The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-07-13
Obituary.
MARY H. HEAD.

Mary H. Holnbeck was born at De-
Ruyter, N. Y, April Both, 1887, and
passed into paradise from her home at
Albion, Wis, July 4th, 1917.
She was the second of two daughters
born to Harmon and Katharine Barker
Holnbeck. She was. but years of age
when her mother departed this life and
but IA when her father also passed
away. She was then taken into the
home of godly Quaker family, "Un-
Gle" Stephen and "Aunt" Sarah Be-
gardus. The admonition, instruction
and example of these sanity people
had a lasting influence upon her all
through life. Being thus left orphan
with only a sister in the world, she
early learned the lesson of self reliance.
1t was sometime in early girlhood
that she found the Savior, and her
faith in Him held steady, strong and
true to the last She became mem
Der of the Albion Seventh Day Baptist
church March 3, 1866. And it was al
ways cause Of sorrow to her when
for any reason she could not attend
divine service. In her days of sickness
and suffering she confided to her pastor
what comfort it was to her that she
had always attended the church SER
vices when she was able. She was a
Bible student and was a teacher in the
Sabbath school for many years.
She came west at the age of Is with
an aunt, Mrs. Sweet, and attended AL
bion academy During the civil war
she made her home with an uncle, L..
P. Barker, at Batavia, ILL.,, while she
taught in the Batavia schools.
On Dec. %, 1865, she was united in
marriage to Henry A. Head. and to
them were born one son, Merton Head
Of Albert Lea, Mimi, and Mary B.
Williams of Albion. She was per-
mitted, with her husband and many
friends, to celebrate their golden we'd
ding year ago last December.
She leaves grieving her departure, a
sister, Mrs. Sarah Blakely Of Waba-
sha, Mimi, her husband, her son and
daughter and twelve grandchildren.
We cannot refrain from mentioning
the devotion and painstaking care of
her daughter-in-law, Margit, in leaving
her home and coming to watch by the
bedside during this last illness. Such
tenderness and sympathy and self sac
rifcing devotion are rarely seen. May
the Lord reward her abundantly at the
resurrection of the just.
| am requested to say that our de-
parted sister has given this beautiful
cut glass vase to the church. How in
dicative of her character. Just as this
vase is transparent, carved and shaped
by the master hand of the artist, to re-
ceive and hold before our view these
beautiful howers, just so her life was
transparent, unaffected and frank; just
so her character had been carved and
shaped by her Masters hand, and just
SO she too supported and held before
our view the beautiful flowers of Chris
tian grace.
Thru ifty-one years these two have
travelled hand in hand, facing adversely
and prosperity with implicit trust in
each other and in their Savior. The
last few Weeks of her life were filled
with hours of suffering, but she was
sustained by her trust in God, and the
untiring devotion of a loving, sympa-
thetic husband. A woman, true in ev-
cry sense of the word to her friends, a
loving mother, devoted wife, Chris
tian has gone. Rest in peace.
C. S. S.