Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-06-05
Death Of Mrs.
Hugh Egan
Death a Shock to Her Relative.
and Friends-Bus;ness Sus-
pended During TIE Funeral
Ceremony.

1t is the painful duty of this
paper this week to chronicle the
death of Mrs. Hugh Egan, which
took place early last Monday
morning, the news of which
came as a shock and surprise to
her relatives and friends. Death
resulted from blood poisoning,
caused by an affection of the
throat, after an illness of only a
few days. While always frail,
Mrs. Egan seemed to be much
better this spring than ever be-
fore and it was hoped and con-
hdently expected that she was on
the way to complete health.
- Miss Kathryn Carroll came to
Beach some FIVE years age from
Sparta, Wis.,, and on September
l9. 1911, was married to Hugh
Egan. Had she lived until Sat-
urday, June 9th, she would have
been 2l years of age. Since her
marriage she has been active in
the affairs Of the Beach State
Bank and at the time of death
was vice president of that insti-
tuition. She was also active in
the social life of the young peo-
pie of our little city and
and was a member of the Royal
Neighbors and Social Hour club,
besides the Ladies' Altar Society
of the St. Johns Catholic church,
where she was devout men,
Der. She had capacity for en-
dying life seldom found in the
present hurrah of the commercial
world, and was surrounded by
everything that makes one care
to live. Yet, in the midst of life
there is deah and the pleasure
of those on whom the Grim
Reaper waits is not sought.
The funeral was held from the
St. Johns Catholic chuzch on
Wednesday forenoon and the
.earthly remains of Mrs. Hugh
Egan was placed in its final rest
ing place midst the gentle fall
ing Of spring rain.
1t was the pleasure of Father
Wolphers to have oficiated at
the wedding ceremony of the de-
ceased, and it was also his solemn
duty to preach her funeral ser
mon. He spoke very effectively
upon the lesson to be drawn from
the early departure of the de-
ceased, emphasizing the fact that
no one knoweth the day or the
hour when the final summons
will come and the commercial
activities of this life will be left
behind. He paid a glowing tri.
butte to the life and character oi
the departed and spoke words oi
sympathy and comfort to those
who were left to mourn.
The remains were escorted by
the Knights of Columbus, the
Ladies Salodity society of which
she was member and one oi
the largest gatherings of citizen:
ever assembled at a funeral cere.
mony in this city. The active
pail bearers were Julius Engle
ha,t. L. E. Austin, Adam Ferris
"A. L. Arnold. M. H. Jefferson
and NJ. F. Jones, while Mrs. T
Powers, Misses Mary Kerrigan
Vangie Butter6eld, Eileen Madi
son, Ruth Laughnan and Mar,
BARLEY oficiated as honorary
pail bearers from the Ladie.
Salodity Society, of which de
ceased was member.
The casket was literally bank
ed with the many beautiful fora
offerings which were contributed
l2y the different clubs and societ
les among which were ''Th,
Gates Ajar," in which a whit,
dove, portraying peace, was rep
resented, a CALI lilly cross, harpe
and other beautiful pieces wer,
n3ted.
Among those from out of tow
who We're present at the funera
were Mrs. Mary Gresham. Mrs
Hugh Crossman and Miss Mann
Crossman, of Sparta, Wis, aun
and cousins of the deceased ant
cnly surviving relatives outsid
of the immediate family
Her death comes as an es
pecially heavy afliction to tn
bereaved husband. No childrel
resulted from the union and tn
vacant chair in this case mean
deeper more profound descla
ton and breaking of the ties Q
the former life than is usually tn
case. Sincerely devoted to tn
young wife with whom he wa
sharing life's joys and sorrow.
the brevety of the happy condi
ton makes the burden the NOR
severe to him who is left t