The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-09
OBITUARY



The people of Clio have been
deeply saddened during the past
week through the death of Miss Lola
,JMeaker, popular teacher in the
'l'ublic Schools, who passed away at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Nc
Cormick, where she had been making
her home, on Sunday morning, Oct.
5, 1919, after an illness of appendi-
citis of few days duration. Miss
Meaker had taught in the Mckay
school for three years and a similar
length of time in the Green school,
both being in this vicinity, and since
the beginning of the present school
year had taught the fourth grade in
the Public schools of Clio. In all Of
these positions she had won splen-
did reputation. She was regarded
as an earnest, devoted, efficient
teacher and was loved by the pupils
and universally esteemed by the pat
rons Of the schools in which she
taught. Aside from the purely
professional side of her work, she
was valued for her genial, friendly
personality and her moral, Christian
character which were constructive in
fuences of the highest Importance in
the lives of the boys and girls under
her charge. And so, while this COM
munity and her relatives and friends
have been inexpressibly saddened at
her untimely death, it will be con-
soling to reflect that the influences
of her pure and useful life have be-
come part of the great soul of the
world that will meyer die. Here in
Clio, Miss Meaker's sudden death cast
a feeling of deepest sorrow over the
faculty and scholars of the schools
among whom she was universally
loved and by whom she will ever be
borne in tender memory. The dis
ease with which Miss Meaker was
afflicted increased in intensity with
such rapidity that it was impossible
to apply effective remedial measures,
and while a start was made to take
her to hospital for operative treat
ment, her condition became so weak
that this was found to be impossible
and she was brought back home
where she passed away within few
hours. With her at the time of her
death were her mother and two sis
ters and other near relatives who had
been apprised of the serious nature
of her malady. She was conscious
until the last and met death with a
courage and resignation that was
sublime.
Lola Myrtle Meaker was born Jan.
29,1895, in the Township of Fenton,
Mich, on farm about five miles
north of Linden, where she spent the
first twenty years of her life. She
graduated from the Linden High
School with the Class Of 1918, and
her home had been in that village for
the past four years. Here, where
she had lived practically her entire
life. she was universally loved and
respected and the intelligence of her
death brought to everyone a feeling
of deep sorrow. Miss Meaker is sur
vived by her mother, Mrs. Henry
Meaker, two sisters, Mrs. Anna Stone
and Mrs. Mary Fletcher, and one
brother, Jay Meaker, all of whom re-
side in Linden.
Funeral services were held We'd
! nesday afternoon from the Linden
M. E. Church, Rev. Mr.. Fairbanks,
lifelong friend of the family, con-
Quoted the services and paid glow
ing tribute to the beautiful life that
had gone. He was assisted by the
Rev. Mr.. Graves, Of Linden, and Rev.
A T. Camburn, pastor of Clio M. E.
Church. The funeral was largely
attended, among those present being
the faculty and several of the pupils
of Clio Public Schools and other
friends from this place. The floral
tributes were many and beautiful.
Burial was in Linden cemetery.