Manchester Democrat., 1921-04-06
PIONEER women
ANSWER SUMMONS
MRS. YORAN GRANTED RELEASE
AFTER WEEKS OF SUFFERING
MRS. H. C. GRAHAM DIES
ALLEN F. PETITION IS CALLED

Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. McRoberts Mourn
Passing Of Nine Year Old
Daughter.
Mrs. Calvin Yoran passed away at
her home on East Howard Street Mon
day morning, April 4th, 1921. Funeral
services were held~this "wednesday
afternoon at 400 o'clock. Rev. S. r.
Beatty, pastor Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, and Rev. H. L. Cough
nour, pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church, had charge of the SER
vices. Interment was made in Oakland
cemetery.
Sophronia Chase was born March
LIST. 1S47, at German Flats, Herkimer
county, New York, the daughter OF
Melvin A. and Elvira G. Chase. She
was one of family of six children,
all Of whom have preceded her to the
heavenly home except one sister,
Emma c. Hines, now residing at Mid
dleville, N. Y, her brother two years
older having died but few months
ago. She attended school at Fair
field seminary, in her native county
and there met Calvin Yoran, to whom
she was married August 10th, 1870,
they coming to Manchester to make
their home, where Mr.. Yoran was al
ready engaged in the practice OF law.
They lived for a few months in
house on the lot adjoining their pres
ent home and just fifty years ago this
month movd into the house on East
Howard street which thereafter be-
came her home until released from
earthly cares on Monday, April 4th,
1921 at a. m.
The home thus established became
truly happy, Christian home which
radiated its influence throughout this
community. While her health and
strength permitted, Mrs.. Yoran was
a fountain of energy and activity in
church and humanitarian work. She
was the mother Of four children, all
boys, two of whom, NJ. J. and G. q.
Yoran, survive to join the sorrowing
and stricken husband in calling her
name blessed. From the time she came
to Manchester as bride Mrs. Yoran
became actively engaged in church
work and labored arduously in the
Ladies' Aid and Missionary Societies
of the local Methodist Episcopal
church, and for more than thirty years
was a teacher in the Sunday school.
Her home was always open and many
prominent men of the church, such
as Bishops Thoburn, Lewis, Taylor
McCabe, considered her home theirs
whenever in this vicinity.
In 1889 was organized the Dubuque
district Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the NJ. E. church, at Du-
buque, and Mrs. Yoran was elected
corresponding secretary, serving in
that capacity two years, when she
became president OF the organization
and with the exception of two years
when she was in i'll health, served
as president until September. 1908.
retiring because of failing health. She
was also conference secretary OF Sy-
stematic Beneficence from 1899 to 1905.
She was intensely interested in Sun
day school work. In addition to reg
ularly teaching in her own church
home, she for many years gave her
Sunday afternoons to the building up
of Bible study classes in other places
in the community. She went for many
wears to the old white school house
on the West side, and labored there,
until a church organization there re-
suited in the building OF the U. Is.
church, after which she gave her
activities to work at North Manches-
ter.
Her work in the North Manchester
Sunday school was probably the dear
est to her heart For many years,
through storm and sunshine, cold and
heat. she regularly drove her faithful
black horse to the North Manchester
school house, where by her enrgy and
enthusiasm she succeeded in building
up such an organization that st. Paufs
church was erected and paid for
where she continued to labor faith
fully so long as her strength per-
mitted.
Mrs. Yoran was en- intense lover
of flowers, and was always surround
ed by them in abundance. About thirty
wears ago for many years there was
hardly a funeral where her flowers
were not sent with their message OF
hone and comfort. She loved to grow
them and loved far more to give
them. and often her flowers were the
only ones available. She loved the COM
pany of young people, and her home
was the scene of many happy gather
ings. Many camps of young people
at Delhi camp meetings and othel
places will recall how much of pleas
ure they owed to her generous hos
pitality and ministrations. A woman
of strong opinions, of vigorus mental
mower. of intense religious convictions
and unfaillng energy, her work in this
community a generation ago cannot
hut have very materially affected the
moral tone of our city. Her failing
health and necessary REIMBURSEMENT
of former activities have resulted IL
many not knowing Of her labors, but
to those who do know, her life VII
ever remain as an inspiration to noble
endeavor. The sympathy of the com
munity goes out to those who are
bereaved.
She is not ired now: the weary hands
Which toiled so many years for others
good
Are folded now upon the silent breast