Hettie (Kellum) Clifford was the daughter of George and Nancy (Osincup) Kellum. She was the 1st wife of John A. Clifford.
Obituary
Northern Christian Advocate
November 20, 1895
CLIFFORD.--Hettie Kellum, wife of John A. Clifford, and only daughter of George and Nancy Kellum, was born in Vestal, Broome County, New York, and died in the same place October 24, 1895, after an illness of only two days, aged twenty-seven years and one month. She was converted at the same altar with her husband about seven years ago, through the instrumentality of the Rev. Dayton Curtis Barnes, and from that time to her death adorned her profession as a disciple of Christ. Soon after her conversion she publicly assumed the solemn vows of membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, all of which she sacredly kept to the end. As a member of the church she will be greatly missed, having been unusually faithful and regular in her attendance upon public worship; and in the class and prayer meetings her testimony to the sustaining power of Jesus's grace was invariably given. In all the relations of daughter, sister and wife, she was true, loving and devoted; a truly faithful companion, and a "helpmeet", indeed, to her sorrow-stricken husband, who, in his great grief blesses her memory. If, indeed, "Death loves a shining mark", it certainly found it in sister Hettie, who, though naturally quiet, modest and unassuming, yet by her gentle ways and Christian spirit, endeared herself to all her acquaintances. The final summons was comparatively sudden, yet she was ready, and although suffering intensely, was conscious to the end. Her last words, as she looked heavenward, were, "All is bright". The children of the Sabbath-school of which she was a member, presented beautiful floral tributes, showing how much the deceased was beloved by them. The Epworth League, of which she was a member, also placed a lovely token of their esteem upon her casket; and afterward passed resolutions expressive of her worth, and of sympathy with her husband and parents and brother. A very large procession of relatives and friends followed her remains to their last resting-place in Vestal Cemetery.
Written by Rev. Joseph R. Angel
Obituary
Northern Christian Advocate
November 20, 1895
CLIFFORD.--Hettie Kellum, wife of John A. Clifford, and only daughter of George and Nancy Kellum, was born in Vestal, Broome County, New York, and died in the same place October 24, 1895, after an illness of only two days, aged twenty-seven years and one month. She was converted at the same altar with her husband about seven years ago, through the instrumentality of the Rev. Dayton Curtis Barnes, and from that time to her death adorned her profession as a disciple of Christ. Soon after her conversion she publicly assumed the solemn vows of membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, all of which she sacredly kept to the end. As a member of the church she will be greatly missed, having been unusually faithful and regular in her attendance upon public worship; and in the class and prayer meetings her testimony to the sustaining power of Jesus's grace was invariably given. In all the relations of daughter, sister and wife, she was true, loving and devoted; a truly faithful companion, and a "helpmeet", indeed, to her sorrow-stricken husband, who, in his great grief blesses her memory. If, indeed, "Death loves a shining mark", it certainly found it in sister Hettie, who, though naturally quiet, modest and unassuming, yet by her gentle ways and Christian spirit, endeared herself to all her acquaintances. The final summons was comparatively sudden, yet she was ready, and although suffering intensely, was conscious to the end. Her last words, as she looked heavenward, were, "All is bright". The children of the Sabbath-school of which she was a member, presented beautiful floral tributes, showing how much the deceased was beloved by them. The Epworth League, of which she was a member, also placed a lovely token of their esteem upon her casket; and afterward passed resolutions expressive of her worth, and of sympathy with her husband and parents and brother. A very large procession of relatives and friends followed her remains to their last resting-place in Vestal Cemetery.
Written by Rev. Joseph R. Angel
Hettie (Kellum) Clifford was the daughter of George and Nancy (Osincup) Kellum. She was the 1st wife of John A. Clifford.
Obituary
Northern Christian Advocate
November 20, 1895
CLIFFORD.--Hettie Kellum, wife of John A. Clifford, and only daughter of George and Nancy Kellum, was born in Vestal, Broome County, New York, and died in the same place October 24, 1895, after an illness of only two days, aged twenty-seven years and one month. She was converted at the same altar with her husband about seven years ago, through the instrumentality of the Rev. Dayton Curtis Barnes, and from that time to her death adorned her profession as a disciple of Christ. Soon after her conversion she publicly assumed the solemn vows of membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, all of which she sacredly kept to the end. As a member of the church she will be greatly missed, having been unusually faithful and regular in her attendance upon public worship; and in the class and prayer meetings her testimony to the sustaining power of Jesus's grace was invariably given. In all the relations of daughter, sister and wife, she was true, loving and devoted; a truly faithful companion, and a "helpmeet", indeed, to her sorrow-stricken husband, who, in his great grief blesses her memory. If, indeed, "Death loves a shining mark", it certainly found it in sister Hettie, who, though naturally quiet, modest and unassuming, yet by her gentle ways and Christian spirit, endeared herself to all her acquaintances. The final summons was comparatively sudden, yet she was ready, and although suffering intensely, was conscious to the end. Her last words, as she looked heavenward, were, "All is bright". The children of the Sabbath-school of which she was a member, presented beautiful floral tributes, showing how much the deceased was beloved by them. The Epworth League, of which she was a member, also placed a lovely token of their esteem upon her casket; and afterward passed resolutions expressive of her worth, and of sympathy with her husband and parents and brother. A very large procession of relatives and friends followed her remains to their last resting-place in Vestal Cemetery.
Written by Rev. Joseph R. Angel
Obituary
Northern Christian Advocate
November 20, 1895
CLIFFORD.--Hettie Kellum, wife of John A. Clifford, and only daughter of George and Nancy Kellum, was born in Vestal, Broome County, New York, and died in the same place October 24, 1895, after an illness of only two days, aged twenty-seven years and one month. She was converted at the same altar with her husband about seven years ago, through the instrumentality of the Rev. Dayton Curtis Barnes, and from that time to her death adorned her profession as a disciple of Christ. Soon after her conversion she publicly assumed the solemn vows of membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, all of which she sacredly kept to the end. As a member of the church she will be greatly missed, having been unusually faithful and regular in her attendance upon public worship; and in the class and prayer meetings her testimony to the sustaining power of Jesus's grace was invariably given. In all the relations of daughter, sister and wife, she was true, loving and devoted; a truly faithful companion, and a "helpmeet", indeed, to her sorrow-stricken husband, who, in his great grief blesses her memory. If, indeed, "Death loves a shining mark", it certainly found it in sister Hettie, who, though naturally quiet, modest and unassuming, yet by her gentle ways and Christian spirit, endeared herself to all her acquaintances. The final summons was comparatively sudden, yet she was ready, and although suffering intensely, was conscious to the end. Her last words, as she looked heavenward, were, "All is bright". The children of the Sabbath-school of which she was a member, presented beautiful floral tributes, showing how much the deceased was beloved by them. The Epworth League, of which she was a member, also placed a lovely token of their esteem upon her casket; and afterward passed resolutions expressive of her worth, and of sympathy with her husband and parents and brother. A very large procession of relatives and friends followed her remains to their last resting-place in Vestal Cemetery.
Written by Rev. Joseph R. Angel
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