Mildred was the second daughter of that name born to George Washington & Sarah Myrah (Montgomery) Thatcher. Mildred was the first daughter born after the first Mildred’s death in 1852.
OLD RESIDENT OF EAGLE LAKE DIED WEDNESDAY
Miss Mildred Thatcher on Wednesday Night Entered Her Last Long Sleep
Lived Here 61 Years.
Miss Mildred Thatcher, one of Eagle Lake's oldest and most beloved citizens, died at abut one o'clock Wednesday morning in her sixty-first year, having spent all of her useful life in Eagle Lake. She was familiar with the life of the early settlers of this section, and has seen the town of Eagle Lake grow from two or three roughly constructed huts of the pioneer settlers into a thriving little city. She was widely known, and possessed a large circle of acquaintances and friends. Miss Mildred had many friends, not only in this immediate section, but in all parts of the state. Up to a few years ago, when her health began to fail rapidly, she was active in church and social affairs. She had been a member of the Episcopal church for more than thirty years and was a faithful Christian and church worker. Miss Mildred was a woman of many admirable traits of character. Until her health failed, her home was always open to her friends, and the Thatcher family has long been noted for its genuine Southern hospitality. She was one of the most popular women of Eagle Lake. Bright, intelligent, always pleasant and of a happy and jovial disposition, she has endeared herself to the people of Eagle Lake during her long life spent here, and her death is deeply regretted. She leaves one brother, Mr. J. W. Thatcher, and many other relatives.
Funeral services were held at the Episcopal church at half past three o'clock Wednesday afternoon, interment being made in the old Montgomery burying grounds near Matthews, the services at both church and the grave being conducted by the Rector, Rev. A. J. Banks.
There were many beautiful wreaths and floral offerings, among the donors being, Mrs. Nannie Andrus and Mrs. Alex McCormick, Columbus, Texas Mrs. R. S. Stephens and Miss McCormick, Houston. Mrs. Looscan, Mrs. Charles Boedecker, Miss Lue Leyendecker, Mrs. J. B. Howe, Houston: Mrs. H. S. Vineyard, Mrs. W. E. Lenhart, Mrs. G. Schleicher, Miss Fannie Williamson, City: and many others. The Order of the Eastern Star, of which the deceased was a member, sent a beautiful star. At Miss Mildred's request, the Episcopal Guild, of which she has long been a member an untiring worker, did not send flowers, but instead sent the amount which would have been paid for flowers to the "Sheltering Arms," the old woman's home in Houston, of which Miss Mildred has always been a supporter. In passing of Miss Mildred, Eagle Lake has lost another good and useful citizen. One more pioneer has crossed into the Great Beyond. May you rest in peach, old friend.
REQUIESCAT IN PEACE
The Last Call came in
Thou didst obey
With unreluctant will - without delay.
Yearning for rest -aspiring after peace,
God gave his summons - all your troubles cease.
Truly we mourn thee - yet with smile regret,
At thy departure-since we'll not forget
How great were thy desires for the end now come
And the end of trouble is the Father's Home.
Hard was the lesson which God had you learn
That from life's discipline we may not turn:
For on the bed of pain are lessons taught
This in the stress of life may not be caught.
Now in the Paradise of God from Earth set free.
His lessons you shall learn - in ecstasy.
Your lips shall chat again the old refrain
God's will be DONE in health or pain.
In God's own hands we leave you - sweetly rest,
Now silently we realize His will is best,
Best for the Church Triumphant we will agree
Best for his Body Militant - so let it be!
In Memory of Mildred Thatcher
—Eagle Lake (Texas) Headlight, Aug. 8, 1914
OLD RESIDENT OF EAGLE LAKE DIED WEDNESDAY
Miss Mildred Thatcher on Wednesday Night Entered Her Last Long Sleep
Lived Here 61 Years.
Miss Mildred Thatcher, one of Eagle Lake's oldest and most beloved citizens, died at abut one o'clock Wednesday morning in her sixty-first year, having spent all of her useful life in Eagle Lake. She was familiar with the life of the early settlers of this section, and has seen the town of Eagle Lake grow from two or three roughly constructed huts of the pioneer settlers into a thriving little city. She was widely known, and possessed a large circle of acquaintances and friends. Miss Mildred had many friends, not only in this immediate section, but in all parts of the state. Up to a few years ago, when her health began to fail rapidly, she was active in church and social affairs. She had been a member of the Episcopal church for more than thirty years and was a faithful Christian and church worker. Miss Mildred was a woman of many admirable traits of character. Until her health failed, her home was always open to her friends, and the Thatcher family has long been noted for its genuine Southern hospitality. She was one of the most popular women of Eagle Lake. Bright, intelligent, always pleasant and of a happy and jovial disposition, she has endeared herself to the people of Eagle Lake during her long life spent here, and her death is deeply regretted. She leaves one brother, Mr. J. W. Thatcher, and many other relatives.
