The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26
Death Claims Mrs. John stellmon

Death Claims Mrs. John Stellmon.
No news ever brought more gen
eral and deeply felt sorrow TO this
community than that received last
Thursday evening, July l9, an
nouneing the death of Mrs. John
Stellm0n, who had been taken to
the Grittman hospital al Moscow
m the preceding "Wednesday to
undergo an operation for tumor.
While she had been in impaired
health for over a year, her con
difion was not considered serious,
but she was unable TO withstand
the shock of the operation, and
her noble soul went TO Join the
select Of God 5 kingdom, the true
mothers who have gone before.
Mr. Stellmon and their daugh-
Ter, Miss Mamie, were az her bed
side when the end came, and their
son, Normal, hastened there on re-
ceipt of the fateful news.
The remains were brought to
Nezperee Friday, and lay in
state at the handsome country res
idence of the family. 2i5 miles
northeast of this place. until Mon
day afternoon, when at ? o'clock
they were escorted to the Chris
iian church where a vast congre-
CATION of relatives and friends
had assembled to pay their last
sad tribute TO the memory Of one
Of our most beloved citizens. The
business houses were closed for
the occasion, and the entire town
stood as one in mourning. Rev.
Geo. II. Ellis impreSsively con-
Quoted the ceremony, at the close
Of which one of the longest pro-
cessi0ns that ever assembled here
on like occasion followed the
flower covered easket to the Nez-
perez cemetery, where, with its
precious burden, il was gently
consigned to the bosom of the
mother of us all.
Miss Ellen Graham was born in
Benton county, Arkansas, Nov. IL.
1872. She married John Stellmon
IN that community ON Feb. ?. 1890,
and in 1898 they migrated to Mos
SOW, Idaho. They moved thence
10 Juliaetta and a year later to
Lapwai, where they rented Indian
and until the opening of this res
srvation, some u years ago. They
the place northeast
ii town where they have since liy-
"a and which they had but recent
v improved with one of the fin
st country residences in the
Northwest. Mr.. and Mrs. Sfellmon
we're the parents of two children, /
Hiss Mamie and Normal, the for
ner having finished the college
course at Whitman, Walla Walla,
asst June, and the latter having
from the local high
'chool with the class of '16, mld
hey with their father survive, to
inish life S journey without the 4
ender care and solicitude of a
owing and devoted wife and MOTH \
II, but with the all-wise guidance !
4 Him who has claimed His own
nd with the kindliest feelings OF /
a community can bestow
Inder such circumstances.
Mrs. Stellmon was a Christian
yoman in thought, act and deed. ]
Ter life was most exemplary void
L fault or the disposition to find
ault in others, seeing and magni-
ying only the good She had ]
zen faithful member Of the
'hristian church in this city since II
he spring Of 1907
She was daughter of Mr.. and ,
Irs. Stephen Graham of this VIZ
nifty, and besides her immediate
amily and other local kindred,
clatives from a distance were in i
tendance at the funeral as fol-
Dws Melvin Stellmon and daugh-
or. Claris: Blake Graham and two
and Nr. and Mrs. Roy
Iallagher and two children, of s
7. Benton, Mont. Mrs. Lew Lam
er, of 0rofino; Mrs. Della il