The Owosso times., 1914-08-21
Death of Mrs. n n. Daniels.

"There is no better armor against
| the shafts of death than to be buried
in Gods service, Fuller.
After an illness of a few months
Mrs. Henry II. Daniels quietly passed
away at her home, Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
The funeral will be held at the
home, 62S North Ball street, at 2
o'clock, Tuesday afternoon.
The knowledge that she had some
incurable ailment came to Mrs. Dan
! iels some three months ago and, with
her usual self-control and her desire
to spare her family and friends, she
kept the knowledge to herself. Her
| condition was not felt to be hopeless
until few weeks ago when cancer
rapidly developed and caused her
| death.
Ida Ferguson Daniels with her
| husband, Henry H. Daniels, came to
Owosso in 1888, from Lockport, N.
Y, where Mrs. Daniels was born Sept.
80, 1S4S. She was of Scotch Yankee
descent and graduated and taught
school in her native city before her
marriage in 1871.
Twelve years after her marriage,
when she and her husband and chill
dren moved to Owosso, they united
with the Methodist church where her
strong character and executive abil-
ity were recognized and she was
elected president of the Ladies Aid
society, which office she held for ten
years.
Her views on all subjects connect
ed with humanity were broad, gener-
Gus and enlightened and she was
made an officer in the First District
Missionary society of the M. E. church
Mrs. Daniels was a student and a
reader, she was conversant with the
great features of ancient and mod
ern history for to her, they were the
ground work Of moral and political
philosophy. She was natural teach
er and took great pride in her class
of some thirty women in the Method
list Sabbath school. To these women,
most of whom were her seniors, she
was friend as we'll as teacher, and
they came to her in both JOY and sor-
row, always sure of wise counsel
and loving sympathy for she had that
seriousness of thought, sober judg-
ment and the tendency to look at the
true life of things which are the gifts
of only strong natures and which en-
deared her to others.
For many years, Mrs. Daniels was
a member of the Bay View Study
club, class Of women who are
searchers for truth. 1t was this con-
stant study and thought, this keen in
terest in life and people which gave
to her, although sixty-six years Of
age, her prompt and accurate men,
ory, her broad sympathy and deep un-
derstanding Of life and its meanings.
1t was this knowledge, the richer
development, the adding year by
year to the character, and the living
according to the best knowledge Of
Gods plan for mankind that gave her
courage to face death calmly and
smilingly, for to the last she was
calm and unafraid.
Her interest in all civic matters
was keen and led her to become a
member of thesSWoman's club of
Owosso and she reJoiced over the fact
that our city had its beautiful new
library and she anticipated being one
of the many to enjoy its privileges.
The church, the missionary, and
the club interests never interfered
with her home duties, for she was
first wife and mother and her cheer
fulness Of spirit gladdened her fami-
ly and friends even when she realiz-
ed her time of life was short. In
death as we'll as in life she was true
to her teachings that 1.-The human
soul through all the weary ages has
not been cherishing in religion a de-
lusive phantom, but in spite of SEEM
ingly endless cropping and stumbling
it has been rising to the recognition
of its essential kinship with the Ever
lasting God"
Beside her husband, there are four
children, Mrs. H. p White, Mrs. w.
j. Detwiler of this city; Howard r.
of Miles City, Montana, Harry j. Of
Grand Rapids, Mrs. Daniels's broth
er, James E. Ferguson of this city and
other relatives E s r