Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1907 — DEATH OF MRS. J. L. BRADY. [ARTICLE]

DEATH OF MRS. J. L. BRADY.

Mrs. Belle K. Bradj, wifeofßev. J. L. Brady, who was operated on in the Mary Thompson hospital in Chicago on afternoon, died Wednesday night at about 10:15 o’clock, having never revived from the shock of the operation. Her husband and two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Porter and Mrs. C. W. Coen, were at tier bedside when the end came. - .. .■ Mrs. Brady began failing in health about a year ago, and had her first serious attack of sickness last October. Since that time she had never regained much of her former vigor and she was subject to occasional and each time more severe break downs which were always very painful and gave unmistakeable evidence of internal disorders that would necessitate surgical treatment. .This was not positively decided upon mnOT’-about ten days ago, following an unusually severe attack of the trouble. She was taken to Chicago and placed in the Mary Thompson hospital, where noted surgeons examined her and determined upon an operation, altho disagreeing about the cause responsible for her condition. They were united on the belief that gall bladder disorders existed, and the operation was for this correction. In addition to this it was found that abscesses had formed on the liver, and their malignant nature left little chance for the patient’s recovery. Altho reco v ering from the anaesthetic the patient never rallied from the operation and probably was conscious of but little pain during the thirty hours covering the time between the operation and death. She was conscious until a few minutes before death and probably did not realize that she was going to die. Deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hedley Brown, and was born in Barkley tp., Jasper county, Ind., May 15th, 1861, being at the time of her death 46 years and 14 days of age. She was twice married, first to John Kerr, in 1882. While on their wedding trip in California he wastaken Bick with consumption and did not live more than five months following their marriage. In 1896 she was married to Rev. J. L. Brady, pastor of the Rensselaer Christian church for some years and since then pastor of a church of the same denomination in Fowler, where they lived for some time after their marriage. Mr. Brady later decided to engage in the grain elevator business here with his brother-in-law, Chas. W. Coen, and since then he has not accepted a pastorate, altho preaching every Sunday for the past five years for the Christian denomina tion at Kentland. To neither union was born any children. Surviving the deceased are the husband, Rev. J. L. Brady, her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, and the following sisters and one brother, viz, Mrs. Evaline Randle, of Hanging Grove tp., George Brown, of Knox, who is now here, Mrs. Rebecca Porter, of Rensselaer, Mrs. Minerva Karsner, of Oraville, Cal., who was here last year apd who was because of poor health unable to make the long trip here to attend the funeral, and Mrs. Elizabeth Harris and Mrs. Agnes Coen. Mrs. Brady was next to the youngest of the children. MA. Brady was beet known in Rensselaer and thraout the county because of her great devotion to church work. Not only was she extremely zealous in her church relations but Bhe coupled with this - a splendid tact for the management of business matters connected with the won)sn*s department of the church, and every other matter was made to oome second to the requirements of church. These labors were not performed in the light of labor but as a duty to which she consecrated her entire life. Her loss f ill be a serious one wherever she was known and the K deepest sympathy is etpressed on b. every hand.