The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-07-15
MRS. EMMA PoRTER-CRAWFORD
Has Gone the Way Of All the World to
Await the Resurrection Morning..

In the midst of life death is ever
near, was sadly exemplified in the pass.
ing away of Mrs. Emma Porter Craw-
ford which occurred at Prince Rupert,
B. c., July 1, 1916.
The remains of the deceased were
shipped to st. Paul to her aunt, Mrs.
Emma Jackson, of Anoka, MINI. The
body arrived Sunday, July 9, and was
taken charge of by the undertaken,
T.. H. Lyles, and the funeral services
were held in his mortuary chapel on
Tuesday, July 18th, at 2:30 o'clock,
Rev. E. H. Mcdonald, pastor of Me-
mortal Baptist church, officiating. The
chapel was filled with the friends OF
the deceased and many floral tributes
surrounded her casket in addition to
those that were sent with the remains
by loving friends in Prince Rupert.
The funeral discourse was one of the
most masterful of the eloquent divine
and was listened to with wrapt atten-
ton. The music for the funeral was
furnished by Prof. W. A. Weir, who
presided at the organ.
Mrs. Belle Tyler sang as a solo,
Calvary" with Mrs. Irene Harris as
accompanist. 49,.
During the services Rev. Mcdonald
read the following obituary:
Thirty-five years ago, in the village
of Clarksville, Texas, Emma: Porter
Crawford was born. A few yedhs after
the mother who had dreams for her
little one and whose loving hands made
plans for her life, closed her eyes in
death and laid in the arms of a de-
voted sister, Mrs. Emma Glover Jack
son this little daughter. Mrs. Glover
Jackson came to St. Paul, bringing
Emma in 1886. During the years that
followed all care and training that
could be purchased by the steady
grinding of toll and sacrifice on the
part of the devoted aunt-mother, Mrs
Glover Jackson, was shOwered upon
Emma, and in 1897 she was graduated
from st. Joseph Catholic Seminary
with splendid academic and Christian
training, as we'll as talented, accom-
plished musician and artist together
with all the charm of beautiful young
womanhood thus she who lies before
us stood on the threshold of young
womanhood and looked out upon life
with glad, joyous vision, blessed with
accomplishments, admired and re-
spected, with wonderful opportunity
to make the most of life. Ere long
she was wooed and won in far-off
Nashville, Tenn. AS she entered into
motherhood she missed and yearned
for that wonderful n1other-love of
Aunt En-" and when she sadly made
her way back with two little ones the
loving arms of the devoted mother.
aunt EMBODIED her in long and well
come embrace and assumed the great
responsibility of the care and train
ing unaided by the fathers protection
and assistance, or even by an encour-
aging message as the years rolled by.
And so Boyd and Vivian Crawford
came also under the care and protec-
ton of Aunt Emma.
On Saturday, July LIST, at Prince
Rupert, Alberta, Canada, Emma Por-
ter-Crawford closed her eyes on the
she stood in the presence of the God
from whence she came. She leaves to
mourn her loss two children, Boyd and
Vivian Crawford, her aunt, Mrs. Emma
Glover Jackson, brother, William A.
Porter, sister and other relatives in
the southland.
She was for several years organist
at St. Peter Claver church and at that
time rendered by her talent much val
liable service to the social and civic
organizations of this city.
Mrs. Jackson, Mr.. Porter and the
daughter and son of the deceased de,
| sire to tender their thanks to all
friends for their expressions of sym
pathy and sorrow at their bereave-
ment.
Interment at Oakland cemetery.