Centre.
This brought Mrs. Lockwood into
the realm of the church life and in
1881 under the ministry of Rev. E. B.
Haskell she became a member of the
Baptist church where for thirty-two
years her life has been expressed in
Christian fellowship and vital inter-