The Denison review., 1915-03-10
OBITUARY
Born Sept. 8, 1880

Mrs. Mary Adeline Seabury-J Jones,
well and favorably known in Denison
as refined and christian woman, de-
parted this life on March 3, 1915, at
Des Moines, Iowa, where she had re-
sided for few years in order to be
with her two granddaughters, Orpha
and Isabel Marshall. both teachers in
the Des Moines schools. If all the
good things that have been said about
the christian woman since her death
were collected and printed it would
take large volume to contain the
eulogies pronounced upon her life and
labors. Her life was devoted to edu-
cation, the building of christian char
| acter and demonstrating that the
christian religion is helpful to any one
who embraces it. In her quiet and re-
fined conduct she lived her christian
hy as all who knew her are able to
testify.
The deceased was born in West
township, Albany county, New York,
Sept. s, 1880. She was the daughter
of Cornelius and Adeine (Crary) Sea
bury She commenced teaching in the
public schools OF New York at the age
4of fifteen, and With short interrup.
tions continued in that work until he1
marriage to Marcus S. Jones, of Har-
risburg, Lewis county N. ", in Sep
tember, 1865. She graduated from the
Albany, N. Y, State Normal school
about 1851. Among other places she
taught were Stephentown and Marten-
1olo NJ ". Eoromont Macc and for
several years in the city schools of
Brooklyn, N. Y. Her husband died
in November, 1871, and she came to
Denison with her two youngest STEP
sons, Marcus and Adelbert, in the fall
of 1872. She taught school in this city
several years. Upon the death of her
| step-daughter, Mrs. George B. Marsh
all, in 1889, she made home for her
young grandchildren, Orpha, Fay and
| Isabel Marshall, until Mr.. Marshall's
death at Wausau, Wis, and thereaf-
ter at Denison. She was with her
grapddaughters, both OF whom were
teachers at Des Moines, Iowa, at the
time of her death in that city March
3, 1915.
| She leaves surviving her brothers,
| Isaac c. Seabury, OF Sedro-Woolley
Wash, and Augustus p. SeaburS, OF
Plainview, Neb., both of whom were
former residents of this city, and
Charles r. Seabury, of West Town.
ship, New York; her sons, &. ID. Jones
of Wausau, Wis; Marcus +. Jones, OF
| this City; Adelbert Jones, of San Di
ego Cali. and their families, and her
grandchildren, Orpha and Isabel, OF
Des Moines, and Fay A. Marshall, now
of Rhinelander, Wis.
Mrs Jones had great capacity for
loving and for self-sacritcing service
and her CHEEKY and wholesome per
sonality and cultured mind made her
loving labors most beneticent. She
was the child OF loving christian par
ents and became a member OF the BaD
tist church of West Township at a
very early age, and for nearly eighty
years she served her SaVious with the
| whole strength OF her loving heart
Her life was complete in years. II
was grandly successful when meas.
ured by the highest standards
of service, of usefulness and OF chris
tian faith. Her memory will live long
in the affection of those she loved and
this includes the entire world OF heI
acquaintance.
Funeral services were held at the
Baptist church on Saturday afternoon
the Rev. e. p Williams, pasto5 of that
church, officiating. The selections Of