The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
MEMORIAL

Mrs. Eleanor M. Donoko, the daugh-
ter of DR.. Joseph and Mrs. Anna
Eggleston Matthews, departed this
life, and her freed spirit entered into
the Saints everlasting rest in heaven,
at her residence i'll this place, at 6
o'clock on Monday morning, March
10, 1917, aged 83 years. Mrs. Don
Ohio was born in Albermarle, Va, in
1884. Six years afterward DR., Mat
thews and family moved to Caledonia,
Mo-, where in her youth Mrs. Donoho
united with the Bellevue Presbyter-
ian Church of that place, to which
she wGs ever strongly attached. On
March 10, 1858, she was united in
marriage with Mr.. Harvey Donoho.
They were the parents of two chill
dren, a son, William Harvey, and
daughter, Anna F. The son died at
two years of age, and not long after
ward the father passed away. After
her marriage Mrs. Donoho resided for
several years on farm in the vicin-
ity of Bellevue, Iron county, Mo.
About the year 1880 she with her
daughter came to Pennington, bought
desirable property and made this
place their permanent home. In Ju-
ly, 1883, she and her daughter united
by letter with the Pennington Pres
byterian Church, and were loved as
faithful, consistent members of it,
letting their light shine as Christians.
On May 10, 1902, Anna, her dearly
beloved daughter, after a lingering
illness from tuberculosis, was re-
moved from her by death, in the 41st
year of her age. This was very Sc
we're affection to Mrs. Donoho, for
the mother and daughter were devot-
eddy attached to each other, their mu-
tual love was strong and beautiful.
Thus bereft of all her near kindred,
during almost Is years the life of
Mrs. Donoho was one of great lone
illness. Strongly attached to her
home, where on every hand were OBJ.
jects reminding her of her dearly be-
loved Anna, she very seldom left it.,
and during all these years was a YER
table recluse. Yet she had great
many friends in Pennington, not on
ly of the Presbyterian Church, but of
other churches, who frequently Wis
tied her and ministered to her as they
had opportunity, whose society she
highly appreciated and for whose
kindness she was profoundly grateful.
She was woman of great decision
of character, with firm convictions of
truth and duty. An independent,
high-spirited woman, who spurned
the thought that she was an object of
charity, so that it was somewhat diff
ficult for her friends to minister to
her necessities.
The closing years of her long life
were years of trouble and sorrow,
pains and infirmities, all of which she
bore without murmur, and meekly
submitted to Gods holy will, Her
trust in God was remarkable. Sin.
cerely did she declare with David in
his shepherd psalm: "The Lord is my
Shepherd, | shall not want, Yea,
though | walk through the, valley of
the shadow of death, | will fear no
evil, for Thou art with me, Thy rod
and Thyostaff they comfort me-"
Very strictly did she bear witness to-
this truth, when a day or two before.
her, death Dr. Emmett Mccormick,
her physician, said to her, "You must
have someone with you TO wait upon
YOU, for you are liable to die at any
moment, At once she bravely and
calmly replied: II do not. need anyone
to help me. The Lord who has been
with me and taken care fine these
many years will be with me and care
for me wien come to die" Thus in
this calm state Of mind, on Monday
morning, March -, 1917. she heed
ed the call Of her, Lord and Saviour,
and gladly leaving its earthly taher-
nacle her freed spirit assembled to