Massillon Independent - April 28, 1869
Died
In the city of New York, on the 16th inst, of cancer, Mrs. ANN ELIZABETH KELLEY, of this city, widow of the late judge James S Kelley, in the 53rd year of her age.
The bare announcement of the death of one who for near thirty years past bore so prominent a part in the social history of Massillon, will not suffice among those who shared the acquaintance and friendships of Mrs. Kelley. Among those swept away by the mortality now prevailing in this city, no one has left a greater void in the social and domestic circles of which she was a distinguished ornament.
Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Van Stavoren was a native of Philadelphia, was born March 6th, 1817, and while temporarily residing in East Union, Wayne County, Ohio, was married to the late Hon. James S Kelley, Oct. 13th, 1840, Judge Kelley, then residing in this city, she became a resident here also, and remained until her decease at the date above mentioned. Immediately upon her coming here to reside her influence as a representative woman was felt, which increased with her means of doing good as long as she lived.
For several years immediately preceding her death, she suffered extremely, and bore her sufferings with more than heroic fortitude, and a degree of patience rarely witnessed. Her life was a beautiful example of unfaltering trust in Him who doeth all things well, and by trust in her terrible afflictions among which was the loss of a devoted husband within a year last past -- she was sustained and soothed and enabled to approach her grave.
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Mrs. Kelley died in the faith of the Protestant Episcopal church, a membership in which she had graced for many years, and where she will be greatly missed as well as in the domestic circle, where her preecpts and examples were of a character to produce most happy results. She leaves six children and one grand child to mourn a loss never to be replaced, and for whom the sympathy of a large circle of acquaintances and friends is deeply felt. The death of her excellent husband in June last, was a shock from which she never recovered, although surrounded with a family to whom she was much attached, and was in the enjoyment of all other comforts of a temporal character that a competence could furnish. She felt on leaving them that she was ready, and could say with the Psalmist, 'Yea, though i walk though the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
Died
In the city of New York, on the 16th inst, of cancer, Mrs. ANN ELIZABETH KELLEY, of this city, widow of the late judge James S Kelley, in the 53rd year of her age.
The bare announcement of the death of one who for near thirty years past bore so prominent a part in the social history of Massillon, will not suffice among those who shared the acquaintance and friendships of Mrs. Kelley. Among those swept away by the mortality now prevailing in this city, no one has left a greater void in the social and domestic circles of which she was a distinguished ornament.
Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Van Stavoren was a native of Philadelphia, was born March 6th, 1817, and while temporarily residing in East Union, Wayne County, Ohio, was married to the late Hon. James S Kelley, Oct. 13th, 1840, Judge Kelley, then residing in this city, she became a resident here also, and remained until her decease at the date above mentioned. Immediately upon her coming here to reside her influence as a representative woman was felt, which increased with her means of doing good as long as she lived.
For several years immediately preceding her death, she suffered extremely, and bore her sufferings with more than heroic fortitude, and a degree of patience rarely witnessed. Her life was a beautiful example of unfaltering trust in Him who doeth all things well, and by trust in her terrible afflictions among which was the loss of a devoted husband within a year last past -- she was sustained and soothed and enabled to approach her grave.
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Mrs. Kelley died in the faith of the Protestant Episcopal church, a membership in which she had graced for many years, and where she will be greatly missed as well as in the domestic circle, where her preecpts and examples were of a character to produce most happy results. She leaves six children and one grand child to mourn a loss never to be replaced, and for whom the sympathy of a large circle of acquaintances and friends is deeply felt. The death of her excellent husband in June last, was a shock from which she never recovered, although surrounded with a family to whom she was much attached, and was in the enjoyment of all other comforts of a temporal character that a competence could furnish. She felt on leaving them that she was ready, and could say with the Psalmist, 'Yea, though i walk though the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
Massillon Independent - April 28, 1869
Died
In the city of New York, on the 16th inst, of cancer, Mrs. ANN ELIZABETH KELLEY, of this city, widow of the late judge James S Kelley, in the 53rd year of her age.
The bare announcement of the death of one who for near thirty years past bore so prominent a part in the social history of Massillon, will not suffice among those who shared the acquaintance and friendships of Mrs. Kelley. Among those swept away by the mortality now prevailing in this city, no one has left a greater void in the social and domestic circles of which she was a distinguished ornament.
Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Van Stavoren was a native of Philadelphia, was born March 6th, 1817, and while temporarily residing in East Union, Wayne County, Ohio, was married to the late Hon. James S Kelley, Oct. 13th, 1840, Judge Kelley, then residing in this city, she became a resident here also, and remained until her decease at the date above mentioned. Immediately upon her coming here to reside her influence as a representative woman was felt, which increased with her means of doing good as long as she lived.
For several years immediately preceding her death, she suffered extremely, and bore her sufferings with more than heroic fortitude, and a degree of patience rarely witnessed. Her life was a beautiful example of unfaltering trust in Him who doeth all things well, and by trust in her terrible afflictions among which was the loss of a devoted husband within a year last past -- she was sustained and soothed and enabled to approach her grave.
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Mrs. Kelley died in the faith of the Protestant Episcopal church, a membership in which she had graced for many years, and where she will be greatly missed as well as in the domestic circle, where her preecpts and examples were of a character to produce most happy results. She leaves six children and one grand child to mourn a loss never to be replaced, and for whom the sympathy of a large circle of acquaintances and friends is deeply felt. The death of her excellent husband in June last, was a shock from which she never recovered, although surrounded with a family to whom she was much attached, and was in the enjoyment of all other comforts of a temporal character that a competence could furnish. She felt on leaving them that she was ready, and could say with the Psalmist, 'Yea, though i walk though the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
Died
In the city of New York, on the 16th inst, of cancer, Mrs. ANN ELIZABETH KELLEY, of this city, widow of the late judge James S Kelley, in the 53rd year of her age.
The bare announcement of the death of one who for near thirty years past bore so prominent a part in the social history of Massillon, will not suffice among those who shared the acquaintance and friendships of Mrs. Kelley. Among those swept away by the mortality now prevailing in this city, no one has left a greater void in the social and domestic circles of which she was a distinguished ornament.
Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Van Stavoren was a native of Philadelphia, was born March 6th, 1817, and while temporarily residing in East Union, Wayne County, Ohio, was married to the late Hon. James S Kelley, Oct. 13th, 1840, Judge Kelley, then residing in this city, she became a resident here also, and remained until her decease at the date above mentioned. Immediately upon her coming here to reside her influence as a representative woman was felt, which increased with her means of doing good as long as she lived.
For several years immediately preceding her death, she suffered extremely, and bore her sufferings with more than heroic fortitude, and a degree of patience rarely witnessed. Her life was a beautiful example of unfaltering trust in Him who doeth all things well, and by trust in her terrible afflictions among which was the loss of a devoted husband within a year last past -- she was sustained and soothed and enabled to approach her grave.
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Mrs. Kelley died in the faith of the Protestant Episcopal church, a membership in which she had graced for many years, and where she will be greatly missed as well as in the domestic circle, where her preecpts and examples were of a character to produce most happy results. She leaves six children and one grand child to mourn a loss never to be replaced, and for whom the sympathy of a large circle of acquaintances and friends is deeply felt. The death of her excellent husband in June last, was a shock from which she never recovered, although surrounded with a family to whom she was much attached, and was in the enjoyment of all other comforts of a temporal character that a competence could furnish. She felt on leaving them that she was ready, and could say with the Psalmist, 'Yea, though i walk though the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
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