The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-31

any sum would we trust the penning
Of these lines, feeble and cold though
they may look in print, to other
hands, and thus deny ourself the
privilege of being the one to pay this
good little girl her last tribute of
public praise.
Edna Mears was born in Wichita
Falls, Texas, March %, 1890, and
died at her home in Tyrone, Okla
homa, on May 16, 1917, aged "a
years, l month and "a days. At the
age of IL she united with the Broad
way Baptist church at Fort Worth,
Texas. She always affiliated at once
with the Babtist church in whatever
town she happened to live afterwards,
and was a diligent worker for the
good of the cause and the better
ment of humanity, both morally and
spiritually, ever afterward. She made
friends readily, had smile and a
pleasant word for everyone, waited
on the sick and afflicted whenever
possible, and carried an air of sun
shine with her wherever she went.
She radiated happiness, carried COM
fort and cheer to hearts in gloom, was
at peace, with God and held good will
toward all mankind, and when her
final summons came she was Like a
tired child, who wraps the draperies
of his couch about him, and lies down
to pleasant dreams" She was ready,
but we don't believe she expected the
call this soon. About a year ago,
shortly before the baby came, she ex-
pressed doubts as to her ability to live
thru the crisis, but stated at numer-
Gus times that if that should be the
end, all was well and she was pre-
pared. With the record of useful
and well-spent life behind her, she
had no cause to dread the future eth
er then or now, and if 1--WE shall know
as we are known" there are two
hands right now extending cordial
welcome to husband and son in the
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" when
life's fitful race is run upon this
earth. God grant that it may be so!
When Mrs. Hiebert was 16 months
old her mother died and she was
raised by her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Marshall, Hooker, OKLA,
and her pure and spotless life is elo-
quent testimony to the care, love and
protection given her while in their
charge. No own father and mother
ever gave a child a better home or
made more sacrifices for member of
the family than these grand old peo-
pie made for her, and we hope her
son, who is now in the hands of our
sister to raise, will fare as well as she.
When the baby came, on May 20,
1915, and showed signes of living and
becoming strong, our cup of happiness
was filled to overlooking. 1t was our
intention to so raise him that he
would be an honor to us, credit to
the community in which he lived, and
strong prop to lean upon when our
days of activity had passed. We still
hope the boy becomes all that some
day, but for her the joy of beholding
its consummation has been denied.
We were married on December 20,
1914, at Forgan, Oklahoma, by Rev.
T. L. Ogilvie, and the intervening two
and half years have been the happi-
est of the writer's existence. Never
was a note of discord sounded be-
tween US during all that time, and
whether business conditions were
good or bad at the office, hers was the
comforting word and the spur to
drive us on to greater efforts. How
we can possibly get along without her
encouragement and hope we haven't
figured out, but trust the future will
light the way. She was taken with a
uraemic convulsion during the fall of
1915, and had these commissions &C.
casionally from then until her death.
We figured they would some day
claim her as a victim, but didn't ex-
pect the malady to take such hold
on her for number of years to come.
She was taken with one on Tuesday
afternoon of last week, regaining con-
seriousness about ten minutes during
which time she complained of severe
pain, relapsed into another one short
ly, and died in sixteen hours without
regaining consciousness, after going
thru at least fifteen commissions be-
fore death finally brought relief. 1t
is hard to stand by and watch the last
struggle for life in one who has been
wife, mother, partner and friend to
you for several years, and you pow
erless to move hand that would stay
the end or relieve the pain, but that |
is what we had to go thru. All the
efforts three doctors and numerous
relatives and friends could make were |
of no avail-the case was obstinate |