Putnam patriot., 1929-10-31
MRS. WOODWARD
 DIED IN THOMPSON
Descendant of One of Towns Oldest Families Born S6
 Years Ago
Funeral Tuesday. Burial in East
 Thompson
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 Mrs. Mary J. Woodward died late Saturday evening at the family home, Meadowbrcok Farm, near Wilson vile, in the town of Thompson. Had she lived until November IS next she would have reached her eighty-sev- enth birthday.
 For several years Mrs. Woodward had suffered from a rheumatic af- lection and had seldom left her home, though up to within few months of her death she continued to enjoy an occasional automobile ride, and now and then felt able to attend a. social gathering or to call upon some fav- ored old friend. For the past few months, however, she had been com pelled to relinquish these pleasures, and had been confined to her room for about three weeks. Complications affecting her lungs and chest had ap- peared which her advanced years furnished little strength to combat, and she failed gradually day by day until the end came. Her keen mental faculties were unimpaired up to within two CT three days of her death.
 Mrs. Woodward was one of the best known residents of her commu- nity, where she had lived for practic- ally the whole of her life. She was born in Thompson, Conn, in 1S42. Her ancestry connected her with sev eral of the oldest families of that town. She was the daughter of Hary- ey and Sophie (Joslinl Davis. Shortly after her birth the family removed to East Thompson occupying what is often known as the Willis Humphrey farm. Here she, with brothers and sis ters, spent her girlhood. She was mar ried in 1865 to Alonzo 0. Woodward, of East Thompson.
 Prominent in Activities
 After about five years spent in East Thompson and in East Douglas, Mass. the young couple removed, with the two children already born to them, to the so-called Holmes place on the road between Porter Plain and Wilsonville. From that time until her death, span of almost sixty years, Mrs. Woodward occupied this home, familiarly known as Meadowbrook Farm. Mir. Woodward, useful and prominent in all the activities of his town, died in 1907. Mrs. Woodward is survived by three children, Allen R. Woodward of North Kingston k. l., Mrs. Malvin R. Johnson of North Grafton, Mass, and Mrs. Edythe Add ans of Wilsonville. She outlived two other children, Mrs. Hattie Miller of Bellevue, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Adams of Pascoag, R. l., both of whom have died within the last ten years. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren.
 The funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at the home, conducted by the pastor of the East Thompson Methodist church, and the interment was in East Thompson cemetery.
 Mrs. Woodward was distinguished by a singularly serene and happy temperament. It was a benedietion to be in her presence. Her home was a center where radiated cheerfulness and contentment upon the home-com- ing children and grandchildren, neph- ews and nieces, and upon the host of friends and neighbors who found wei come and sympathy at her door.
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 Another distinguishing trait was her keen mind, which retained it's alertness unimpaired almost to the last She was great reader and was interested in whatever was hap pening the world over She had a quick sense of humor, enjoyed a good story, and had large supply of her own to draw from. She had kept diary for very many years, and her friends learned to share her delight and confidence in referring to 1t to clear up some doubtful fact.
 She was always a leader Tn the social and religious activities of the community. In particular, she and her husband were mainstays in the choir of the East Thompson church for many years. She was active in che work of the W. C. T. U. and the Thompson Grange. and was a valu- able supporter of the work of the