Obit. from Grand Junction (Sun?) newspaper:
DEATH OF MRS. DELONG.
This morning at 2:30 o'clock, Mrs. Susan A. DeLong, aged eighty-two years, passed from life at the home of her son, Senator DeLong, after a very brief illness.
Mrs. DeLong became slightly ill Monday, suffering from neuralgia of the stomach. Monday morning the .......can't read.... she seemed to be in no danger whatever. However late yesterday afternoon a sudden change for the worse was noticeable and the aged lady sank rapidly. Her last hours seemed free from suffering and she passed peachefully to rest.
Senator DeLong was in Fruita when it was found that his mother was in a critical condition and he arrived home at midnight.
Mrs. DeLong was widely known and generally loved. She was born in Virginia in the year 1822 and from girlhood has lived a consistent christian. For over half a century she has been a faithful worker in the Methodist church. Her husband, William DeLong died six years ago and rests in Orchard Mesa cemetery. For the past eighteen months, Mrs DeLong has resided with her son, Ira M. DeLong of Boulder and came to this city to visit her son and family just two weeks ago. She has spent the greater part of the last ten years in this city.
Just a few weeks ago, Mrs. DeLong completed a visit to all of her children at their different homes and then came to this city and death brought to a close her long and useful life.
The funeral service will probably be conducted from the Methodist church Friday afternoon. The service will be conducted by Rev. Eugene H. Smith. The remains will be laid to rest in the Orchard Mesa cemetery. Mr. Bannister will have charge of the interment.
another obit. likely from same newspaper:
The funeral of Mrs. Susan A. DeLong will take place tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock from the Methodist church. Rev. Eugene H. Smith will conduct the services at the church. The interment will take place at Orchard Mesa cemetery where the deceased will be laid to rest beside her husband who passed away six years ago. Prof. Ira M. DeLong of Boulder, and Mrs. Annie Shelledy, of Aspen, arrived today to attend the funeral of their mother and are at the home of their brother, Senator DeLong. Mrs. Shelledy was accompanied by her son, Archie. Mr. Wylie DeLong, another son of the deceased, who resides at Oklahoma City, finds it impossible to come.
another obit. likely from same newspaper:
SUSAN A. DeLONG.
The services at the Methodist church over the remains of Mrs. Susan A. DeLong this afternoon were most impressive. The altar and chancel were almost hidden from view by great masses of beautiful floral offerings from many frieds of the deceased. On the casket rested floral designs of rare beauty.
Sweet songs, hymns that Mrs. DeLong loved so well, were sung by a quartet composed of Mrs. Edwin Price, Miss Nettie Blain, Judge Marsh and Mr. Burshell.
Dr. Worthington's prayer was very impressive and a worthy tribute to the dead.
The discourse of Rev. Smith made plain the great worth, the true ideal christian life of the deceased. From eary childhood she has lived a devoted christian. "She gave to the church as it gave to her, generously," declared Rev. Smith. The minister referred to her as Mother DeLong, saying that he called her mother, easily, naturally, and rightfull, for her dear relation to the community, to the church, made her belong to all as mother. "Heaven may be richer, but the earth is decidedly poorer because of her going." "She had an ambition to make the most of life and with joy did she drink the waters from the well of salvation. Mother DeLong's soul was filled with the water of eternal life and thus was her soul so fruitful and beautiful. The bible and her hymn book were her companions, her chief delights." These were a few of the impressive remarks made by the minister in speaking of the lovely old Lady.
The service was largely attended and many frieds followed the remains to the grave.
The pall bearers were Edwin Price, J. W. Bucklin, J. H. Ramey, L. M. Miller, William Carlyle, and L. F. Wilkersham.
The remains were laid to rest in Orchard Mesa cemetery beside the husband, Wm. DeLong, who died six years ago.
Susan A. DeLong, mother of Senator DeLong died at ...cant' read... Grand Junction Wednesday morning, October 19, 1904, about two and a half hours after midnight, aged 81 years 10 months and one day.