Funeral services were held at the Episcopal church at half past three o'clock Wednesday afternoon, interment being made in the old Montgomery burying grounds near Matthews, the services at both church and the grave being conducted by the Rector, Rev. A. J. Banks.
There were many beautiful wreaths and floral offerings, among the donors being, Mrs. Nannie Andrus and Mrs. Alex McCormick, Columbus, Texas Mrs. R. S. Stephens and Miss McCormick, Houston. Mrs. Looscan, Mrs. Charles Boedecker, Miss Lue Leyendecker, Mrs. J. B. Howe, Houston: Mrs. H. S. Vineyard, Mrs. W. E. Lenhart, Mrs. G. Schleicher, Miss Fannie Williamson, City: and many others. The Order of the Eastern Star, of which the deceased was a member, sent a beautiful star. At Miss Mildred's request, the Episcopal Guild, of which she has long been a member an untiring worker, did not send flowers, but instead sent the amount which would have been paid for flowers to the "Sheltering Arms," the old woman's home in Houston, of which Miss Mildred has always been a supporter. In passing of Miss Mildred, Eagle Lake has lost another good and useful citizen. One more pioneer has crossed into the Great Beyond. May you rest in peach, old friend.
REQUIESCAT IN PEACE
The Last Call came in
Thou didst obey
With unreluctant will - without delay.
Yearning for rest -aspiring after peace,
God gave his summons - all your troubles cease.
Truly we mourn thee - yet with smile regret,
At thy departure-since we'll not forget
How great were thy desires for the end now come
And the end of trouble is the Father's Home.
Hard was the lesson which God had you learn
That from life's discipline we may not turn:
For on the bed of pain are lessons taught
This in the stress of life may not be caught.
Now in the Paradise of God from Earth set free.
His lessons you shall learn - in ecstasy.
Your lips shall chat again the old refrain
God's will be DONE in health or pain.
In God's own hands we leave you - sweetly rest,
Now silently we realize His will is best,
Best for the Church Triumphant we will agree
Best for his Body Militant - so let it be!
In Memory of Mildred Thatcher
—Eagle Lake (Texas) Headlight, Aug. 8, 1914
Mildred was the second daughter of that name born to George Washington & Sarah Myrah (Montgomery) Thatcher. Mildred was the first daughter born after the first Mildred’s death in 1852.
OLD RESIDENT OF EAGLE LAKE DIED WEDNESDAY
Miss Mildred Thatcher on Wednesday Night Entered Her Last Long Sleep
Lived Here 61 Years.
Miss Mildred Thatcher, one of Eagle Lake's oldest and most beloved citizens, died at abut one o'clock Wednesday morning in her sixty-first year, having spent all of her useful life in Eagle Lake. She was familiar with the life of the early settlers of this section, and has seen the town of Eagle Lake grow from two or three roughly constructed huts of the pioneer settlers into a thriving little city. She was widely known, and possessed a large circle of acquaintances and friends. Miss Mildred had many friends, not only in this immediate section, but in all parts of the state. Up to a few years ago, when her health began to fail rapidly, she was active in church and social affairs. She had been a member of the Episcopal church for more than thirty years and was a faithful Christian and church worker. Miss Mildred was a woman of many admirable traits of character. Until her health failed, her home was always open to her friends, and the Thatcher family has long been noted for its genuine Southern hospitality. She was one of the most popular women of Eagle Lake. Bright, intelligent, always pleasant and of a happy and jovial disposition, she has endeared herself to the people of Eagle Lake during her long life spent here, and her death is deeply regretted. She leaves one brother, Mr. J. W. Thatcher, and many other relatives.
Funeral services were held at the Episcopal church at half past three o'clock Wednesday afternoon, interment being made in the old Montgomery burying grounds near Matthews, the services at both church and the grave being conducted by the Rector, Rev. A. J. Banks.
There were many beautiful wreaths and floral offerings, among the donors being, Mrs. Nannie Andrus and Mrs. Alex McCormick, Columbus, Texas Mrs. R. S. Stephens and Miss McCormick, Houston. Mrs. Looscan, Mrs. Charles Boedecker, Miss Lue Leyendecker, Mrs. J. B. Howe, Houston: Mrs. H. S. Vineyard, Mrs. W. E. Lenhart, Mrs. G. Schleicher, Miss Fannie Williamson, City: and many others. The Order of the Eastern Star, of which the deceased was a member, sent a beautiful star. At Miss Mildred's request, the Episcopal Guild, of which she has long been a member an untiring worker, did not send flowers, but instead sent the amount which would have been paid for flowers to the "Sheltering Arms," the old woman's home in Houston, of which Miss Mildred has always been a supporter. In passing of Miss Mildred, Eagle Lake has lost another good and useful citizen. One more pioneer has crossed into the Great Beyond. May you rest in peach, old friend.
