Mrs. E. C. Holmes passed away at the Wisconsin General Hospital at Madison, on Tuesday, January 24, 1928, at the age of 51 years, 7 months and 2 days.
Mrs. Holmes had been in ill health about three years. She had been under treatment at the Madison hospital several months, apparently slowly improving in strength, when a change for the worse occurred and she suddenly passed away.
The remains were brought to her home at Hixton by her husband, and the funeral services were held from the home on Friday afternoon, Rev. Humphrey officiating. The services were largely attended. Interment was made at the Sechlervi11e cemetery
Emma A. Bates was born in Vernon county, Wisconsin, on June 22, 1876, the only daughter, of Paul and Mary Bates. Her mother was formerly a resident of the Sechlerville community and one of the pioneer teachers in our county schools. The family moved to a farm south of Sechlerville in February, 1888, and Mrs. Holmes finished her course in the old district school in that village. Later she attended Gale College at Galesville, and took up teaching as her profession. She taught in rural school, in the Burton district, Pole Grove and Garden Valley. Ambitious of attaining higher rank in her profession, she entered the Stevens Point normal school. She was a diligent student, and completed the two-year course in 1 1/2 years. She then accepted a position as teacher in the city schools at Sparta, where she met with such success that her faithful services were retained 14 ½ years. She gave up her position to be with her mother at Sechlerville who was attaining advanced years.
She was married to E. C. Holmes on July 28, 1927. They took up their residence at Charles City, Iowa, for a time, later returning to Sechlerville.
Then they purchased a home and moved to Hixton, where she had ever since resided.
She is survived by her husband and foster daughter, Miss Eloise, and two brothers, Harvey A. Bates, of Harvard, Illinois, and W. Bates, of Sechlerville.
She was reared in the faith of the Presbyterian Church and she was one of the charter members upon the organization of the Presbyterian Church at Hixton, with which she ever since had been affiliated.
Mrs. Holmes was of very bright mind and her educational training was supplemented with continued reading and study. She was of excellent ability as a writer, an ability which needed only direction to have made her prominent as an author or journalist. Her educational experience, in itself successful, gained for her powers of observation and description far above the ordinary.
She was a devoted wife and an affectionate mother to her foster daughter. She was also of strong interest in community affairs and participated therein until; her failing health restricted her activities.
Though long in poor health, she bore up with great courage and fortitude, and even in the last months of her life she battled with characteristic determination to conquer the malady which had undermined her strength.
She was always possessed of strong will power and determination, and even as a student, that fact was evident to a normal school professor who quoted regarding her—”If she will, she will, and you can depend on it; If she won’t, she won’t, and that’s the end of it.” Her fine success as a teacher was in part gained by her ability to inspire her pupils with the same kind of determination.
Mrs. Holmes conducted the Hixton Department of this paper for many years. Through that department she became widely known among our readers. Her excellent talent in news gathering, combined with her ability to set news forth in a very interesting manner, made her weekly contributions of great service to her community as well as to the paper and its readers. It was a service to which she must have devoted, many hours each week, yet even when her health and strength commenced to fail, she maintained her interest in the work and wrote as though in her own life there was only hope and cheer, hiding from her readers the discomfort and distress which she must have felt, at least at times.
She was warmly esteemed by the many who had been her good friends from the days of her girlhood at Sechlerville. At Sparta, where she taught so many years, are other friends whose regard for her has never lessened with the passing years.
Among our readers are the hosts of people who derived pleasure from her weekly letters, many of whom treasure some favor or item of friend1y interest which came from her pen. All unite in extending sincere sympathy to her husband, foster daughter and brothers in their great sorrow.
Obituary found in the Banner Journal, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, February 1, 1928.
Mrs. Holmes had been in ill health about three years. She had been under treatment at the Madison hospital several months, apparently slowly improving in strength, when a change for the worse occurred and she suddenly passed away.
The remains were brought to her home at Hixton by her husband, and the funeral services were held from the home on Friday afternoon, Rev. Humphrey officiating. The services were largely attended. Interment was made at the Sechlervi11e cemetery
Emma A. Bates was born in Vernon county, Wisconsin, on June 22, 1876, the only daughter, of Paul and Mary Bates. Her mother was formerly a resident of the Sechlerville community and one of the pioneer teachers in our county schools. The family moved to a farm south of Sechlerville in February, 1888, and Mrs. Holmes finished her course in the old district school in that village. Later she attended Gale College at Galesville, and took up teaching as her profession. She taught in rural school, in the Burton district, Pole Grove and Garden Valley. Ambitious of attaining higher rank in her profession, she entered the Stevens Point normal school. She was a diligent student, and completed the two-year course in 1 1/2 years. She then accepted a position as teacher in the city schools at Sparta, where she met with such success that her faithful services were retained 14 ½ years. She gave up her position to be with her mother at Sechlerville who was attaining advanced years.
