She departed this life, after a long and serious illness extending over two years, here at her home on the fifth day of June 1916, surrounded by her husband, her son, Dr. Finch and her surviving brothers and sisters. She leaves to mourn her death, her husband, her two sons and Miss Emma C. Pearce, and Mrs, Olive A. Buck, her sisters, and F. A. Pearce her surviving brother. Another brother,
Wilber R. Pearce, the oldest of the family departed this life on the third day of June 1916, and was buried on the fourth, thus being but three days intervening in the burial of this departed sister and her oldest brother.
This departed sister was ever of a most kind and loving disposition, always self sacrificing and kind to every one with whom she came in contact. Her life was devoted to the gentle care and devotion of her family, and she always had uppermost in her thoughts as to how best to subversive and safeguard their Interests and to aid in the education of her two sons, and made her life work the object of their interests.
On the ninth day of last June she went with her husband to southern California with the hope that she might regain her health, but after a stay of six months she returned with but a worse condition of health, having
lost her vision and has been gradually growing weaker and weaker until death claimed her as his victim.
Funeral services were held at the home on East Second street, Wednesday afternoon of last week at 2:00 o'clock, Rev. C. M. Foltz officiating. Interment at Elmwood cemetery.
(The Southern Illinois Record, June 15, 1916)(published a second time)
She departed this life, after a long and serious illness extending over two years, here at her home on the fifth day of June 1916, surrounded by her husband, her son, Dr. Finch and her surviving brothers and sisters. She leaves to mourn her death, her husband, her two sons and Miss Emma C. Pearce, and Mrs, Olive A. Buck, her sisters, and F. A. Pearce her surviving brother. Another brother,
Wilber R. Pearce, the oldest of the family departed this life on the third day of June 1916, and was buried on the fourth, thus being but three days intervening in the burial of this departed sister and her oldest brother.
This departed sister was ever of a most kind and loving disposition, always self sacrificing and kind to every one with whom she came in contact. Her life was devoted to the gentle care and devotion of her family, and she always had uppermost in her thoughts as to how best to subversive and safeguard their Interests and to aid in the education of her two sons, and made her life work the object of their interests.
On the ninth day of last June she went with her husband to southern California with the hope that she might regain her health, but after a stay of six months she returned with but a worse condition of health, having
lost her vision and has been gradually growing weaker and weaker until death claimed her as his victim.
Funeral services were held at the home on East Second street, Wednesday afternoon of last week at 2:00 o'clock, Rev. C. M. Foltz officiating. Interment at Elmwood cemetery.
(The Southern Illinois Record, June 15, 1916)(published a second time)
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