Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-15
IN MEMORIAM
"CALLED TO REST"

! After an illness of only one week,
God in his infinite wisdom has re-
moved from our midst, Mrs. Burton
| Sumner. She has gone for a long
rest that awaits those who believe in
| Christ.
| Irene Melissa Richardson was born
| in Connecticut and with her parents
came to Wisconsin and located at
Hurricane. Her family was one of the
| first to locate in the Hurricane dis
trict and she is the last of that fam
ily
| Irene M. Richardson was born Dec.
| "a, 1912, and on April %, 1866, was
married to Burton Sumner. She died
Sept. IA, 1924, just six months after
the death of her husband. She was
nearly 80 years old. To their union
were born four children: Mrs. Mary
Vogell and George Sumner of Lancas-
ter; Mrs. Rose Vogell of Chicago;
and Esther, who died in infancy. They
also leave four grandchildren and one
great-grandson. They are Mrs. Roy
Graney and Robert Graney of Lancas-
ter; Mrs. Frank Lynch, and Viola and
Carson Vogell of Chicago.
| Mrs. Burton Sumner lived in the
district of Hurricane until ten years
agow hen the family moved to Lancas-
ter. Mr.. Sumner was veteran of the
Civil war and well remembered as a
member of the fife and drum corps
that furnished martial music at all
soldiers reunions for so many years.
Funeral services were held at the
| Presbyterian church. of which she
was a member for many years. The
Rev. Grossheim Officiated. When the
last sad rites had been performed and
Mother Earth had taken to her bosom
the form we knew so we'll, the mound
was covered with beautiful flowers.
She was left with her God in beautiful
Hillside cemetery.
! Though it is appointed unto all men
that they must die it is none the less
deeply felt when beloved friend re-
ceives the dread summons, bringing
from the heart the cry, "Why she and
not another?" Those the ties between
those of earth seem only to be broken
yet their parting is no less painful be-
cause they are ephemeral and but
"ropes of sand" TO be sundered by the
blasts against which we have no de-
| Tense; and we realize that in the
hands of Him who doeth all things
we'll" it is our duty to receive I'M
mourning the dispensation which we
can understand as little as we can
| influence, and we feel that it is but
another evidence of divine mercy, the
suffering are released from throes of
mortal agony in The only way in which
relief can come, that in the death of
| kindly friend and neighbor and du-
! tiful mother, Mrs. Burton Sumner, we
| bow to the will of the ever-merciful
Father though in deepest sorrow at
the loss from among us of one whose
| heart went out to fellow beings with
| the truest Christian charity with the
kindliest helpfulness and with the
warmest affection and friendship for
| her fellow creatures; one whose hand
was as open as her heart was free
| from guile who never pretended what
she was not, but was always more
| than she pretended loyal friend
and an unselfish neighbor. While we
sincerely sympaIhize with the family
and relatives in their sad affliction
which has been visited upon them we
share with them the hope of a re-
union in the better world where there
are no partings and where all mists
and sorrow will be cleared away.
A FRIEND
We wish to thank all our neighbors
and friends for their many kindnesses
shown us in our sorrow, also for the
| floral tributes.
George Sumner, Mrs. Mary Vogell,
Mrs. Rose Vogell.