Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-09
Mrs. Julia A. Thomas
Passed Away Friday
DEATH OCCURRED AT PARDEE-
VILE AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
WAS PIONEER RESIDENT

The death of Mrs. Julia A. Thomas
at Pardeeville, on Friday, October 3rd
rom pneumonia and advanced age,
after an illness Of only three days.
caused another loss in the rapidly
diminishing foundation families OF
The town of Scott, Columbia county.
Funeral services were held from the
Rosedale church in the town of Scott
Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
Bowen, pastor of the Adventist church
of Pardeeville, after which her re-
mains were placed beside her parents
and husband in the adjoining ceme-
terry, now largely occupied by her
friends and acquaintances of child
hood and later days in the neighbour
hood in which she had lived for more
han seventy years.
The pail bearers consisting of j. II.
Oooley, Benz. Healey, Henry Peterson,
Vchn Steiner, Henry Somers and Pol
son Bailess were old time friends of
herself and family and life long resi-
tents of the locality.
She was born at Bristol, Trumbull
county, Ohio, March 18th, 1916, the
first born child OF Jonathan and Mary
Trip, and accompanied her parents
to Wisconsin and Columbia county in
1853, her father buying farm from
the u. s. Govt, where the parents re
sided until their death and which until
about ten years ago had been owned
by the Trip family
After arriving at maturity, she fol
lowed the occupation of dressmaker
and nurse living at home with her
mother until her death in August 1881
On January "a, 1888, she became the
wife of Theodore Thomas, a promi-
nent farmer of the town Of Scott, him
Telf one Of the first settlers there hav
ing purchased his land in 1916 and
where he resided until his death in
March 1895.
After the death of Mr. Thomas and
the settlement of the estate, she spent
several years with her sister, Mrs.
Chas. Richards and resided at the
Richards home in Eagle River from
1913 until 1913. After the death Of
her sister she returned to Pardeeville
where many of her old friends and
1eighbors still live.
With an ancestry dating directly
hack 10 those zSho eInigrated to Amer
ssca Il tse AiAyflowe1s nlsny Of the
rats and characteristics of the origi-
nal inhabitants of New England re-
lived in her, and though she never
fully recovered from a severe illness
that attacked her before her widow
hood, those whose memories of her
go back to the time previous to that
remember her as woman of thrift
and strict honesty, lavish in her hos
pitality to friends or strangers, a
ready volunteer to assist others in
sickness or trouble, and there are
many now lying in the cemetery
where she was laid Sunday who
would vouch for having been benefic-
iaries of her kindly services if they
could Perhaps, after all, she will be
remembered best for her intense love
FOR little children and with them al
ways, the name of "Aunt julie" was q
magic one to who their childish tales
OF sorrow or pleasure could always
be taken with the assurance that they
would receive sincere coincidence and
sympathy or admiration and approval
as the case might demand.
The following relatives were pre-.
sent for her funeral:
Miss Ida Trip of Lancaster, Mary
Richards, Minneapolis, Pearl Rich
ards, Racine, Verne Richards, Eagle
River, and Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Thomas
Of Ironwood. A large number of
riends from Portage, Pardeeville.
Cambria, Packwaukee and Westfield
were also present in mournful respect
to one they had known well and long.