The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-01-28
In Memory of Mrs.
E. P. Atchison

According to the course of nature
the price of life must be paid and
last Wednesday evening at 1886, the
beloved wife of our esteemed citizen
Mr.. E. P. Atchison gave up her
career of usefulness and numbered
her spirit with the redeemed of
God. The community of Kendrick
was shocked and compelled to real
ize that the noble life of one of her
best citizens had passed to her re-
ward.
1t seems terrible to all the friends
and doubly SO to her husband and
dear children. We cannot realize
the terror of death until we must
face the price Of it. The home, the
church, the community, the lodges.
and all alike feel the loss we are
called to sustain. A loving wife. a
tender and dear mother. an earnest
Christian, a faithful affiliant to the
Rebekah and the Woodcraft and an
exemplary member of society. Such
were the qualities Of our beloved
friend. In all the walks of life her
queenly and stately appearances
were most exemplary. Uncomplain-
ing, fully devoted to her home and
home life. faithful to every trust
confided to her, were her staunch
qualities.
Her special love for the church
and Sabbath school were mos} faith
fully exemplifieo in her attention
to their various needs. The church
building the manse, alike with all
their activities. were stamped BY
her life and energy. The Campfire
Girls and Boys Club were her spec
ialties next to her Sabbath school
class. Too much cannot be said con.
corning such life. She alike was
Mary and Martha, waiting her
Masters bidding and preparing for
the comforts of the needy.
| Even with all these qualities in
the very midst Of hopeful life, all
must come to a sudden end and at
an early life full of promises. Her
days were cut off and just when
husband and children hoped for the
continuance of the joyful life, its
door is closed and memory ceases.
While the husband was in the far
east at the bedside of stricken sis
ter, the message of severe illness
comes and with a rush he speeds to
the expected bedside of his wife.
But death had proceeded him, and
only preparations for the resting
place was left for him. The obse-
quies were brief and impressive.
The tributes of friends and societies
were profused and beautiful. The
class OF fourteen boys, sadly and
manfully bore the body to its final
resting place. The home ties brok-
en-, it now devolves upon the father
to foster alone what mother and
father did united. The sympathies
OF the entire community are grac-
iously extended to Mr.. Atchison and
his little ones. The funeral was
conducted from the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning at IL A. M,
The Rev. DR.. Smith making the ad-
dress. The choir and special
quartet rendered appropriate music.
lnterment was made in the Kendrick
cemetery.
Those attending the funeral from
distance were Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Trumble, DR.. Rothwell and daugh-
ter, Spokane; Mrs. Medcalf and Mrs.
0. d. Burns. of Lewiston, Mrs.
Wicks, of Clifford, Messrs. E. w.
Eaves, M. B. Nicholson, S. D. White,
of Lewiston, w. Stoddard, Clifford.
Mr.. W. E. Atchison, son, received
the word while at his Montana home.
Starting at once was snowbound by
the way and arrived too late for the
funeral, arriving here Monday.
S. A. Sutton, of ,Cavendlsh. was a