Adona Ruth Sick, b. 8-20-1894 d.1-24-1964 Newspaper clipping, 1964
Beloved Nordmont Woman Dies
Adona Ruth Sick of Nordmont and Endicott, N. Y., died 8:30 a. m. Friday, Jan. 24, 1964 in the Ideal Hospital, Endicott, N.Y.
A teacher, author and traveler, she had been a librarian in the Endicott schools for several years. She organized dozens of Women's Wesleyan Guilds in the Methodist Churches and had organized over fifty Youth Training Schools through the state of New York. She was active in Civilian Defense work in Endicott during the second World War. She was honored on several occasions by her church, and the National Council of Churches cited her for her organizational work.
In Nordmont, where she spent many vacations from her exacting duties, she found time to assist in church and community enterprises. For many years at Easter time she gave the beautiful "Recall of Love" by Ralph Connor as a reading. On other occasions, she used her own original writings which hundreds of people will long remember. As secretary of the Cherry Grove Cemetery Association, she was successful in bringing some of the most brilliant speakers of our time to this small community.
Her early education was received in the Sullivan County Public Schools. Miss Sick did much research work and spent some time on the Virgin Islands with her Sister, Mrs. Emmabelle Boyles, where they did research work together, later collaborating in important papers on anthrapology. Both spent some time in Europe In traveling and study. She was born in Nordrnont on August 20,1894, daughter of Julius J. and Dora! Speary Sick.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Emmabelle Boyles of Endicott and Mrs. Mary Mills of Elmer, N.J., and a brother, Dorson, of Dushore.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday in the First Methodist Church, Endicott. A second service was held at St. Paul's EUB Church, Nordmont, at 2 p. m. The Rev. Edgar Singer, her pastor, officiated at both serylces and was assisted at Nordmont by the Rev. Jerry Cline, pastor of St. Paul's.
Burial was made in Cherry Grove cemetery, Nordmont.
Adona Ruth Sick, b. 8-20-1894 d.1-24-1964 Newspaper clipping, 1964
Beloved Nordmont Woman Dies
Adona Ruth Sick of Nordmont and Endicott, N. Y., died 8:30 a. m. Friday, Jan. 24, 1964 in the Ideal Hospital, Endicott, N.Y.
A teacher, author and traveler, she had been a librarian in the Endicott schools for several years. She organized dozens of Women's Wesleyan Guilds in the Methodist Churches and had organized over fifty Youth Training Schools through the state of New York. She was active in Civilian Defense work in Endicott during the second World War. She was honored on several occasions by her church, and the National Council of Churches cited her for her organizational work.
In Nordmont, where she spent many vacations from her exacting duties, she found time to assist in church and community enterprises. For many years at Easter time she gave the beautiful "Recall of Love" by Ralph Connor as a reading. On other occasions, she used her own original writings which hundreds of people will long remember. As secretary of the Cherry Grove Cemetery Association, she was successful in bringing some of the most brilliant speakers of our time to this small community.
Her early education was received in the Sullivan County Public Schools. Miss Sick did much research work and spent some time on the Virgin Islands with her Sister, Mrs. Emmabelle Boyles, where they did research work together, later collaborating in important papers on anthrapology. Both spent some time in Europe In traveling and study. She was born in Nordrnont on August 20,1894, daughter of Julius J. and Dora! Speary Sick.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Emmabelle Boyles of Endicott and Mrs. Mary Mills of Elmer, N.J., and a brother, Dorson, of Dushore.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday in the First Methodist Church, Endicott. A second service was held at St. Paul's EUB Church, Nordmont, at 2 p. m. The Rev. Edgar Singer, her pastor, officiated at both serylces and was assisted at Nordmont by the Rev. Jerry Cline, pastor of St. Paul's.
Burial was made in Cherry Grove cemetery, Nordmont.
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