The bee., 1916-07-07
PIONEER CITIZENS
PASSES AWAY
Mrs. S. A. Cordier Called to
Her Final Home at the
Advanced Age
or EIGHTY
EIGHT YEARS

peacefully away at her residence on
Railroad street, Saturday morning,
July lst at 40 o'clock, death being
due to the InflrmItles incident to
old age. Mrs, COrdier had been In
feeble health for q number of years
and on Thursday morning, little
more than q week before her death,
complained Of being very tired, al
though she was suffering no pain.
When IL became apparent that she
was growing very weak a physician
was called and her children from the
different states were summoned to
her bedside, and were present to be
with her at the close Of llfe's chapt-
er, which came without q struggle
Serena A. Brasher, was born In
Christian County, Nov. %. 1928,
where she spent her childhood and
early married life, having married
Mr.. Joseph Cordier, 9 native Of Par
is, France, July /, lS47. Slxty.nine
wears from the day Of her wedding,
she was called to again Join her hus-
band, TO whose memory she had been
faithful for many years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cordier made their
home in Old Petersburg, Christian
county, where be was engaged In the
mercantile business for more than
half q century. Cordier q Son were
also pioneer merchants In Earllng-
ton and we're the second firm to en-
gage in business at this point, occu-
pying the buildings on the corner Of
Main and Railroad streets. The
present site of the Peoples Bank,
NlxOn's Restaurant and the Bee
Omce. After the death Of her hus-
banc, Mrs. CordIer lived here with
her son, Frank, who has since pass
ed away, but the mother has resided
here continuously for about thirty
years.
Mrs. Cordier was the mother OF
eight children, four Of whom survive
her. They are: Mrs. Joseph Inc
Williams, Of White Plains; Mrs.
Emma Beall, Of Seattle, Wash, but
who, since her mothers feeble health
has been with her to care for her and
minister to her wants: Mrs. Lillian
BeAll, Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and
DR.. A. H. Cordier, Of Kansas City,
Mo. DR.. CordIer has made for him
self quite reputation as q surgeon
and practitioner In the city of his
choice, and his visits back home are
always a source of pleasure to his
bOyhOod friends and admirers.
Frank, Eugene and Richard Cordier
and Mrs. Lenna Holt were called TO
their reward before their much be-
loved mother. Seve n ten grand
children and twenty great grand.
children are mourning today over
the loss Of one they loved. Mrs,
NollIe Umstead and Miss Hattie
COrdier, of this city, are two grand
children of the deceased.
About thirty-flve years ago Mrs.
Cordier joined the Universallst
church and was baptized with other
friends ut Old Petersburg, but in the
absence Of minister OF the faith,
Rev. J. s. Hawkins, Of the Christ
ian church. conducted brief, but
impressive funeral service at the
home on Sunday morning at ten
o'clock, which was followed by tn
terment at Oakwood cemetery. The
music was in charge of Mr.. Jas. r.
Rash, an old family friend.
The active pallbearers we're: j.
b. Head, ID. M. Evans, E. q. Me-
LeOd, Ernest l.. Stokes. ID. w. UNI
stead and +. B. Arnold.
Honorary pAllbearers: George O.
Atkinson, j. IL. Evans, Jas, Priest
II. p. GlanniDi, Isaac Davis and Ex-
Gov. George Hodges, OF Missouri.
Mrs, COrdier will be greatly missed
In Darlington, for while she always
led q quiet and unobstrusiVe life, she
could always be depended upon by
her friends for announcement aud a
kindly word OF cheer. The writer,
with many others, will always re-
member many little deeds of kind
ness which IL gave her pleasure TO
perform, especially for the children.
Relatives who attended the fuaer-
al from a distance were; Mesdames
r., J. Williams, Lizzie Harrison aud
Lillian Hardwick, OF White Plains,
Messrs Clarence Williams, of White
Plains, Chas. Williams, of Green
VILE; Mrs. Eugene COrdier aud son,
OF MadisOnvlllei Mrs. Lillian Beall,
OF Cedar Rapids, IOwo; DR.. A. II
Cordler, Of Kansas City; and Mrs
Emma Beall, of Seattle, Wash. and.
Hattie Cordier.