Mrs. DeLong's maiden name was Susan Adaline Tool. She was born on a farm near Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia, December 18, 1822 her parents being Adam and Susan H. Tool.
When she was fourteen years old, the family moved to Coles Couty, Illinois, and five years later to Fairfield, Iowa.
After two years here, the home permanently located in Monroe, Iowa.
In 1845 she married James Hill a Colonel in the United States Army, with headquarters in Fort Des Moines, afterwards the state capital. Their only child, Casandra Hill, mother of Mrs. C. B. Rich of this city was the first white child born in Des Moines. In 1847 Colonel Hill was accidently killed while on duty in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Mrs. Hill then returned with her little daughter to live with her parents in Monroe.
On December 31, 1850 (Note: t.s. has 1849), she was married to William De Long, a prosperous young farmer of the neighborhood. Their children are Susan Ann Shelledy of Aspen, Colorado; Professor Ira M. DeLong of Boulder, Colorado; Mr. Wm. Wylie DeLong of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Senator Horace DeLong of Grand Junction. All of these children, except Wm. Wylie were here to attend the funeral.
Mrs. DeLong joined the Methodist Episcopal church in early life and was to the end a faithful and zealous member. Her acquaintance with the Bible and sacred hymns, and her power and aptness in quoting them were scarecely less than remarkable. She was a woman of wide reading and keen insight, and took an active interest in the current events of the world. Private charities, the work of the church, the course of domestic politics, and the war in Asia, all engaged her attention and enlisted her sympathies.
Her last illness was quite short, and death came unexpectedly to the family and herself. Only last Sunday she attended church services as usual, and testified feelingly to her unwavering faith in Jesus Christ. Monday afternoon she was taken down with neuralgia of the stomach, a chronic ....can't read... much better, but became worse in the evening, and died the same night about 2:30 a.m.
In addition to her children by William DeLong, her grand children, and many friends, she leaves one sister, Mrs. H. B. Mithell of Fairfield, Iowa and two brothers, Hon. James A. Tool of Monroe, Iowa, and Hon. John M. Tool of Edmmond, O. T.
DEATH OF MRS. DELONG.
This morning at 2:30 o'clock, Mrs. Susan A. DeLong, aged eighty-two years, passed from life at the home of her son, Senator DeLong, after a very brief illness.
Mrs. DeLong became slightly ill Monday, suffering from neuralgia of the stomach. Monday morning the .......can't read.... she seemed to be in no danger whatever. However late yesterday afternoon a sudden change for the worse was noticeable and the aged lady sank rapidly. Her last hours seemed free from suffering and she passed peachefully to rest.
Senator DeLong was in Fruita when it was found that his mother was in a critical condition and he arrived home at midnight.
Mrs. DeLong was widely known and generally loved. She was born in Virginia in the year 1822 and from girlhood has lived a consistent christian. For over half a century she has been a faithful worker in the Methodist church. Her husband, William DeLong died six years ago and rests in Orchard Mesa cemetery. For the past eighteen months, Mrs DeLong has resided with her son, Ira M. DeLong of Boulder and came to this city to visit her son and family just two weeks ago. She has spent the greater part of the last ten years in this city.
Just a few weeks ago, Mrs. DeLong completed a visit to all of her children at their different homes and then came to this city and death brought to a close her long and useful life.
The funeral service will probably be conducted from the Methodist church Friday afternoon. The service will be conducted by Rev. Eugene H. Smith. The remains will be laid to rest in the Orchard Mesa cemetery. Mr. Bannister will have charge of the interment.
another obit. likely from same newspaper:
The funeral of Mrs. Susan A. DeLong will take place tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock from the Methodist church. Rev. Eugene H. Smith will conduct the services at the church. The interment will take place at Orchard Mesa cemetery where the deceased will be laid to rest beside her husband who passed away six years ago. Prof. Ira M. DeLong of Boulder, and Mrs. Annie Shelledy, of Aspen, arrived today to attend the funeral of their mother and are at the home of their brother, Senator DeLong. Mrs. Shelledy was accompanied by her son, Archie. Mr. Wylie DeLong, another son of the deceased, who resides at Oklahoma City, finds it impossible to come.
another obit. likely from same newspaper:
SUSAN A. DeLONG.
