Published 24 January 1889
Little River Monitor
GONE TO REST.
The awful messenger, death, with all its terribleness, has again entered our midst, carried off one of our brightest flowers, saddened many hearts, and left a pleasant home lonely and despondent. Its victim, MISS PHEBE CRAWFORD, was born in Lexington, McLean county, Illinois, October 2nd, 1867; after a long and painful illness of that dreadful disease, consumption. The funeral services took place at 10 o'clock this A.M. and were conducted by Rev. Vickers from the Congregational church, where a large concourse of mourning and sympathizing friends met to pay their last tribute of respect, after which her remains were borne to the Bean cemetery and deposited in their last resting place. All business houses were closed and all business suspended long enough to attend the services.
PHEBE was extensively known, having spent several years in the post office here, and to know her was to esteem her. In the office she served as deputy under her father and again under Mr. Russ until his resignation, when she was put in full charge and attended to it alone until failing health compelled her to give it up. Aside from her post office duties she attended to what was known as the post office store, of which she was the sole owner. She was possessed of rare business qualifications, push and enterprise for one of her sex, and her close attention to business and confinement in the office doubtless hastened the disease that was destined to take her away.
In all charitable and benevolent enterprises she was a leading spirit and perhaps did as much as another lady in the community to elevate the standard of society. As public servant, she was efficient, kind and obliging, always at her post of duty, always ready to accommodate; knowing no distinction, but loving all, and loved by all. To say that she will be missed is feebly expressing it; missed by the community, missed by friends, missed by relatives, missed in society, but most sorely missed in her home. But let us not sorrow as those not having no hope. God knows best and our loss is her eternal gain, and to our sister at present was can only say farewell.
"Farewell, farewell, for thou art gone,
We'll see thee never more
Until we meet in that fair land,
Where partings all are o'er.
Farewell, farewell, sweet be thy rest,
Tho' grief our hearts shall fill;
How blest to know that thou art gone
Where joys eternal thrill.
Farewell, thy sufferings now are past,
Thy weary hours of pain;
Tho' we shall weep in anguish here
Thine is eternal gain.
Farewell, we breathe the tearful word
With Sorrow none can tell,
And bow before the will of him
Who doeth all things well."
Reprinted with permission, The Monitor-Journal, 248 Main Street, Little River, KS, 67457. Provided by Young Historical Library, 201 Main Street, P.O. Box 126, Little River, Kansas 67457.
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Aged 22 years, 3 months, 20 days. Daughter of James W. and Sarah M. Crawford. She died of tuberculosis.
Little River Monitor
GONE TO REST.
The awful messenger, death, with all its terribleness, has again entered our midst, carried off one of our brightest flowers, saddened many hearts, and left a pleasant home lonely and despondent. Its victim, MISS PHEBE CRAWFORD, was born in Lexington, McLean county, Illinois, October 2nd, 1867; after a long and painful illness of that dreadful disease, consumption. The funeral services took place at 10 o'clock this A.M. and were conducted by Rev. Vickers from the Congregational church, where a large concourse of mourning and sympathizing friends met to pay their last tribute of respect, after which her remains were borne to the Bean cemetery and deposited in their last resting place. All business houses were closed and all business suspended long enough to attend the services.
PHEBE was extensively known, having spent several years in the post office here, and to know her was to esteem her. In the office she served as deputy under her father and again under Mr. Russ until his resignation, when she was put in full charge and attended to it alone until failing health compelled her to give it up. Aside from her post office duties she attended to what was known as the post office store, of which she was the sole owner. She was possessed of rare business qualifications, push and enterprise for one of her sex, and her close attention to business and confinement in the office doubtless hastened the disease that was destined to take her away.
In all charitable and benevolent enterprises she was a leading spirit and perhaps did as much as another lady in the community to elevate the standard of society. As public servant, she was efficient, kind and obliging, always at her post of duty, always ready to accommodate; knowing no distinction, but loving all, and loved by all. To say that she will be missed is feebly expressing it; missed by the community, missed by friends, missed by relatives, missed in society, but most sorely missed in her home. But let us not sorrow as those not having no hope. God knows best and our loss is her eternal gain, and to our sister at present was can only say farewell.
"Farewell, farewell, for thou art gone,
We'll see thee never more
Until we meet in that fair land,
Where partings all are o'er.
Farewell, farewell, sweet be thy rest,
Tho' grief our hearts shall fill;
How blest to know that thou art gone
Where joys eternal thrill.
Farewell, thy sufferings now are past,
Thy weary hours of pain;
Tho' we shall weep in anguish here
Thine is eternal gain.
Farewell, we breathe the tearful word
With Sorrow none can tell,
And bow before the will of him
Who doeth all things well."
Reprinted with permission, The Monitor-Journal, 248 Main Street, Little River, KS, 67457. Provided by Young Historical Library, 201 Main Street, P.O. Box 126, Little River, Kansas 67457.
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Aged 22 years, 3 months, 20 days. Daughter of James W. and Sarah M. Crawford. She died of tuberculosis.