She was married to E. C. Holmes on July 28, 1927. They took up their residence at Charles City, Iowa, for a time, later returning to Sechlerville.
Then they purchased a home and moved to Hixton, where she had ever since resided.
She is survived by her husband and foster daughter, Miss Eloise, and two brothers, Harvey A. Bates, of Harvard, Illinois, and W. Bates, of Sechlerville.
She was reared in the faith of the Presbyterian Church and she was one of the charter members upon the organization of the Presbyterian Church at Hixton, with which she ever since had been affiliated.
Mrs. Holmes was of very bright mind and her educational training was supplemented with continued reading and study. She was of excellent ability as a writer, an ability which needed only direction to have made her prominent as an author or journalist. Her educational experience, in itself successful, gained for her powers of observation and description far above the ordinary.
She was a devoted wife and an affectionate mother to her foster daughter. She was also of strong interest in community affairs and participated therein until; her failing health restricted her activities.
Though long in poor health, she bore up with great courage and fortitude, and even in the last months of her life she battled with characteristic determination to conquer the malady which had undermined her strength.
She was always possessed of strong will power and determination, and even as a student, that fact was evident to a normal school professor who quoted regarding her—”If she will, she will, and you can depend on it; If she won’t, she won’t, and that’s the end of it.” Her fine success as a teacher was in part gained by her ability to inspire her pupils with the same kind of determination.
Mrs. Holmes conducted the Hixton Department of this paper for many years. Through that department she became widely known among our readers. Her excellent talent in news gathering, combined with her ability to set news forth in a very interesting manner, made her weekly contributions of great service to her community as well as to the paper and its readers. It was a service to which she must have devoted, many hours each week, yet even when her health and strength commenced to fail, she maintained her interest in the work and wrote as though in her own life there was only hope and cheer, hiding from her readers the discomfort and distress which she must have felt, at least at times.
She was warmly esteemed by the many who had been her good friends from the days of her girlhood at Sechlerville. At Sparta, where she taught so many years, are other friends whose regard for her has never lessened with the passing years.
Among our readers are the hosts of people who derived pleasure from her weekly letters, many of whom treasure some favor or item of friend1y interest which came from her pen. All unite in extending sincere sympathy to her husband, foster daughter and brothers in their great sorrow.
Obituary found in the Banner Journal, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, February 1, 1928.
Mrs. E. C. Holmes passed away at the Wisconsin General Hospital at Madison, on Tuesday, January 24, 1928, at the age of 51 years, 7 months and 2 days.
Mrs. Holmes had been in ill health about three years. She had been under treatment at the Madison hospital several months, apparently slowly improving in strength, when a change for the worse occurred and she suddenly passed away.
The remains were brought to her home at Hixton by her husband, and the funeral services were held from the home on Friday afternoon, Rev. Humphrey officiating. The services were largely attended. Interment was made at the Sechlervi11e cemetery
Emma A. Bates was born in Vernon county, Wisconsin, on June 22, 1876, the only daughter, of Paul and Mary Bates. Her mother was formerly a resident of the Sechlerville community and one of the pioneer teachers in our county schools. The family moved to a farm south of Sechlerville in February, 1888, and Mrs. Holmes finished her course in the old district school in that village. Later she attended Gale College at Galesville, and took up teaching as her profession. She taught in rural school, in the Burton district, Pole Grove and Garden Valley. Ambitious of attaining higher rank in her profession, she entered the Stevens Point normal school. She was a diligent student, and completed the two-year course in 1 1/2 years. She then accepted a position as teacher in the city schools at Sparta, where she met with such success that her faithful services were retained 14 ½ years. She gave up her position to be with her mother at Sechlerville who was attaining advanced years.
She was married to E. C. Holmes on July 28, 1927. They took up their residence at Charles City, Iowa, for a time, later returning to Sechlerville.
Then they purchased a home and moved to Hixton, where she had ever since resided.
She is survived by her husband and foster daughter, Miss Eloise, and two brothers, Harvey A. Bates, of Harvard, Illinois, and W. Bates, of Sechlerville.
She was reared in the faith of the Presbyterian Church and she was one of the charter members upon the organization of the Presbyterian Church at Hixton, with which she ever since had been affiliated.
Mrs. Holmes was of very bright mind and her educational training was supplemented with continued reading and study. She was of excellent ability as a writer, an ability which needed only direction to have made her prominent as an author or journalist. Her educational experience, in itself successful, gained for her powers of observation and description far above the ordinary.
She was a devoted wife and an affectionate mother to her foster daughter. She was also of strong interest in community affairs and participated therein until; her failing health restricted her activities.
Though long in poor health, she bore up with great courage and fortitude, and even in the last months of her life she battled with characteristic determination to conquer the malady which had undermined her strength.
