The Republican journal., 1916-05-18
MRS. BURLEIGH DEAD.
Service Closed PainIessly at Washington
Friday Night


Friday Night.
WASHINGTON, D, c.. May IL, 1916 Especial
to the Kennebec Journal) The friends and
fellow Congressman of United States Senator
Edwin &. Burleigh were genuinely grieved to
learn of the death of his wife, Mary J. Bur-
leigh, Friday night at 10 Is, as the result of
paralytic shock sustained Saturday. April
29 from which she never recovered conscious
ness Mrs. Bureigh had been an invalid for
several years, and for the past few months had
been confined aim st entirely to her bed. She
is survived by her husband United States SEN
ator Burleigh of Augusta, Maine, four daugh-
ters Mrs. Robert j. Martin, Mrs. Joseph Will
hanson. Mrs. Byron Boyd and Mrs. Richard H.
Stubbs, and by her son, Lewis A. Burleigh
Mary j. Burleigh, daughter of Benjamin and
Anna Bither, and the youngest of family of
fifteen children, born in Linneus, Maine,
November 9, 1S4l. She taught school in her
native town for several years, and was married
there to Edwin G. Burleigh on June 2S, 1868
With the exception of Mrs. Boyd. who was
born in Bangor, Maine, all her children were
born 10 Linneu:, including her Oldest son, Clar
ence Burle1gh, who died in Augusta SIX
years ago.
Mrs Bureigh was in many ways remark
able woman, Starting with clear ano definite
1 conceptions of results to be accomplished, she
brought TO their achevem ment tireess energy
and q capacity for organized and systematic
maryeled Throughout, long and IDEALLY
7 happy married life she has been the loyal
TREND and adviser of her husband and a CO.
worker with him in ali the varied business and
political activities OF his busy life.
Mis-. burleigh was broad minded, charitable,
tolerant, and possessed of that exquisite tact
in ner dealings with others winch can have It's
source only in a kind heart and refined sensi,
.bties
Her ideals We're of wholly unselfish type.
| The dominant chord in the life of this sweetly
| gracious woman was that of sympathetic and
unselfish service. Her greatest happiness lay
In making others happy. She loved children,
and children worshipped her, for they
quick to respond to sympathetic comprehen-
sion of their childish joys and SORROWS
! In her family life she found ample opportu-
nifty for that loyal devotion to husband and
children which was not SO much the fulfllment
of conscious mission as the expression of an
nstinct..
Her own burdens she bore bravely and un-
complainingly. During the last few months
her physical suffering at times had been great
yet she faced the future with courage and
( optimism which the wonder and delight
| of those about her.
Words are but symbols, and may mean much
or little, but this woman has left to those who
mourn her passing the rich heritage of her
high and fine conception of the words "wife,
"mother," friend" The paralytic shock
which suddenly robbed her of consciousness
while engaged in labor of love for others.
also mercifully banished all pain. and there
came a beautiful and peaceful ending to life
which had nobly fulfilled its high mission of
comfort. of cheer, and of loyal, unselfish SER
vice.
AUGUSTA. May Is. The funeral train con-
tanning the remains of Mrs. Edwin c. Burleigh,
wife Of United States Senator Burleigh, arrived
at 9.17 Monday morning. In the funeral party
were United States Senator Edwin c. Burleigh,
his brother, State Senator Albert A. Burleigh
of Houlton Mrs r. H. Stubs, Mrs. Robert
Martin and Lewis A. Burleigh of this city.
The casket was completely banked with beauti
full floral tributes. The remains we're taken to
| the Burleigh home on Western avenue, whe re
funeral services, which were private, were
held at p. M, Monday. Rev. Clayton D.
Boothby, pastor of the South Parish Congre-
gational church. officiated and the pail bearers
were the six grandchildren of Mrs. Burleigh,
William B. Williamson, Burleigh Martin, Robert
M Williamson, Lewis A. Burleigh, Jr.. and
[, Edwin and Donald Bureigh. Burial was insthe
family lot in Forest Grove cemetery.