Published 24 January 1889
Little River Monitor
GONE TO REST.
The awful messenger, death, with all its terribleness, has again entered our midst, carried off one of our brightest flowers, saddened many hearts, and left a pleasant home lonely and despondent. Its victim, MISS PHEBE CRAWFORD, was born in Lexington, McLean county, Illinois, October 2nd, 1867; after a long and painful illness of that dreadful disease, consumption. The funeral services took place at 10 o'clock this A.M. and were conducted by Rev. Vickers from the Congregational church, where a large concourse of mourning and sympathizing friends met to pay their last tribute of respect, after which her remains were borne to the Bean cemetery and deposited in their last resting place. All business houses were closed and all business suspended long enough to attend the services.
PHEBE was extensively known, having spent several years in the post office here, and to know her was to esteem her. In the office she served as deputy under her father and again under Mr. Russ until his resignation, when she was put in full charge and attended to it alone until failing health compelled her to give it up. Aside from her post office duties she attended to what was known as the post office store, of which she was the sole owner. She was possessed of rare business qualifications, push and enterprise for one of her sex, and her close attention to business and confinement in the office doubtless hastened the disease that was destined to take her away.
In all charitable and benevolent enterprises she was a leading spirit and perhaps did as much as another lady in the community to elevate the standard of society. As public servant, she was efficient, kind and obliging, always at her post of duty, always ready to accommodate; knowing no distinction, but loving all, and loved by all. To say that she will be missed is feebly expressing it; missed by the community, missed by friends, missed by relatives, missed in society, but most sorely missed in her home. But let us not sorrow as those not having no hope. God knows best and our loss is her eternal gain, and to our sister at present was can only say farewell.
"Farewell, farewell, for thou art gone,
We'll see thee never more
Until we meet in that fair land,
Where partings all are o'er.
Farewell, farewell, sweet be thy rest,
Tho' grief our hearts shall fill;
How blest to know that thou art gone
Where joys eternal thrill.
Farewell, thy sufferings now are past,
Thy weary hours of pain;
Tho' we shall weep in anguish here
Thine is eternal gain.
Farewell, we breathe the tearful word
With Sorrow none can tell,
And bow before the will of him
Who doeth all things well."
Reprinted with permission, The Monitor-Journal, 248 Main Street, Little River, KS, 67457. Provided by Young Historical Library, 201 Main Street, P.O. Box 126, Little River, Kansas 67457.
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Aged 22 years, 3 months, 20 days. Daughter of James W. and Sarah M. Crawford. She died of tuberculosis.
Little River Monitor
GONE TO REST.
The awful messenger, death, with all its terribleness, has again entered our midst, carried off one of our brightest flowers, saddened many hearts, and left a pleasant home lonely and despondent. Its victim, MISS PHEBE CRAWFORD, was born in Lexington, McLean county, Illinois, October 2nd, 1867; after a long and painful illness of that dreadful disease, consumption. The funeral services took place at 10 o'clock this A.M. and were conducted by Rev. Vickers from the Congregational church, where a large concourse of mourning and sympathizing friends met to pay their last tribute of respect, after which her remains were borne to the Bean cemetery and deposited in their last resting place. All business houses were closed and all business suspended long enough to attend the services.
PHEBE was extensively known, having spent several years in the post office here, and to know her was to esteem her. In the office she served as deputy under her father and again under Mr. Russ until his resignation, when she was put in full charge and attended to it alone until failing health compelled her to give it up. Aside from her post office duties she attended to what was known as the post office store, of which she was the sole owner. She was possessed of rare business qualifications, push and enterprise for one of her sex, and her close attention to business and confinement in the office doubtless hastened the disease that was destined to take her away.
In all charitable and benevolent enterprises she was a leading spirit and perhaps did as much as another lady in the community to elevate the standard of society. As public servant, she was efficient, kind and obliging, always at her post of duty, always ready to accommodate; knowing no distinction, but loving all, and loved by all. To say that she will be missed is feebly expressing it; missed by the community, missed by friends, missed by relatives, missed in society, but most sorely missed in her home. But let us not sorrow as those not having no hope. God knows best and our loss is her eternal gain, and to our sister at present was can only say farewell.
"Farewell, farewell, for thou art gone,
We'll see thee never more
Until we meet in that fair land,
Where partings all are o'er.
Farewell, farewell, sweet be thy rest,
Tho' grief our hearts shall fill;
How blest to know that thou art gone
Where joys eternal thrill.
Farewell, thy sufferings now are past,
Thy weary hours of pain;
Tho' we shall weep in anguish here
Thine is eternal gain.
Farewell, we breathe the tearful word
With Sorrow none can tell,
And bow before the will of him
Who doeth all things well."
Reprinted with permission, The Monitor-Journal, 248 Main Street, Little River, KS, 67457. Provided by Young Historical Library, 201 Main Street, P.O. Box 126, Little River, Kansas 67457.
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Aged 22 years, 3 months, 20 days. Daughter of James W. and Sarah M. Crawford. She died of tuberculosis.
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