MRS. SARAH PHELPS, AGED 89 PASSED ON THIS MORNING.
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Was President of the Ladies Aid Society During the Civil War and A Strong
Character
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An eager spirit was raised to the higher life when Mrs. Sarah Phelps of
East Conneaut passed on at an early hour this morning.
Four score and nine years had she spent on life's pilgrimage. She longed
to be freed of mortality, and she welcomed the final summons to immortality.
Sarah, daughter of William and Olive Batchelor, the last survivor of a
family of eight children, was born in Canton, St. Lawrence county, New York, May
5, 1824. She came to Conneaut with her parents when she was a child. In
September, 1843, at Painesville, she was united in marriage with George W.
Phelps who preceded her to the other sphere eighteen years ago.
Of the six children that were the fruit of this union only one, Mrs. Mary
Jones, of East Conneaut, survives. One son, aged 19, sacrificed his life for
his country during the Civil War.
She also leaves five grandchildren, Miss Iva Phelps, Carl Phelps, Willis
B. and George K, Puffer, and Mrs. Harry Jones, all of this city, whom she
regarded with as much affection as if they were her own children.
Mrs. Phelps lived for forty-seven years in the home in which her mortal
remains lie awaiting burial. In this house while she lived resided four
generations of the family, Mrs. Phelps, her daughter, her grandson and her great
grandson.
Mrs. Phelps was known far and wide. There was hardly a home for miles
around that she had not entered into to minister to the sick and proffer other
kind offices.
She was a capable, efficient woman, with an exceptionally bright mind, a
firm will, a warm heart and high principles.
In her earlier years she was always a leader in works for the benefit of
humanity. As president of the Ladies''Aid society during the Civil war she was
tireless in collecting and forwarding supplies to the soldiers in the field and
in hospitals, and during her whole subsequent life her interest in the soldiers
never flagged. She was a charter member of Custer Corps, W. R. C., and one of
its most active members until very recently. Her patriotism never lost its
zest. Every Fourth of July and Decoration day, and on other occasions, one flag
she flung to the breeze in 1861 was hung out, and she herself never failed to be
present at any patriotic public exercise or celebration. This custom remained
unbroken up to the past year.
Mrs. Phelps had been an ardent Spiritualist for fifty-six years, and her
faith was unwavering to the last. A little while before she passed on she
expressed a strong desire to go, saying that she had more treasures over there
than on earth and she knew that the transition would bring her joy unspeakable.
Services in memory of the departed spirit will be held at the house, in
East Conneaut, Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Margaret Greenamyer of Lily
Dale, N. Y., will speak the message.
Burial will be made in the East Conneaut cemetery beside the remains of
Mrs. Phelps' husband and two children.
___
Was President of the Ladies Aid Society During the Civil War and A Strong
Character
___
An eager spirit was raised to the higher life when Mrs. Sarah Phelps of
East Conneaut passed on at an early hour this morning.
Four score and nine years had she spent on life's pilgrimage. She longed
to be freed of mortality, and she welcomed the final summons to immortality.
Sarah, daughter of William and Olive Batchelor, the last survivor of a
family of eight children, was born in Canton, St. Lawrence county, New York, May
5, 1824. She came to Conneaut with her parents when she was a child. In
September, 1843, at Painesville, she was united in marriage with George W.
Phelps who preceded her to the other sphere eighteen years ago.
Of the six children that were the fruit of this union only one, Mrs. Mary
Jones, of East Conneaut, survives. One son, aged 19, sacrificed his life for
his country during the Civil War.
She also leaves five grandchildren, Miss Iva Phelps, Carl Phelps, Willis
B. and George K, Puffer, and Mrs. Harry Jones, all of this city, whom she
regarded with as much affection as if they were her own children.
Mrs. Phelps lived for forty-seven years in the home in which her mortal
remains lie awaiting burial. In this house while she lived resided four
generations of the family, Mrs. Phelps, her daughter, her grandson and her great
grandson.
Mrs. Phelps was known far and wide. There was hardly a home for miles
around that she had not entered into to minister to the sick and proffer other
kind offices.
She was a capable, efficient woman, with an exceptionally bright mind, a
firm will, a warm heart and high principles.
In her earlier years she was always a leader in works for the benefit of
humanity. As president of the Ladies''Aid society during the Civil war she was
tireless in collecting and forwarding supplies to the soldiers in the field and
in hospitals, and during her whole subsequent life her interest in the soldiers
never flagged. She was a charter member of Custer Corps, W. R. C., and one of
its most active members until very recently. Her patriotism never lost its
zest. Every Fourth of July and Decoration day, and on other occasions, one flag
she flung to the breeze in 1861 was hung out, and she herself never failed to be
present at any patriotic public exercise or celebration. This custom remained
unbroken up to the past year.
Mrs. Phelps had been an ardent Spiritualist for fifty-six years, and her
faith was unwavering to the last. A little while before she passed on she
expressed a strong desire to go, saying that she had more treasures over there
than on earth and she knew that the transition would bring her joy unspeakable.
Services in memory of the departed spirit will be held at the house, in
East Conneaut, Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Margaret Greenamyer of Lily
Dale, N. Y., will speak the message.
Burial will be made in the East Conneaut cemetery beside the remains of
Mrs. Phelps' husband and two children.
