"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 101, No 15, p 478, Oct. 11, 1926.
Ellen Waity Satterlee Greenman, daughter of Hawley W. and Esther Randall Satterlee, was born January 26, 1832, at Berlin, N. Y., and died at her home in Farina, Ill., September 21, 1926, aged 94 years, 7 months, and 25 days.
She grew to womanhood at Berlin, where at the age of fourteen, she was baptized and joined the Seventh Day Baptist Church.
August 29, 1850, she was married to James F. Greenman of Berlin. One daughter, Sarah Lucinda, was born to them and brightened their home for eleven short years. In 1868 they moved to Farina where they spent the rest of their lives, entering into the work of the church and community with untiring energy as long as health permitted. For years she had been a leader in all social and benevolent work of the church and village and in ministering to the sick and needy. She loved flowers and grew them in profusion and unselfishly shared them with others. Many, many are the pieces fashioned by her own hands, that she has sent to the homes where sorrow has entered. This was true not only in summer, for there was seldom a winter day when a few bright blossoms might not be picked from her conservatory which she gladly gave with all her heart when the occasion called.
By the death of Mr. Greenman, in 1907, she was left lonely and often said that she missed him more and more as the days passed by. The loss of her only child, the removal from the home of her youth to pioneer life in the West, the death of her husband all made their impress; but her gradual failing mental and physical powers were not sufficient to overcome her cheerful and loving disposition, which gave continual expression in service. In early days if there was a death in the community, Aunt Ellen prepared the body for burial; if there was a child without a home, Aunt Ellen provided one; no less than a score of young people have been so sheltered. When a stove was so needed in the early days of the church at Farina for the preparation of the supper that was to be served, Aunt Ellen offered her cook stove, and she would laughingly remark that before it was brought home she had cooked two meals at the church for herself and her husband. She was a liberal financial contributor to all forms of church work and had confidence in all our people, publications, boards, and that the cause of Christ would triumph. A little more than a year ago her failing health made it necessary for her to have some personal attention. This has been given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burdick, who lived in the home with her and lovingly and painstakingly cared for her physical needs. She was the fourth of six children born to her parents, and the last survivor of the family. She retained her physical strength and mental faculties to a remarkable degree, and only a short time before her death asked about associational meetings and spoke the names of friends.
She had lived far beyond man's allotted time, and has come to her grave at a full age "like as a shock of grain cometh in its season." "For so he giveth his beloved sleep."
L. L. H.
Ellen Waity Satterlee Greenman, daughter of Hawley W. and Esther Randall Satterlee, was born January 26, 1832, at Berlin, N. Y., and died at her home in Farina, Ill., September 21, 1926, aged 94 years, 7 months, and 25 days.
She grew to womanhood at Berlin, where at the age of fourteen, she was baptized and joined the Seventh Day Baptist Church.
August 29, 1850, she was married to James F. Greenman of Berlin. One daughter, Sarah Lucinda, was born to them and brightened their home for eleven short years. In 1868 they moved to Farina where they spent the rest of their lives, entering into the work of the church and community with untiring energy as long as health permitted. For years she had been a leader in all social and benevolent work of the church and village and in ministering to the sick and needy. She loved flowers and grew them in profusion and unselfishly shared them with others. Many, many are the pieces fashioned by her own hands, that she has sent to the homes where sorrow has entered. This was true not only in summer, for there was seldom a winter day when a few bright blossoms might not be picked from her conservatory which she gladly gave with all her heart when the occasion called.
By the death of Mr. Greenman, in 1907, she was left lonely and often said that she missed him more and more as the days passed by. The loss of her only child, the removal from the home of her youth to pioneer life in the West, the death of her husband all made their impress; but her gradual failing mental and physical powers were not sufficient to overcome her cheerful and loving disposition, which gave continual expression in service. In early days if there was a death in the community, Aunt Ellen prepared the body for burial; if there was a child without a home, Aunt Ellen provided one; no less than a score of young people have been so sheltered. When a stove was so needed in the early days of the church at Farina for the preparation of the supper that was to be served, Aunt Ellen offered her cook stove, and she would laughingly remark that before it was brought home she had cooked two meals at the church for herself and her husband. She was a liberal financial contributor to all forms of church work and had confidence in all our people, publications, boards, and that the cause of Christ would triumph. A little more than a year ago her failing health made it necessary for her to have some personal attention. This has been given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burdick, who lived in the home with her and lovingly and painstakingly cared for her physical needs. She was the fourth of six children born to her parents, and the last survivor of the family. She retained her physical strength and mental faculties to a remarkable degree, and only a short time before her death asked about associational meetings and spoke the names of friends.
She had lived far beyond man's allotted time, and has come to her grave at a full age "like as a shock of grain cometh in its season." "For so he giveth his beloved sleep."
