Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1913 — PEACEFUL PASSING OF AGED RESIDENT [ARTICLE]

PEACEFUL PASSING OF AGED RESIDENT

Mrs. Elizabeth Pureupile Died at Age of 86 at Home of Daughter, Mrs. A. F. Long. Mrs. Elizabeth Pureupile, who was 85 years of age on January 4th, widow of Archibald Pureupile, who died July 27, 1889, passed quietly and peacefully to her rest this Friday morning at 5:30 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. F. Long, on River street. Mrs. Purcupile had been enjoying very excellent health for one of her advanced years and yesterday expressed herself as feeling even better than usual. At about the hour stated Mrs. Long heard labored breathing from her mother and hastened to her side. She tried to rouse her but could not and In just a moment the end came. Heart failure Is attributed as cause of her death. Mrs. Pureupile came to Rensselaer with her husband in 1851 and had resided here continuously since that time. She was one of the best known mothers of the city and her bright and cheerful manner and her intellectual attainments had made her a leader in literary and church work for a great many years. Hers was a noble life and the peaceful ending was a fitting close for one who had lived ao nobly. Deceased leaves eight children, four of whom reside in Rensselaer. Those living here are, Henry Purcupile, Mrs. F. J. Sears, Mrs. J. F. Hardman and Mrs. A. F. Long. Those living at other places are, Fiank Pureupile, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; John Pureupile, of Lafayette, Mrs. Etella Dwiggins, of Lincoln, Neb.; qnd Ed Pureupile, of Los Angeles, Cal, The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Presbyterian church, being conducted by Rev. J. C. PajretL. assisted by Rev. A. Golden Work, of Lafayette.