Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27
In Sacred MemOry-Mrs. Nellie Barnett
Baldwin.

I'm the night of Death, hope sees a star,
and lis ten1ng love can hear the rustic of
wing"
Nellie Elizabeth Barnett, eldest
child of the late Jared and Harriet
Fisher Barnett was born in Boscobel,
Wis, July 10, 1858. In early child
hood she came to Lancaster with her
parents and has since resided here
until at 2 p. m, May II, 1914, she
suddenly passed into the Silent
Land from her home in this city.
She was married Sept. IA, 1881, to
John H. Baldwin. To the happy
union were born four children, Fred,
Fayette, Dorothy and Helen. The
eldest and the youngest preceded the
parents to the Heavenly home. Mr..
Baldwin entered into the Heavenly
home rest, Nov. II, 1899. With
the son, DR.. Fayette Baldwin and
wife, of Bloomington, and Miss
Dorothy at home, there are the three
brothers, Harry, Fred and Ralph of
this city; Mamie, Mrs. Charles
Weber, of Fennimore; Myra, Mrs.
George Mills and Hattie, Mrs. Wilton
Morse, of Mancos, Colorado, left to
mourn the departure of the beloved
mother and sister. And, with them
sorrow many friends. Mrs. Baldwin
was an esteemed and active member
of The Woman's Club, The History
Club, The Royal Neighbors, Rebekahs
and The w. c.. T. U. She had
pleasing social qualities, and her pres
ence never brought gloom or despond-
ency. She was deeply stricken by
the sudden loss of her boy-the first
of the flock, followed soon by the
death of her baby. And then her
loved husbands departure was even a
greater sorrow, but she faced the
years of her widowhood courageously,
fulfilling all the duties of loving
motherhood to her fatherless children,
giving them every advantage in her
power, of education and culture, and
keeping home sweet and beautiful
for their coming. And she was per-
mitted to live to see them both we'll
fitted for life of usefulness. Her
happiness was conferred in their well
fare-and yet she was not unmindful
of the needs of others. There are
those in our city and elsewhere who
will treasure the memory of her
benefcent help when a friend was
needed. She came of one of the
oldest and most worthy families of
Lancaster, and many gathered to do
honor to her memory The beauty
and number Of the floral offerings
sent was greater than can be here
specified. Their fragrance and pro-
fusion, so suggestive of the sorrow
and sympathy of the community, con-
cealed the sable pail of death, and
brought to the stricken hearts of rela-
tives unspeakable comfort. For these
manifestations of neighborly love,
for all the comfort and kindnesses
given to their beloved one, and after
warded extended to themselves, the
son and daughter, the brothers and
sisters are profoundly thankful.
Mrs. Baldwin's illness began just
three weeks before the day of her
burial. There had been alarming
symptoms, but at the time of demise
she was thought to be convalescent.
She had been conversing pleasantly,
had just partaken of nourishment
from the hand of her nurse, when
suddenly with smile upon her lips
and no warning note of pain, the
heart ceased to beat and the sweet
serenity of her countenance did not
fade.
The tender-hearted Longfe low.
signs, 'tThe air is full of farewells
to the dying and MORNINGS for the
dead" He also assures us that the
grave is not the goal of human life
that dust thou art, to dust returnest,
was not written of the SOUL And
we remember that Tennyson called
the summons to go to that Other
Country, Twilight and evening
BELL" And the gentle Whittier
writes:
Alas, for him who never sees,
The stars shine through the cypress trees,
Who hopeless lays his dead away,
Nor looks to see the break of day
Across the mOurnful marbles play
hath learned hOnT