LONG BEACH, May 27.—After an illness of nearly a month, Mrs. Sarah Louise Blackstone, 63 years old, died suddenly last night at her home, 424 West Fourth street, of heart failure, brought on by a paroxysm of coughing, Mrs. Blackstone, whose husband W. E. Blackstone, survives her, was greatly interested in Christian work, and, with her mother, Mrs. Adeline M. Smith, established many missionary agencies in various parts of the world. One son. James M. Blackstone, is a missionary in China. Another son, Andrew Blackstone, lives in Chicago. The funeral services will be held in Pasadena, whence Mrs. Blackstone was brought here last July, and the body will be buried in the family lot at Oak Park, Ill.
Thanks to Claudine Burnett (#47127475) for the obituary above.
Death of Sarah L. Blackstone
Mrs. Sarah L. Blackstone, wife of William E. Blackstone, and daughter of Philander and Adeline M. Smith, all old-time residents of Oak Park, died on 27th inst., at Long Beach, Cal. of organic heart disease, aged 63 years.
Mrs. Blackstone had been in ill health for some time and because of this, the residence of herself and husband has been in California for the past two years or more.
The funeral services will be held at Pasadena, Cal., and a memorial service will probably be held in Oak Park at a date to be announced later.
--Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL), 30 May 1908, pg. 7
LONG BEACH, May 27.—After an illness of nearly a month, Mrs. Sarah Louise Blackstone, 63 years old, died suddenly last night at her home, 424 West Fourth street, of heart failure, brought on by a paroxysm of coughing, Mrs. Blackstone, whose husband W. E. Blackstone, survives her, was greatly interested in Christian work, and, with her mother, Mrs. Adeline M. Smith, established many missionary agencies in various parts of the world. One son. James M. Blackstone, is a missionary in China. Another son, Andrew Blackstone, lives in Chicago. The funeral services will be held in Pasadena, whence Mrs. Blackstone was brought here last July, and the body will be buried in the family lot at Oak Park, Ill.
Thanks to Claudine Burnett (#47127475) for the obituary above.
Death of Sarah L. Blackstone
Mrs. Sarah L. Blackstone, wife of William E. Blackstone, and daughter of Philander and Adeline M. Smith, all old-time residents of Oak Park, died on 27th inst., at Long Beach, Cal. of organic heart disease, aged 63 years.
Mrs. Blackstone had been in ill health for some time and because of this, the residence of herself and husband has been in California for the past two years or more.
The funeral services will be held at Pasadena, Cal., and a memorial service will probably be held in Oak Park at a date to be announced later.
--Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL), 30 May 1908, pg. 7
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