Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1913 — Obituary of Mrs. Alta Frances Hornbeck Brown. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Mrs. Alta Frances Hornbeck Brown.

The funeral of Mrs. Alta Frances Hornbeck Brown was held in the Christian church Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The services were conducted by Rev. W. G. Winn, pastor the the Christian church, assisted by Rev. E. M. Kuonen, pastor of Barkley M. E. church. The interment took place in Weston cemetery. Alta Frances Hornbeck was born in Vermillion county, 111., March 8, 1878. She was united in marriage to Everett Brown, August 4, 1897. She died at her home at Pleasant Grove, liid., January 16th, 1913, at the age of 34 years, 10 months and 8 days. She leaves to mourn their loss, her husband, Everett Brown; her daughter, Thelma, aged 8 years; also her father, J. P. Hornbeck; her brother, Guy Hornbeck; her sister, Mrs. Pruda Mcßee, of Monon, Ind., and her sister, Mrs. Mertie Dillenbeck, of Chicago, 111. To say that she was a dutiful daughter, devoted wife, good mother, loving sister, faithful friend and consistent Christian, is saying a great deal, but not more than the testimony of those who knew her best confirms. She was a great sufferer during the last year and for the past month has been confined to her bed. Her suffering was intense. She bore her pain with the fortitude of a true child of God, neither murmer nor complaint was ever heard from her, though her suffering never ceased for a single moment. Her simple faith in God stood her in good stead and taught her that “All these afflictions are but for a moment, and worketh for a more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” Such fortitude and courage is only possessed by those who, like Paul could say: “For me to live is Christ; for me to die is gain.” All that human love and science could do was done to keep her with us yet for a little while, but it seemed best that it should be otherwise, and the Father, “Who doeth all things well,” ha's removed her from active service here and left us to face the vacant chair in the home, to miss the tender touch of mother, to.seek in vain the wise counsel of a loving wife, and to cherish only the memory of her as friend. She has gone, ’tis true, but not forgotten, her voice is hushed, but in our memory the music of it lingers still; her eyes are closed in death’s sweet sleep, but mirrored in them are the images of those who love her here on earth, and in the City Celestial, when she “awakes in His likeness, to be satisfied,” she will know that her “works do follow her,” and thus we leave her “Calm on the bosom of her God, Fair spirit, rest thee now.” Those who attended the funeral from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. John Dlllenbeck, of Chicago; Mrs. H. T. Armstrong, Waukegan, Ill.; Mrs. T. T. Morris and son, Armstrong, Ill.; Mrs. E. J. Clapp, of West Lafayette, Ind.; Mrs. Wm. Hunt, Mrs. and Mrs. J. G. Brown, Mr. and Mrs, A. T. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. B. N. firown, Mr. J. P. Hornbeck, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mcßee, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hornbeck, all of Monon, Ind. —Contributed.