Ontario County Journal
Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.
Friday, March 26, 1909
Honeoye, N. Y. - On Wednesday, March 17, at the home of her son, John Sleight, occurred the death of Mrs. Julia Ann Sleight, following a stroke of paralysis, preceded by an attack of pis. Julia Ann Pool was born in the town of South Bristol 85 years ago, and with the exception of eight years residence in Michigan, her life had been spent in the town in which she was born and the adjoining towns of Bristol and Richmond. She was one of a family of nine children, only one of whom survives. Sixty years ago she was married to Theodore Sleight and six children came of this union. the family circle remained unbroken until 14 years ago, when Theodore, the youngest son, died, and a year later the husband and father also died. Mrs. Sleight was a woman of strong, Christian character, for many years a member of the Universalist church at Baptist Hill, a devoted wife and mother, a staunch, kind friend and neighbor, ever ready with a kindly word or noble act, and despite her great age retained her faculties and youthful appearance to a marked degree. She is survived by an aged sister, Mrs. Eliza Phillips; two daughters, Mrs. Boylan of Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. Z. J. Briggs, of this village; three sons, Henry Sleight of Ann Arbor, Mich.; John of Richmond Mills, and Frank of Honeoye Falls; ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon from the home of her son at Richmond Mills, Rev. G. C. Babbitt of the Universalist church of Bristol, officiating, with interment at Lakeview cemetery in Honeoye. The floral offerings were many and beautiful.
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Ontario County Journal
Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.
Friday, March 26, 1909
Honeoye, N. Y. - On Wednesday, March 17, at the home of her son, John Sleight, occurred the death of Mrs. Julia Ann Sleight, following a stroke of paralysis, preceded by an attack of pis. Julia Ann Pool was born in the town of South Bristol 85 years ago, and with the exception of eight years residence in Michigan, her life had been spent in the town in which she was born and the adjoining towns of Bristol and Richmond. She was one of a family of nine children, only one of whom survives. Sixty years ago she was married to Theodore Sleight and six children came of this union. the family circle remained unbroken until 14 years ago, when Theodore, the youngest son, died, and a year later the husband and father also died. Mrs. Sleight was a woman of strong, Christian character, for many years a member of the Universalist church at Baptist Hill, a devoted wife and mother, a staunch, kind friend and neighbor, ever ready with a kindly word or noble act, and despite her great age retained her faculties and youthful appearance to a marked degree. She is survived by an aged sister, Mrs. Eliza Phillips; two daughters, Mrs. Boylan of Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. Z. J. Briggs, of this village; three sons, Henry Sleight of Ann Arbor, Mich.; John of Richmond Mills, and Frank of Honeoye Falls; ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon from the home of her son at Richmond Mills, Rev. G. C. Babbitt of the Universalist church of Bristol, officiating, with interment at Lakeview cemetery in Honeoye. The floral offerings were many and beautiful.
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