The services at the Methodist church over the remains of Mrs. Susan A. DeLong this afternoon were most impressive. The altar and chancel were almost hidden from view by great masses of beautiful floral offerings from many frieds of the deceased. On the casket rested floral designs of rare beauty.
Sweet songs, hymns that Mrs. DeLong loved so well, were sung by a quartet composed of Mrs. Edwin Price, Miss Nettie Blain, Judge Marsh and Mr. Burshell.
Dr. Worthington's prayer was very impressive and a worthy tribute to the dead.
The discourse of Rev. Smith made plain the great worth, the true ideal christian life of the deceased. From eary childhood she has lived a devoted christian. "She gave to the church as it gave to her, generously," declared Rev. Smith. The minister referred to her as Mother DeLong, saying that he called her mother, easily, naturally, and rightfull, for her dear relation to the community, to the church, made her belong to all as mother. "Heaven may be richer, but the earth is decidedly poorer because of her going." "She had an ambition to make the most of life and with joy did she drink the waters from the well of salvation. Mother DeLong's soul was filled with the water of eternal life and thus was her soul so fruitful and beautiful. The bible and her hymn book were her companions, her chief delights." These were a few of the impressive remarks made by the minister in speaking of the lovely old Lady.
The service was largely attended and many frieds followed the remains to the grave.
The pall bearers were Edwin Price, J. W. Bucklin, J. H. Ramey, L. M. Miller, William Carlyle, and L. F. Wilkersham.
The remains were laid to rest in Orchard Mesa cemetery beside the husband, Wm. DeLong, who died six years ago.
Susan A. DeLong, mother of Senator DeLong died at ...cant' read... Grand Junction Wednesday morning, October 19, 1904, about two and a half hours after midnight, aged 81 years 10 months and one day.
Mrs. DeLong's maiden name was Susan Adaline Tool. She was born on a farm near Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia, December 18, 1822 her parents being Adam and Susan H. Tool.
When she was fourteen years old, the family moved to Coles Couty, Illinois, and five years later to Fairfield, Iowa.
After two years here, the home permanently located in Monroe, Iowa.
In 1845 she married James Hill a Colonel in the United States Army, with headquarters in Fort Des Moines, afterwards the state capital. Their only child, Casandra Hill, mother of Mrs. C. B. Rich of this city was the first white child born in Des Moines. In 1847 Colonel Hill was accidently killed while on duty in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Mrs. Hill then returned with her little daughter to live with her parents in Monroe.
On December 31, 1850 (Note: t.s. has 1849), she was married to William De Long, a prosperous young farmer of the neighborhood. Their children are Susan Ann Shelledy of Aspen, Colorado; Professor Ira M. DeLong of Boulder, Colorado; Mr. Wm. Wylie DeLong of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Senator Horace DeLong of Grand Junction. All of these children, except Wm. Wylie were here to attend the funeral.
Mrs. DeLong joined the Methodist Episcopal church in early life and was to the end a faithful and zealous member. Her acquaintance with the Bible and sacred hymns, and her power and aptness in quoting them were scarecely less than remarkable. She was a woman of wide reading and keen insight, and took an active interest in the current events of the world. Private charities, the work of the church, the course of domestic politics, and the war in Asia, all engaged her attention and enlisted her sympathies.
Her last illness was quite short, and death came unexpectedly to the family and herself. Only last Sunday she attended church services as usual, and testified feelingly to her unwavering faith in Jesus Christ. Monday afternoon she was taken down with neuralgia of the stomach, a chronic ....can't read... much better, but became worse in the evening, and died the same night about 2:30 a.m.
In addition to her children by William DeLong, her grand children, and many friends, she leaves one sister, Mrs. H. B. Mithell of Fairfield, Iowa and two brothers, Hon. James A. Tool of Monroe, Iowa, and Hon. John M. Tool of Edmmond, O. T.
