Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
Miss Annette Hutchison.

From an address by her pastor, Rev.
G. w. Emery: Annette Mcfarland
Hutchison was born March s, 1894, and
passed to the heavenly home August
21, 1917 She was reared in this city
and educated in the local schools and
in the Frances Sinner Seminary at Mt.
Carroll, ILL.,, being a graduate Of that
institution. With the exception of the
period in which she attended the semi
nary and several absences in travel her
life was spent in this community and
was as an open book. To adequately
speak of the pure Christian character
and the beautiful life she has given the
world seems a vain and impossible
task Like the flowers, of whose lowell
ness we are all conscious but cannot
fittingly describe and whose beauty we
cannot turn into phrase, so was the
beautiful life that has gone out from
among us to more fitting abode.
Words fail; and, were they sufficient,
our hearts are too full to utter what we
all feel and know to be true concerning
her whose loss we so sadly mourn.
And yet, not to speak in appreciation
Of her would be unthinkable.
1t seemed that for her to live was to
be good. She possessed that rare
blending of the constituent elements of
mind and soul which resulted in a
character of most exceptional beauty
and excellence. This was reflected in
kind, sympathetic, and gracious spirit
which expressed itself toward all. 1
greatly doubt if there exists in the
mind of anyone present, the memory of
an unkind word which she uttered or
of an ungracious spirit which she dis
played. Her life was a constant source
of joy and comfort to her home and
loved ones, continual delight and
satisfaction to her friends, benedic-
tion to the sick and shut in, and those
in need of sympathy and help, and an
influence for good upon all who knew
her. Among all classes and conditions
of people, she was universally admired
and loved. What higher tribute can be
paid to any?
She gave her heart to Christ and
joined the church in childhood and was
always interested in religious work,
being at the time of her death primary
superintendent of the Sunday school of
the Methodist church. She enjoyed life
thoroughly and delighted in the society
of her friends. It may be truly said of
her that she lived for those who loved
her and the good that she could do.
And, in return the world was good to
her. She was the recipient of all the
nurture and tender care that love
could bestow. Still it was not Gods
will that she should remain with us.
1t is difficult for us to understand why
she could not have been left to com
plete here the life so we'll begun and
which meant SO much to her loved ones
and to us all, and which offered so
great promise for the future; but we
know that though death may claim the
good, the pure and the beautiful, they
still Iinger among us in memory and
influence as angels of light Thus will
the radiance of this pure, good and
beautiful life remain in memory and
influence an ever continuing blessing to
those who knew her.
What privilege to have known her.
We all mourn together what seems an
imparable loss. May the God of all
comfort grant his consolation in the
midst of our grief.
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