REQUIESCAT IN PEACE
The Last Call came in
Thou didst obey
With unreluctant will - without delay.
Yearning for rest -aspiring after peace,
God gave his summons - all your troubles cease.
Truly we mourn thee - yet with smile regret,
At thy departure-since we'll not forget
How great were thy desires for the end now come
And the end of trouble is the Father's Home.
Hard was the lesson which God had you learn
That from life's discipline we may not turn:
For on the bed of pain are lessons taught
This in the stress of life may not be caught.
Now in the Paradise of God from Earth set free.
His lessons you shall learn - in ecstasy.
Your lips shall chat again the old refrain
God's will be DONE in health or pain.
In God's own hands we leave you - sweetly rest,
Now silently we realize His will is best,
Best for the Church Triumphant we will agree
Best for his Body Militant - so let it be!
In Memory of Mildred Thatcher
—Eagle Lake (Texas) Headlight, Aug. 8, 1914
OLD RESIDENT OF EAGLE LAKE DIED WEDNESDAY
Miss Mildred Thatcher on Wednesday Night Entered Her Last Long Sleep
Lived Here 61 Years.
Miss Mildred Thatcher, one of Eagle Lake's oldest and most beloved citizens, died at abut one o'clock Wednesday morning in her sixty-first year, having spent all of her useful life in Eagle Lake. She was familiar with the life of the early settlers of this section, and has seen the town of Eagle Lake grow from two or three roughly constructed huts of the pioneer settlers into a thriving little city. She was widely known, and possessed a large circle of acquaintances and friends. Miss Mildred had many friends, not only in this immediate section, but in all parts of the state. Up to a few years ago, when her health began to fail rapidly, she was active in church and social affairs. She had been a member of the Episcopal church for more than thirty years and was a faithful Christian and church worker. Miss Mildred was a woman of many admirable traits of character. Until her health failed, her home was always open to her friends, and the Thatcher family has long been noted for its genuine Southern hospitality. She was one of the most popular women of Eagle Lake. Bright, intelligent, always pleasant and of a happy and jovial disposition, she has endeared herself to the people of Eagle Lake during her long life spent here, and her death is deeply regretted. She leaves one brother, Mr. J. W. Thatcher, and many other relatives.
Funeral services were held at the Episcopal church at half past three o'clock Wednesday afternoon, interment being made in the old Montgomery burying grounds near Matthews, the services at both church and the grave being conducted by the Rector, Rev. A. J. Banks.
There were many beautiful wreaths and floral offerings, among the donors being, Mrs. Nannie Andrus and Mrs. Alex McCormick, Columbus, Texas Mrs. R. S. Stephens and Miss McCormick, Houston. Mrs. Looscan, Mrs. Charles Boedecker, Miss Lue Leyendecker, Mrs. J. B. Howe, Houston: Mrs. H. S. Vineyard, Mrs. W. E. Lenhart, Mrs. G. Schleicher, Miss Fannie Williamson, City: and many others. The Order of the Eastern Star, of which the deceased was a member, sent a beautiful star. At Miss Mildred's request, the Episcopal Guild, of which she has long been a member an untiring worker, did not send flowers, but instead sent the amount which would have been paid for flowers to the "Sheltering Arms," the old woman's home in Houston, of which Miss Mildred has always been a supporter. In passing of Miss Mildred, Eagle Lake has lost another good and useful citizen. One more pioneer has crossed into the Great Beyond. May you rest in peach, old friend.
REQUIESCAT IN PEACE
The Last Call came in
Thou didst obey
With unreluctant will - without delay.
Yearning for rest -aspiring after peace,
God gave his summons - all your troubles cease.
Truly we mourn thee - yet with smile regret,
At thy departure-since we'll not forget
How great were thy desires for the end now come
And the end of trouble is the Father's Home.
Hard was the lesson which God had you learn
That from life's discipline we may not turn:
For on the bed of pain are lessons taught
This in the stress of life may not be caught.
Now in the Paradise of God from Earth set free.
His lessons you shall learn - in ecstasy.
Your lips shall chat again the old refrain
God's will be DONE in health or pain.
In God's own hands we leave you - sweetly rest,
Now silently we realize His will is best,
Best for the Church Triumphant we will agree
Best for his Body Militant - so let it be!
In Memory of Mildred Thatcher
—Eagle Lake (Texas) Headlight, Aug. 8, 1914
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