MRS. SARAH PHELPS, AGED 89 PASSED ON THIS MORNING.
___
Was President of the Ladies Aid Society During the Civil War and A Strong
Character
___
An eager spirit was raised to the higher life when Mrs. Sarah Phelps of
East Conneaut passed on at an early hour this morning.
Four score and nine years had she spent on life's pilgrimage. She longed
to be freed of mortality, and she welcomed the final summons to immortality.
Sarah, daughter of William and Olive Batchelor, the last survivor of a
family of eight children, was born in Canton, St. Lawrence county, New York, May
5, 1824. She came to Conneaut with her parents when she was a child. In
September, 1843, at Painesville, she was united in marriage with George W.
Phelps who preceded her to the other sphere eighteen years ago.
Of the six children that were the fruit of this union only one, Mrs. Mary
Jones, of East Conneaut, survives. One son, aged 19, sacrificed his life for
his country during the Civil War.
She also leaves five grandchildren, Miss Iva Phelps, Carl Phelps, Willis
B. and George K, Puffer, and Mrs. Harry Jones, all of this city, whom she
regarded with as much affection as if they were her own children.
Mrs. Phelps lived for forty-seven years in the home in which her mortal
remains lie awaiting burial. In this house while she lived resided four
generations of the family, Mrs. Phelps, her daughter, her grandson and her great
grandson.
Mrs. Phelps was known far and wide. There was hardly a home for miles
around that she had not entered into to minister to the sick and proffer other
kind offices.
She was a capable, efficient woman, with an exceptionally bright mind, a
firm will, a warm heart and high principles.
In her earlier years she was always a leader in works for the benefit of
humanity. As president of the Ladies''Aid society during the Civil war she was
tireless in collecting and forwarding supplies to the soldiers in the field and
in hospitals, and during her whole subsequent life her interest in the soldiers
never flagged. She was a charter member of Custer Corps, W. R. C., and one of
its most active members until very recently. Her patriotism never lost its
zest. Every Fourth of July and Decoration day, and on other occasions, one flag
she flung to the breeze in 1861 was hung out, and she herself never failed to be
present at any patriotic public exercise or celebration. This custom remained
unbroken up to the past year.
Mrs. Phelps had been an ardent Spiritualist for fifty-six years, and her
faith was unwavering to the last. A little while before she passed on she
expressed a strong desire to go, saying that she had more treasures over there
than on earth and she knew that the transition would bring her joy unspeakable.
Services in memory of the departed spirit will be held at the house, in
East Conneaut, Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Margaret Greenamyer of Lily
Dale, N. Y., will speak the message.
Burial will be made in the East Conneaut cemetery beside the remains of
Mrs. Phelps' husband and two children.
___
Was President of the Ladies Aid Society During the Civil War and A Strong
Character
___
An eager spirit was raised to the higher life when Mrs. Sarah Phelps of
East Conneaut passed on at an early hour this morning.
Four score and nine years had she spent on life's pilgrimage. She longed
to be freed of mortality, and she welcomed the final summons to immortality.
Sarah, daughter of William and Olive Batchelor, the last survivor of a
family of eight children, was born in Canton, St. Lawrence county, New York, May
5, 1824. She came to Conneaut with her parents when she was a child. In
September, 1843, at Painesville, she was united in marriage with George W.
Phelps who preceded her to the other sphere eighteen years ago.
Of the six children that were the fruit of this union only one, Mrs. Mary
Jones, of East Conneaut, survives. One son, aged 19, sacrificed his life for
his country during the Civil War.
She also leaves five grandchildren, Miss Iva Phelps, Carl Phelps, Willis
B. and George K, Puffer, and Mrs. Harry Jones, all of this city, whom she
regarded with as much affection as if they were her own children.
Mrs. Phelps lived for forty-seven years in the home in which her mortal
remains lie awaiting burial. In this house while she lived resided four
generations of the family, Mrs. Phelps, her daughter, her grandson and her great
grandson.
Mrs. Phelps was known far and wide. There was hardly a home for miles
around that she had not entered into to minister to the sick and proffer other
kind offices.
She was a capable, efficient woman, with an exceptionally bright mind, a
firm will, a warm heart and high principles.
In her earlier years she was always a leader in works for the benefit of
humanity. As president of the Ladies''Aid society during the Civil war she was
tireless in collecting and forwarding supplies to the soldiers in the field and
in hospitals, and during her whole subsequent life her interest in the soldiers
never flagged. She was a charter member of Custer Corps, W. R. C., and one of
its most active members until very recently. Her patriotism never lost its
zest. Every Fourth of July and Decoration day, and on other occasions, one flag
she flung to the breeze in 1861 was hung out, and she herself never failed to be
present at any patriotic public exercise or celebration. This custom remained
unbroken up to the past year.
Mrs. Phelps had been an ardent Spiritualist for fifty-six years, and her
faith was unwavering to the last. A little while before she passed on she
expressed a strong desire to go, saying that she had more treasures over there
than on earth and she knew that the transition would bring her joy unspeakable.
Services in memory of the departed spirit will be held at the house, in
East Conneaut, Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Margaret Greenamyer of Lily
Dale, N. Y., will speak the message.
Burial will be made in the East Conneaut cemetery beside the remains of
Mrs. Phelps' husband and two children.
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