Obit. from Grand Junction (Sun?) newspaper:
DEATH OF MRS. DELONG.
This morning at 2:30 o'clock, Mrs. Susan A. DeLong, aged eighty-two years, passed from life at the home of her son, Senator DeLong, after a very brief illness.
Mrs. DeLong became slightly ill Monday, suffering from neuralgia of the stomach. Monday morning the .......can't read.... she seemed to be in no danger whatever. However late yesterday afternoon a sudden change for the worse was noticeable and the aged lady sank rapidly. Her last hours seemed free from suffering and she passed peachefully to rest.
Senator DeLong was in Fruita when it was found that his mother was in a critical condition and he arrived home at midnight.
Mrs. DeLong was widely known and generally loved. She was born in Virginia in the year 1822 and from girlhood has lived a consistent christian. For over half a century she has been a faithful worker in the Methodist church. Her husband, William DeLong died six years ago and rests in Orchard Mesa cemetery. For the past eighteen months, Mrs DeLong has resided with her son, Ira M. DeLong of Boulder and came to this city to visit her son and family just two weeks ago. She has spent the greater part of the last ten years in this city.
Just a few weeks ago, Mrs. DeLong completed a visit to all of her children at their different homes and then came to this city and death brought to a close her long and useful life.
The funeral service will probably be conducted from the Methodist church Friday afternoon. The service will be conducted by Rev. Eugene H. Smith. The remains will be laid to rest in the Orchard Mesa cemetery. Mr. Bannister will have charge of the interment.
another obit. likely from same newspaper:
The funeral of Mrs. Susan A. DeLong will take place tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock from the Methodist church. Rev. Eugene H. Smith will conduct the services at the church. The interment will take place at Orchard Mesa cemetery where the deceased will be laid to rest beside her husband who passed away six years ago. Prof. Ira M. DeLong of Boulder, and Mrs. Annie Shelledy, of Aspen, arrived today to attend the funeral of their mother and are at the home of their brother, Senator DeLong. Mrs. Shelledy was accompanied by her son, Archie. Mr. Wylie DeLong, another son of the deceased, who resides at Oklahoma City, finds it impossible to come.
another obit. likely from same newspaper:
SUSAN A. DeLONG.
The services at the Methodist church over the remains of Mrs. Susan A. DeLong this afternoon were most impressive. The altar and chancel were almost hidden from view by great masses of beautiful floral offerings from many frieds of the deceased. On the casket rested floral designs of rare beauty.
Sweet songs, hymns that Mrs. DeLong loved so well, were sung by a quartet composed of Mrs. Edwin Price, Miss Nettie Blain, Judge Marsh and Mr. Burshell.
Dr. Worthington's prayer was very impressive and a worthy tribute to the dead.
The discourse of Rev. Smith made plain the great worth, the true ideal christian life of the deceased. From eary childhood she has lived a devoted christian. "She gave to the church as it gave to her, generously," declared Rev. Smith. The minister referred to her as Mother DeLong, saying that he called her mother, easily, naturally, and rightfull, for her dear relation to the community, to the church, made her belong to all as mother. "Heaven may be richer, but the earth is decidedly poorer because of her going." "She had an ambition to make the most of life and with joy did she drink the waters from the well of salvation. Mother DeLong's soul was filled with the water of eternal life and thus was her soul so fruitful and beautiful. The bible and her hymn book were her companions, her chief delights." These were a few of the impressive remarks made by the minister in speaking of the lovely old Lady.
The service was largely attended and many frieds followed the remains to the grave.
The pall bearers were Edwin Price, J. W. Bucklin, J. H. Ramey, L. M. Miller, William Carlyle, and L. F. Wilkersham.
The remains were laid to rest in Orchard Mesa cemetery beside the husband, Wm. DeLong, who died six years ago.
Susan A. DeLong, mother of Senator DeLong died at ...cant' read... Grand Junction Wednesday morning, October 19, 1904, about two and a half hours after midnight, aged 81 years 10 months and one day.
