West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-19
CASH IN ADVANCE
NUMBER 43
Minnie Bolyard lIaibrltter.

The ways OF Omniscience are in
sCrutablo and beyond the understand
ing OF the mere creature. Just why
the divine edict should be that 80
many OF Tuuuelton's excellent and no.
Bile citizens should be summoned
hence Will remain one OF the unsolved
mysteries. The sorrowful fact Ia true,
however. and the vacant places I'm the
various homes give sad evidence OF
losses that are irreparablc I'm this
world. However. there Is the ono
great consoling thought of the Chris
tian faith that those who have gone
before are at rest and have prepared
the way for those who are to follow.
IL Ia unqucstionably true. also. that
death Ia without terror TO the Chris
tiau soul and I'm fact Il is welcomed as
an alienation of the cares and tribu-
lations of the flesh and the world.
one OF those who has been most
recently called to the great beyond
was Minnie Bolyard Halbrittor, the
third daughter of Henry and Nancy
tSiglcy) Bolyard She was born April
IL, 1871, and died July 20. 1915. being
therefore "a years, three months and
- days old. ON February /. 1894, she
was united i'm the holy bonds OF mat
rimony to j. Willis Halbritter and
this union was blessed by the birth of
two sons and one daughter. Arden o.
llalbrittcr Leo (dicd I'm infancy, and
Faye. For the past fifteen years the
deceased had lived in Tunnolton and
was known To practically every man,
woman and child I'm the community.
She was member of the Ladies' OF tho
Macabccs and of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety aud the Methodist Episcopal
church
For some months prior To her death
Mrs. Halbritter had been I'm Ill health
but II was not thought serious or dan
gerous. However. on tho advice of
her physician. she finally consented to
an operation for tumor and was taken
TO Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore.
When operated upon the tumor was
removed but IL was also found that
she was AFFLICTED with gall stones and
this necessltated another operation.
From both she rallied well and was
improving 80 nicely that her husband,
who had accompanied her to tho hos
pital, was contemplating his return
home. Suddenly on Sunday, July 20,
she was stricken and died In a very
few minutes from "A blood clot in the
lung. just five days after the opera
tions had been 80 successfully per-
formed, as it was thought.
The deceased was woman OF rare
qualities and one that not only won
but held the esteem OF all who knew
her. AS wife and mother she was
Christian model. She was particu-
larly characterized by devotion to her
home and loved ones She was pri-
marily home woman. Strict atten-
ton TO her home and the affairs there
OF did not give much time for the
street, her neighbors and those things
that did not concern her. Hers was a
life OF service and good works that is
reflected In her son and daughter and
by which society will benefit. II is by
them and the bereaved husband that
she will be missed beyond expression
and 1t is to them that world OF sym
pathy goes out now and for all time.
Their loss is, indeed, irreparable The
one great consoling thought to these
bereaved ones, too. should be that God
has recalled his masterpiece n noble
wife and devoted and loving mother.
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