The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-06-17
The Passing Of a Good woman.


New York City December 25, 1859.
Her mother died in 1859. leaving
large family OF children. Left an
orphan at the age of years, she
went to reside for one year with an
aunt who lived in Mobile, Ala, by
the name OF Rouse, who likewise had
large family OF children, mostly
girls. While living with this aunt
she took the name of Rouse. Before
the year was up. the time for her re-
turn to her home in New York, the
Civil War came on, communications
were severed and she remained with
her relatives in the South where she
grew up to young womanhood. From
Mobile she emigrated with relatives
to Fort Richardson, Jack County,
Texas. when that point was one of the
outlying posts Of civilization and ever
since that time she had been closely
identified with western frontier life.
She was married to John Swortz
at Fort Richardson in 1869, and in
1875 moved to Fort Griffin to en-
gage in the hotel business with her
husband. later moving in 1881 to
Colorado City. Mitchell County. Tex
as, where she and her husband CON
tinued in the hotel business until his
death. which occurred shortly after
moving to that place. In 1897 she
was married to J. Wright Mooar. the
Rev. Whttehurst pastor of the Meth
odist church. officiating, of which
church she had long been a faithful
and consistent member, and in which
faith she passed away at 6No'clock
on the morning of June 10 at her
home near Bethel scurry County
| Texas.
Two years ago she and her hus-'
band returned fo4 the first time to
visit her relatives in Mobile. and from
there went to New York to visit the
only surviving sister AS child
she had visited the seat of her ances-
raj home in Ireland-iwice and had
often planned to visit it again after
growing 20 womanhood She left
no children and is survived by her
husband and an only sister. For
many years Mrs. Mooar had been in
poor health, and an oft repeated ex-
preston OF hers was that she was
ready to go when the Good Lord
called.
Her strong intellectual powers and
grace OF Christian womanhood were
recognized by all those who came in
contact with her and fitted her for
the ardous duties of early frontier
life. and for the companionship OF
him whose joys and misfortunes she
so heroically shared throughout a
long and useful life The beauties
OF Goodness was the subject of the
discourse by her pastor before large
concourse OF friends and neighbors
who assembled at the First Metho-
dist church to pay the last tribute to
her memory. Friends from San An
gelo, Water Valley. Colorado and
Fluvanna. besides hundreds from
Snyder and scores of neighbors from
and near the Mooar ranch followed
the remains to the Snyder cemetery.
where they were tenderly and loving
ly laid to rest with the beautifuRcom-
mittment ceremonies of the Order OF
Eastern Star, beneath a mound COW
cred with floral offerings
The active pail bearers were: Fl.
G.. Towle, r. II. Bynum, Joe Stray
horn. II. P. Wellborn, ID. A. Jones
and T. B. Barnes. The honorary
pail bearers were: W. A. Johnson.
]. NJ. Shannon. r. l.. Johnson, f.. S.
Garden. W. W. Nelson, w. D. Sims,
G. s. Conroe, Jake Mauer OF Colo
RADIO City. A. c. Wilmeth. J. w. Rus
sell. J. A. Scrivner and r. II. Cur
Mute