Mrs. DeLong's maiden name was Susan Adaline Tool. She was born on a farm near Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia, December 18, 1822 her parents being Adam and Susan H. Tool.
When she was fourteen years old, the family moved to Coles Couty, Illinois, and five years later to Fairfield, Iowa.
After two years here, the home permanently located in Monroe, Iowa.
In 1845 she married James Hill a Colonel in the United States Army, with headquarters in Fort Des Moines, afterwards the state capital. Their only child, Casandra Hill, mother of Mrs. C. B. Rich of this city was the first white child born in Des Moines. In 1847 Colonel Hill was accidently killed while on duty in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Mrs. Hill then returned with her little daughter to live with her parents in Monroe.
On December 31, 1850 (Note: t.s. has 1849), she was married to William De Long, a prosperous young farmer of the neighborhood. Their children are Susan Ann Shelledy of Aspen, Colorado; Professor Ira M. DeLong of Boulder, Colorado; Mr. Wm. Wylie DeLong of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Senator Horace DeLong of Grand Junction. All of these children, except Wm. Wylie were here to attend the funeral.
Mrs. DeLong joined the Methodist Episcopal church in early life and was to the end a faithful and zealous member. Her acquaintance with the Bible and sacred hymns, and her power and aptness in quoting them were scarecely less than remarkable. She was a woman of wide reading and keen insight, and took an active interest in the current events of the world. Private charities, the work of the church, the course of domestic politics, and the war in Asia, all engaged her attention and enlisted her sympathies.
Her last illness was quite short, and death came unexpectedly to the family and herself. Only last Sunday she attended church services as usual, and testified feelingly to her unwavering faith in Jesus Christ. Monday afternoon she was taken down with neuralgia of the stomach, a chronic ....can't read... much better, but became worse in the evening, and died the same night about 2:30 a.m.
In addition to her children by William DeLong, her grand children, and many friends, she leaves one sister, Mrs. H. B. Mithell of Fairfield, Iowa and two brothers, Hon. James A. Tool of Monroe, Iowa, and Hon. John M. Tool of Edmmond, O. T.
DEATH OF MRS. DELONG.
This morning at 2:30 o'clock, Mrs. Susan A. DeLong, aged eighty-two years, passed from life at the home of her son, Senator DeLong, after a very brief illness.
Mrs. DeLong became slightly ill Monday, suffering from neuralgia of the stomach. Monday morning the .......can't read.... she seemed to be in no danger whatever. However late yesterday afternoon a sudden change for the worse was noticeable and the aged lady sank rapidly. Her last hours seemed free from suffering and she passed peachefully to rest.
Senator DeLong was in Fruita when it was found that his mother was in a critical condition and he arrived home at midnight.
Mrs. DeLong was widely known and generally loved. She was born in Virginia in the year 1822 and from girlhood has lived a consistent christian. For over half a century she has been a faithful worker in the Methodist church. Her husband, William DeLong died six years ago and rests in Orchard Mesa cemetery. For the past eighteen months, Mrs DeLong has resided with her son, Ira M. DeLong of Boulder and came to this city to visit her son and family just two weeks ago. She has spent the greater part of the last ten years in this city.
Just a few weeks ago, Mrs. DeLong completed a visit to all of her children at their different homes and then came to this city and death brought to a close her long and useful life.
The funeral service will probably be conducted from the Methodist church Friday afternoon. The service will be conducted by Rev. Eugene H. Smith. The remains will be laid to rest in the Orchard Mesa cemetery. Mr. Bannister will have charge of the interment.
another obit. likely from same newspaper:
The funeral of Mrs. Susan A. DeLong will take place tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock from the Methodist church. Rev. Eugene H. Smith will conduct the services at the church. The interment will take place at Orchard Mesa cemetery where the deceased will be laid to rest beside her husband who passed away six years ago. Prof. Ira M. DeLong of Boulder, and Mrs. Annie Shelledy, of Aspen, arrived today to attend the funeral of their mother and are at the home of their brother, Senator DeLong. Mrs. Shelledy was accompanied by her son, Archie. Mr. Wylie DeLong, another son of the deceased, who resides at Oklahoma City, finds it impossible to come.
another obit. likely from same newspaper:
SUSAN A. DeLONG.
