Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-31
PROMISING YOUNG
LIFE IS ENDED
Passed to Great Beyond Monday After
Lingering Between Life and
Death for Many Hours

Miss Alice Eddy died at her home
in this city Monday, August 2Sth, at
the age of almost "a years. The sad
news of her sudden and untimely
death cast q shadow over the whole
community, for most of her life time
was spent in Audubon and vicinity,
and every heart was touched with
sympathy for the stricken ones, from
whose fireside the light had fed. She
had lived an exemplary life and her
conduct and department had always
been above approach. In fact her
life was worthy of emulation and an
inspiration to the younger women of
the community. We feel the empti-
ness of human words in times of bit
ter sorrow. Yet He who has borne
our griefs aud carried our sorrows"
will comfort and sustain.
Alice Maude Eddy was born near
Audubon, in Audubon county, Iowa
on Sept. IL, 1882. Her girlhood days
were spent on the farm and after fin
ishing the grades in the rural schools
she entered the Audubon high school
where she completed the course and
graduated. She later attended col
lege at Iowa City and afterward lived
in Iowa City for more than year,
where he had position as boOkkeep-
er in one of the stores. In 1902 her
parents moved from the farm into
Audubon and in 1910 her father died.
She gave up her position at Iowa City
and has since made her home with
her parents and widowed mother.
For the past year she has been en-
ployed as bookkeeper by Ruhs & Car
ter and held this position at the time
of her death.
While young in life she made a
profession of faith in Christ and on
August II, 1902, during the pastor
ate of Rev. Vollmer she was received
as a member of the Methodist church
in Audubon. Her life has always
been exemplary and her conduct such
as would become Christian. OF her
Christian character no one has ever
had a question. At tb time of her
death she apparehsSyJ as in her US
ual health and was at the store on
Saturday. During the day she wrote
her brother, DR.. Eddy, letter but
with no intimation that she was des-
pondent or intimation as to the deed
she was son soon to commit. To those
she was with she seemed as cheerful
as usual. She was invited to go with
her mother and brothers family to
visit her sister on Sunday morning,
but said she preferred to stay alone.
Sometime during the day for some
unforeseen or unknown cause while
alone she wrote a short note leaving
it on the dresser and took carbolic
acid. On the mothers return about
eight p. m. she happened to push OPP
en- the door of her room and discov-
cred her unconscious on the bed. The
neighbors were aroused and physic-
ians summoned and everything was
done to save her life. She lived until
about. LAO p. m. Monday. August %,
1916, when she passed away, her age
being 33 years, IL months and 16
days. She leaves to mourn her death
the mother, three brothers. two sis
tiers, other relatives and many
friends.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church yesterday afternoon
at $3.50, conducted by the pastor,
Rev. Jackson Giddens and assisted
by Rev. ]. H. Freedline, of Guthrie
Center, a former pastor. Interment
was made in Maple Grove cemetery.