Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1881 — Obituary. [ARTICLE]

Obituary.

Mas. Roselle Kerr, wife of Mr, JohnfeKerr, near Newton, Fountain county. Ind., died Nov. 17th, 1881, aged 24 years, 3.months aud 1-dav.— She had been in health for some time, though she complained very little ‘She was a patient sufferer, yet forborne weeks before her death her near friends could see that she was gradually wearing away. She suddenly grew worse some six or eight hours before she parsed away She retained full possession of her mental faculties until the last, thougn she was able to converse Jbut very little. She asked to see her babe of three months old; gave it in charge to her mother, requesting her to care for and raise it, and requested her uncle, I. M. Coen, to write her obituary. She, with her, husband who is now so suddenly and unexpectedly bereaved, had just moved into their new and beautiful dwelling which they had erected the past summer, with high hopes and fair prospects of a long and happy life. But death came and claimed the light of this new home and with relentless hand tooK her away. What sad work death makes iu this and all our homes. The funeral was largely attended. The sermon was preached by the Rev J. W. Mann, from the text, ’’Jesus Wept.” * Deceased was the daughter of John and Sarah Coen, of Rensselaer, Jas* per county, Ind. Her father, mother and three sisters, who were allpresent at the funeral, survive her. She was a consistent and acceptable member of the Presbyterian church of Newton, Ind. Her end was peace; she s|eeps iu Jesus. In accordance with her dying request the hymns, “When shall we Meet Again,” and “In The Sweet Bye And Bye,” wore sung at her funeral. again we hope to meet thee. When the clay of life is fled: Then in Heaven, with joy to greet thee, \\ here no farewell tear is shed ”

I. M. C.

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