The services at the Methodist church over the remains of Mrs. Susan A. DeLong this afternoon were most impressive. The altar and chancel were almost hidden from view by great masses of beautiful floral offerings from many frieds of the deceased. On the casket rested floral designs of rare beauty.
Sweet songs, hymns that Mrs. DeLong loved so well, were sung by a quartet composed of Mrs. Edwin Price, Miss Nettie Blain, Judge Marsh and Mr. Burshell.
Dr. Worthington's prayer was very impressive and a worthy tribute to the dead.
The discourse of Rev. Smith made plain the great worth, the true ideal christian life of the deceased. From eary childhood she has lived a devoted christian. "She gave to the church as it gave to her, generously," declared Rev. Smith. The minister referred to her as Mother DeLong, saying that he called her mother, easily, naturally, and rightfull, for her dear relation to the community, to the church, made her belong to all as mother. "Heaven may be richer, but the earth is decidedly poorer because of her going." "She had an ambition to make the most of life and with joy did she drink the waters from the well of salvation. Mother DeLong's soul was filled with the water of eternal life and thus was her soul so fruitful and beautiful. The bible and her hymn book were her companions, her chief delights." These were a few of the impressive remarks made by the minister in speaking of the lovely old Lady.
The service was largely attended and many frieds followed the remains to the grave.
The pall bearers were Edwin Price, J. W. Bucklin, J. H. Ramey, L. M. Miller, William Carlyle, and L. F. Wilkersham.
The remains were laid to rest in Orchard Mesa cemetery beside the husband, Wm. DeLong, who died six years ago.
Susan A. DeLong, mother of Senator DeLong died at ...cant' read... Grand Junction Wednesday morning, October 19, 1904, about two and a half hours after midnight, aged 81 years 10 months and one day.
Mrs. DeLong's maiden name was Susan Adaline Tool. She was born on a farm near Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia, December 18, 1822 her parents being Adam and Susan H. Tool.
When she was fourteen years old, the family moved to Coles Couty, Illinois, and five years later to Fairfield, Iowa.
After two years here, the home permanently located in Monroe, Iowa.
In 1845 she married James Hill a Colonel in the United States Army, with headquarters in Fort Des Moines, afterwards the state capital. Their only child, Casandra Hill, mother of Mrs. C. B. Rich of this city was the first white child born in Des Moines. In 1847 Colonel Hill was accidently killed while on duty in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Mrs. Hill then returned with her little daughter to live with her parents in Monroe.
On December 31, 1850 (Note: t.s. has 1849), she was married to William De Long, a prosperous young farmer of the neighborhood. Their children are Susan Ann Shelledy of Aspen, Colorado; Professor Ira M. DeLong of Boulder, Colorado; Mr. Wm. Wylie DeLong of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Senator Horace DeLong of Grand Junction. All of these children, except Wm. Wylie were here to attend the funeral.
Mrs. DeLong joined the Methodist Episcopal church in early life and was to the end a faithful and zealous member. Her acquaintance with the Bible and sacred hymns, and her power and aptness in quoting them were scarecely less than remarkable. She was a woman of wide reading and keen insight, and took an active interest in the current events of the world. Private charities, the work of the church, the course of domestic politics, and the war in Asia, all engaged her attention and enlisted her sympathies.
Her last illness was quite short, and death came unexpectedly to the family and herself. Only last Sunday she attended church services as usual, and testified feelingly to her unwavering faith in Jesus Christ. Monday afternoon she was taken down with neuralgia of the stomach, a chronic ....can't read... much better, but became worse in the evening, and died the same night about 2:30 a.m.
In addition to her children by William DeLong, her grand children, and many friends, she leaves one sister, Mrs. H. B. Mithell of Fairfield, Iowa and two brothers, Hon. James A. Tool of Monroe, Iowa, and Hon. John M. Tool of Edmmond, O. T.
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