Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-05-22
MRS. WILLIAM H. GOULD

the death OF Mrs. William H. GOlid,
which occurred on Thursday, May l.
1917, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Mrs. Gould was taken i'll with grip
about the 1st of February, and while
she was able to be about. she was far
from being well. This continued for
several weeks when it became neces-
sary for her to be placed under medi-
cal treatment and from that time she
suffered from complications which
seemed to battle all the skill and re-
sources of the medical art. There were
days of hope and of despair until We'd
nesday night when all felt that the
end was but a-Question of hours, and
gradually the light which had given
brilliancy and happiness to the fam
lily and friends for so many years,
went out. Notwithstanding Mrs. Gould
had only resided in our city between
five and six years, she was blessed
with large circle of warm friends,
which was ever widening, and all who
knew her feel the loss most keenly
and share the family's grief.
Alice Parker Gould was born in
Portland, Maine, on the I'd day of De
cember, 1862. She was the daughter
VI OdWyCA anu AlGAdUueT VI.
Parker. She grew to womanhood in
that city, attending the public schools
and finally graduating from the West
brook seminary. On the 14th of June,
1888, she was united in marriage to
Rev. William H. Gould, the ceremony
taking place at her home in Portland.
They resided il Natick, Mass, for one
year; her health failing her there,
they went to Dexter, Me-, in which
city Rev. Gould was pastor of the Uni
versalist church for fifteen years; they
then went to Portland Me-, where
Rev. Gould was pastor of the church
in that city for six years, and they
then came to Wausau and have resided
here since that time.
Mrs. Gould at once won the affection
and esteem of all with whom she came
in contact. She had a wonderfully,
gentle, sympathetic nature; her life
was devoted to the welfare and hap
piness of others and she received her
greatest joy in this work
She was resourceful and possessed
excellent judgment, enabling her to
be very successful in religious, chart
table and other work undertaken.
She was lifelong and very de-
voted member of the Universalist
church, giving her time and energy to- it's
social activities and Sunday school work
teaching large class of young ladies
In the latter She was especially in
terested in the Young Peoples Union
of the First Universalist church of
this city, having been one of its or
ganizers, and she took great pride in
= |,
be said of the local missionary So
ciety of the church over which she
presided as its president for several
years.
She had been president of the State
Missionary society of the Universalist
church for the past three years, and
was president of the Inter-Denomina
tiOnal Missionary society of Wausau
at the time of her death. She was also
a member of the Eastern Star and the
Daughters of Rebekah.
She is survived by her husband, Rev.
Gould, and one daughter, Miss Ella.
Also two sisters, Mrs. H. S. Emery and
Miss Carrie E. Clark, both of Port
land, Me. The former arrived in Wau-
sau on Saturday, May 18th, and was
with her sister from that time until the
end came.
The funeral services were held at
the First Universalist church on
Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock,
the Rev. Richard Evans, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church, as
sisted by Rev. John Lloyd, rector of
St. Johns Episcopal church, officiat-
ing. The. services were very impress
siVe. Flowers were the best emblems
of expression of love, respect and es-
TEEN and the space before the altar
was one mass of floral offerings, and
amid these silent and eloquent trib-
utes to memory that will ever be
cherished, the casket was placed. A
large concourse of friends gathered
to pay their last tribute of respect.
After the close of the services until
7:15 o'clock the remains lay in state
at the church. At that hour they were
transferred to the st. Paul depot and
accompanied by Rev. Gould, Miss
Ella and Mrs. Emery, were taken
to Turner, Maine, where the fun
eral services took place on Mon
day afternoon, from the church
which Mr.. Gould had attended
when he was a child. Turner was
his boyhood home. Interment was in
the family lot at that place. The local
pastor was assisted in the services by
DR.. l.. S. McCollester of Tufts college
and president of the Universalist Cen
eral convention, who was college
classmate of Rev. Gould.
In Chicago the funeral party was
met by Mr. and Mrs. Karl Mathie, Mr..
and Mrs. G. Wilson and Frank Kelly,
who remained with them for the few
hours they were in that city.
The pail bearers were the trustees
of the Firdst Universalist church, viz:
Judge A H. Reid, w. B. Scholfield,
j. ~ Manson, E. A. Gooding, A. L.
Kreutzer, c. G. Yawkey, F. Lehrbas,