The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-05-27
CARSON.

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CARSON.
The myterious angel of death has again
lowered over our beautiful valley and
called to rest one of Forest county's
choicest women, and no one is able to
estimate the loss to the community in
which, for many years, the name OF
Mrs. j. G. Carson has been a fam liar
household word. While her years of
active service for others number more
than half century, yet her going from
us seems premature and it was with pro-
found sorrow we learned that she had
passed away forever from our sight, and
that we should never again, in this
world, look upon the kind face and well
come smile of our friend of many years.
Mrs. Carson passed away about two
o'clock Monday morning, May %, 1914,
at her home in West Hickory, Pa.
Carrie Hood Carson was born in Tio-
nesta, June 2l, 1856. She was the eldest
of seven children born to William and
Martha Walters Hood, esteemed residents
of Tionesta. She was educated in the
public schools of this place and her keen
intellect was fitted in a special way for
the many avenues of service for humanity
she was called upon TO enter in later
years.
On October s, 1874, she became the
wife of James CULLEN Carson of Tio-
nesta. This proved happy union and
the home of this well-mBted couple be-
came the center of atti acti N for large
circle of friends and place where hos
pitality was unstinted and cordial well
come extended to all by the compsn-
ionable host and hostess. To them were
born four sons and two daughters. all of
whom grew to manhood and womanhood:
william Washington of Nelson, British
Columbia; James Harvey of Okanagan,
b. c.; Charles Frederick of Brownsville,
Pa; Anon Hood OF West Hickory, Pa;
Martha Josephine, wife of John f.
Sheasley of Kittanning, Pa, and Nellie,
wife of William Nourse OF Brownsville.
Besides her husband and children, the
following brothers and sisters survive
her: Anne Elizabeth, wife of James H.
Fones; Charles; Kate M, wife of Robert
L. Haslet; William and Tilden, all OF
TionesIa.
In 1885 Mrs. Carson was converted in
the Methodist Episcopal church under
the ministry of Rev. Francis NJ. Small,
and at once became an earnest, active
christian and was recognized as one of
the leading forces in church work
wherever she was known. At the same
time she Joined the great army of white
ribboners and cast her inf uence on the
side of temperance. In 1890 Mr.. Carson's
business as contractor caused the re-
moval of the family from Tionests to
Nebraska, where they lived for six years,
when they moved to West Hickory,
which has since been their home. Both
at Nebraska and West Hickory Mrs.
Carson became a leader in church work
and the w. g. T. u, serving as president
of both unions as we'll as filling an im-
portant position on the executive COM
mittee of the county W. G. Il. U. for many
years. She was intensely patriotic, being
descended from the we'll known Hasson
family, early settlers of Vensngo county,
who figured in the Revolutionary conflict
In '76. She was charter member of the
Woman's Relief Corps of Tionests and
remained an active member till 1t dis
banded few months ago.
But it was in the quiet sphere as wife,
mother and daughter, sister and friend
where she found her greatest JOY and
where her gentle but powerful iJfluence
was deeply and constantly felt. Unset
fish to fault, she ministered to all the
needy of the community, and to win such
love as she won in life, to leave behind
so dear memory az she left is not the
lot of everyone. The good she has done
tho influence of her life will be more
lasting than the towering oak of the
forest, or the polished block of granite,
it seems. this beautiful life is
ended, although for some time her i'll
health had been a great anxiety to her
family. After few days serious Illness
abe passed into the unseen realm which
her life had so well fitted her to enter,
and the spirit of one "pure in heart" was
permitted to look upon the splendors of
the New Jerusalem.
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family residence this, Wednesday, after
noon at l:30 o'clock. to be followed by |
interment in Riverside cemetery, TO-
nesta, Rev. w. W. Dale of West Hickory, |
and Rev. Il, l.. Foulke of Erie, officiating.
c. A. Anderson Greenhouse Company,
Tionesta, Pa.
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