She was always possessed of strong will power and determination, and even as a student, that fact was evident to a normal school professor who quoted regarding her—”If she will, she will, and you can depend on it; If she won’t, she won’t, and that’s the end of it.” Her fine success as a teacher was in part gained by her ability to inspire her pupils with the same kind of determination.
Mrs. Holmes conducted the Hixton Department of this paper for many years. Through that department she became widely known among our readers. Her excellent talent in news gathering, combined with her ability to set news forth in a very interesting manner, made her weekly contributions of great service to her community as well as to the paper and its readers. It was a service to which she must have devoted, many hours each week, yet even when her health and strength commenced to fail, she maintained her interest in the work and wrote as though in her own life there was only hope and cheer, hiding from her readers the discomfort and distress which she must have felt, at least at times.
She was warmly esteemed by the many who had been her good friends from the days of her girlhood at Sechlerville. At Sparta, where she taught so many years, are other friends whose regard for her has never lessened with the passing years.
Among our readers are the hosts of people who derived pleasure from her weekly letters, many of whom treasure some favor or item of friend1y interest which came from her pen. All unite in extending sincere sympathy to her husband, foster daughter and brothers in their great sorrow.
Obituary found in the Banner Journal, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, February 1, 1928.
Mrs. Holmes had been in ill health about three years. She had been under treatment at the Madison hospital several months, apparently slowly improving in strength, when a change for the worse occurred and she suddenly passed away.
The remains were brought to her home at Hixton by her husband, and the funeral services were held from the home on Friday afternoon, Rev. Humphrey officiating. The services were largely attended. Interment was made at the Sechlervi11e cemetery
Emma A. Bates was born in Vernon county, Wisconsin, on June 22, 1876, the only daughter, of Paul and Mary Bates. Her mother was formerly a resident of the Sechlerville community and one of the pioneer teachers in our county schools. The family moved to a farm south of Sechlerville in February, 1888, and Mrs. Holmes finished her course in the old district school in that village. Later she attended Gale College at Galesville, and took up teaching as her profession. She taught in rural school, in the Burton district, Pole Grove and Garden Valley. Ambitious of attaining higher rank in her profession, she entered the Stevens Point normal school. She was a diligent student, and completed the two-year course in 1 1/2 years. She then accepted a position as teacher in the city schools at Sparta, where she met with such success that her faithful services were retained 14 ½ years. She gave up her position to be with her mother at Sechlerville who was attaining advanced years.
She was married to E. C. Holmes on July 28, 1927. They took up their residence at Charles City, Iowa, for a time, later returning to Sechlerville.
Then they purchased a home and moved to Hixton, where she had ever since resided.
She is survived by her husband and foster daughter, Miss Eloise, and two brothers, Harvey A. Bates, of Harvard, Illinois, and W. Bates, of Sechlerville.
She was reared in the faith of the Presbyterian Church and she was one of the charter members upon the organization of the Presbyterian Church at Hixton, with which she ever since had been affiliated.
Mrs. Holmes was of very bright mind and her educational training was supplemented with continued reading and study. She was of excellent ability as a writer, an ability which needed only direction to have made her prominent as an author or journalist. Her educational experience, in itself successful, gained for her powers of observation and description far above the ordinary.
She was a devoted wife and an affectionate mother to her foster daughter. She was also of strong interest in community affairs and participated therein until; her failing health restricted her activities.
Though long in poor health, she bore up with great courage and fortitude, and even in the last months of her life she battled with characteristic determination to conquer the malady which had undermined her strength.
She was always possessed of strong will power and determination, and even as a student, that fact was evident to a normal school professor who quoted regarding her—”If she will, she will, and you can depend on it; If she won’t, she won’t, and that’s the end of it.” Her fine success as a teacher was in part gained by her ability to inspire her pupils with the same kind of determination.
Mrs. Holmes conducted the Hixton Department of this paper for many years. Through that department she became widely known among our readers. Her excellent talent in news gathering, combined with her ability to set news forth in a very interesting manner, made her weekly contributions of great service to her community as well as to the paper and its readers. It was a service to which she must have devoted, many hours each week, yet even when her health and strength commenced to fail, she maintained her interest in the work and wrote as though in her own life there was only hope and cheer, hiding from her readers the discomfort and distress which she must have felt, at least at times.
She was warmly esteemed by the many who had been her good friends from the days of her girlhood at Sechlerville. At Sparta, where she taught so many years, are other friends whose regard for her has never lessened with the passing years.
Among our readers are the hosts of people who derived pleasure from her weekly letters, many of whom treasure some favor or item of friend1y interest which came from her pen. All unite in extending sincere sympathy to her husband, foster daughter and brothers in their great sorrow.
Obituary found in the Banner Journal, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, February 1, 1928.
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