Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1908 — Harriet M, Parkison. [ARTICLE]

Harriet M, Parkison.

Harriet M. Parklson, daughter of James R. and Mary Parklson, was born in Barkley township, Februaiy 27, 1888, and died at the home of her parents October 13, 1908, at the age of Y 0 years, 7 months and 16 days. The beginning of her sickness was in July a year ago. In a very few weeks alarming indications appeared and Oct. 24, she left with her mother for the "Pacific coast to spend the winter. But seven months in California did but little for her and May 80, she reached her home without any improvement. In "'Ker condition. All medical skill and careful watching and faithful nursing could do to bring her back to health was done, but it was a losing battle. Harriet was a bright young woman of charming character and of unusual promise. She graduated from the Rensselaer high school with the class of 1906. She and her sister Jennie being members of the same class. She united with the Method.st Episcopal church at Rensselaer February 22, 1901, as she was nearing her 13th birthday, under the ministiy of Rev. C. D. Royce. Among the last things that she did was to take an interest in the collecting of funds to purchase school books for som e orphan children in the community. She often spoke of being ready to go and inquired as to how long she should have to wait and suffer and she mentioned that she had been thinking that she would presently see her oldest sister, Elizabeth, who had died in Infancy, and ot others of her cousins who had more recently gone from earth. The reality of the life beyond was to her without question. She leaves to cherish her precious memory of her own immediate family her father and mother, one sister an<L three brothers—Jennie K., John G., James E. and Paul H.—besides her many other relatives and large elrcle of friends. But as we think of her we recall the beautiful lines of our own Longfellow: “There is no death, What seems so is transition, this life of mortal breathe, is but a suburb ot the life Elyslon; whose portal we call Death.” • •