The Yale expositor., 1921-01-20
OBITUARY


Eliza French was born in Lin
colnshire, England, March 31st,
1847. She came to America in
1852, living in Michigan all her
life.
Her maiden days were spent in
st. Clair county, coming to Tus-
cola county in 1874 she made her
home at Clifford until 1882, when
she moved to Akron. Since 1904
she has made her home in and near
Fairgrove.
In early life she married Steven
Stevenson, later she became the
wife of the well-known and honor
ed Daniel Cartwright She was, at
her death, the widow of Franklin
French, beloved and revered by all
who knew him.
She leaves to mourn her passing
four sons and two daughters
Walter A. Stevenson, Spokane,
Wash; Fred D. Cartwright, Ana
corter, Wash; l.. E. Cartwright,
Caro-; VIM. H. Cartwright, Akron;
Mrs. David Otto, Fairgrove; Mrs.
Henry Pelton, Unionville. She al
so leaves two sisters and one
brother, Mrs. Dan'l McLachlan,
Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. R. P. Shut,
Chehalis, Wash; and Richard
Houghton, Fairgrove.
= She was a life long member of
the Presbyterian church, while at
Akron her ministrations were var
ious, she took the place no one
else would in service, whatever
that might be. In Fairgrove her
many deeds of loving kindness
are testified TO by her friendships
which are community wide. She
kept the faith; her consistency in
attendance at church and prayer
meeting was an exemplary en-
couragement to all, where her
sweet, devout and revential spread
an aroma of Heavenly influence
which made for efficiency and sim
cerity in the church service. Her
life was simple, but it was genuine
Her deeds of kindness were numer-
Gus. Wherever she went her sweet
gentle, winsome manner brought
peace and harmony and happi-
ness.
Again the great gardener has
been walking in this earthly gar
den and has picked for Himself
one of earth's choicest flowers to
dcorate the arboretum above
Fairgrove Enterprise.
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Mrs. Sarah Morgan, wife of
Alsey Morgan, died at the home of
her son Harry, in Lynn township,
Jan. 18th, 1921, at the age of 83
years, 9 months and IL days.
Deceased came to reside in Lynn
township 81 years ago from Wat
ertown, N. Y. She was the mother
of four children, Mrs. Richard
Houghton, deceased; Mrs. George
Young, of Coleman; Harry, of
Lynn, and Attic, also deceased.
Shortly after coming here she
united with the Methodist Protes-
tant class at Cole, and always re-
mained a member of that church.
Relatives and friends who came
from a distance to attend the fu-
neral were :-R. H. Houghton,
of Fairgrove; Mrs. George Young,
of Coleman; Mrs. Ida Dell, of Alb
bottsford; Mrs. Ralph Rowley, of
Royal Oak; Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester
Morgan, of Almont.
The relatives desire to express
their heartfelt thanks to the
neighbors and friends who were
so kind and did so much during
the sickness and after the death of
. their loved one, to the choir for
services rendered, to the ones who
sent such beautiful floral offer
ings and to the minister for the
consoling words spoken in his
: sermon.
Mrs. VIM. o. Bidleman died very
suddenly at her home north and
west of the city on Tuesday morn
ing last, at the age of So years.
, Funeral services are being held
: this afternoon from the Yale M.
P. church, Rev. d. w. Ryan, Off
ciating, and interment made in
} Elmwood cemetery.
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