L. L. H.
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 101, No 15, p 478, Oct. 11, 1926.
Ellen Waity Satterlee Greenman, daughter of Hawley W. and Esther Randall Satterlee, was born January 26, 1832, at Berlin, N. Y., and died at her home in Farina, Ill., September 21, 1926, aged 94 years, 7 months, and 25 days.
She grew to womanhood at Berlin, where at the age of fourteen, she was baptized and joined the Seventh Day Baptist Church.
August 29, 1850, she was married to James F. Greenman of Berlin. One daughter, Sarah Lucinda, was born to them and brightened their home for eleven short years. In 1868 they moved to Farina where they spent the rest of their lives, entering into the work of the church and community with untiring energy as long as health permitted. For years she had been a leader in all social and benevolent work of the church and village and in ministering to the sick and needy. She loved flowers and grew them in profusion and unselfishly shared them with others. Many, many are the pieces fashioned by her own hands, that she has sent to the homes where sorrow has entered. This was true not only in summer, for there was seldom a winter day when a few bright blossoms might not be picked from her conservatory which she gladly gave with all her heart when the occasion called.
By the death of Mr. Greenman, in 1907, she was left lonely and often said that she missed him more and more as the days passed by. The loss of her only child, the removal from the home of her youth to pioneer life in the West, the death of her husband all made their impress; but her gradual failing mental and physical powers were not sufficient to overcome her cheerful and loving disposition, which gave continual expression in service. In early days if there was a death in the community, Aunt Ellen prepared the body for burial; if there was a child without a home, Aunt Ellen provided one; no less than a score of young people have been so sheltered. When a stove was so needed in the early days of the church at Farina for the preparation of the supper that was to be served, Aunt Ellen offered her cook stove, and she would laughingly remark that before it was brought home she had cooked two meals at the church for herself and her husband. She was a liberal financial contributor to all forms of church work and had confidence in all our people, publications, boards, and that the cause of Christ would triumph. A little more than a year ago her failing health made it necessary for her to have some personal attention. This has been given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burdick, who lived in the home with her and lovingly and painstakingly cared for her physical needs. She was the fourth of six children born to her parents, and the last survivor of the family. She retained her physical strength and mental faculties to a remarkable degree, and only a short time before her death asked about associational meetings and spoke the names of friends.
She had lived far beyond man's allotted time, and has come to her grave at a full age "like as a shock of grain cometh in its season." "For so he giveth his beloved sleep."
L. L. H.
Ellen Waity Satterlee Greenman, daughter of Hawley W. and Esther Randall Satterlee, was born January 26, 1832, at Berlin, N. Y., and died at her home in Farina, Ill., September 21, 1926, aged 94 years, 7 months, and 25 days.
She grew to womanhood at Berlin, where at the age of fourteen, she was baptized and joined the Seventh Day Baptist Church.
August 29, 1850, she was married to James F. Greenman of Berlin. One daughter, Sarah Lucinda, was born to them and brightened their home for eleven short years. In 1868 they moved to Farina where they spent the rest of their lives, entering into the work of the church and community with untiring energy as long as health permitted. For years she had been a leader in all social and benevolent work of the church and village and in ministering to the sick and needy. She loved flowers and grew them in profusion and unselfishly shared them with others. Many, many are the pieces fashioned by her own hands, that she has sent to the homes where sorrow has entered. This was true not only in summer, for there was seldom a winter day when a few bright blossoms might not be picked from her conservatory which she gladly gave with all her heart when the occasion called.
By the death of Mr. Greenman, in 1907, she was left lonely and often said that she missed him more and more as the days passed by. The loss of her only child, the removal from the home of her youth to pioneer life in the West, the death of her husband all made their impress; but her gradual failing mental and physical powers were not sufficient to overcome her cheerful and loving disposition, which gave continual expression in service. In early days if there was a death in the community, Aunt Ellen prepared the body for burial; if there was a child without a home, Aunt Ellen provided one; no less than a score of young people have been so sheltered. When a stove was so needed in the early days of the church at Farina for the preparation of the supper that was to be served, Aunt Ellen offered her cook stove, and she would laughingly remark that before it was brought home she had cooked two meals at the church for herself and her husband. She was a liberal financial contributor to all forms of church work and had confidence in all our people, publications, boards, and that the cause of Christ would triumph. A little more than a year ago her failing health made it necessary for her to have some personal attention. This has been given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burdick, who lived in the home with her and lovingly and painstakingly cared for her physical needs. She was the fourth of six children born to her parents, and the last survivor of the family. She retained her physical strength and mental faculties to a remarkable degree, and only a short time before her death asked about associational meetings and spoke the names of friends.
She had lived far beyond man's allotted time, and has come to her grave at a full age "like as a shock of grain cometh in its season." "For so he giveth his beloved sleep."
L. L. H.
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