Funeral of Mrs. Huston
East Liverpool Tribune
Mrs. Columbus Huston was buried from Long's Run Presbyterian church, Feb. 19, 1904 at 2 p.m.
A large number of relatives and friends from different parts of the state gathered to pay their rites of respect. Among them were her aged father and mother, three brothers and sister from Van Wert.
Mrs. Huston was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Montgomery. Born at Van Wert 1858, and was married to C. W. Huston in 188o, moving at once to Calcutta, Columbiana county, where she resided until her death.
She leaves her husband, three children, Anna, James, and Euphemia, her father and mother, three brothers and one sister to mourn her loss.
Mrs. Huston always gave the impression of being a strong, heavy woman and no one would have thought a few months ago that in so short a time, she would be claimed by death. About one year ago a small lump began to appear under her right arm, but as it did not cause much pain, she paid but little attention to it. Being of a cheery disposition and not given to complaining she said nothing to the family about it, until it developed to such an extent that she became alarmed. A physician was consulted, who pronounced cancer. At the advice of the local physician she went to a sanitarium in Troy, N. Y., but the physician in charge pronounced it inoperable and refused to operate. Returning home with a sad heart, the family were won't to give up in despair, until they heard of a sanitarium in Chicago, and she went at once to enter it.
Here she remained until the cancer was removed, and seemed to be progressing nicely, until complications of other diseases set in, which resulted in her death Feb. 15, 1904.
Her husband, father and sister were with her at the time of death, and accompanied the remains to her late home.
She lived an exemplary life, uniting with the church when 14 years of age. She has been an active worker and faithful attendant ever since. Like a true wife and mother she was much interested in her home, making it bright, cheerful and attractive. No sacrifice was too great to be made for husband and children.
Always mild and patient, during her months of intense suffering, she bore it patiently and would write cheerful letters to those who were most anxious about her. She expressed herself on different occasions, as being perfectly resigned to the will of the Father in heaven and we ???? that she is now in the full realization of all her hopes and aspirations. One of her favorite texts which is carefully marked in her Bible is Rev. 22:11, "Blessed are they that do his commandments that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."
She will not only be mourned and missed by the family, but by all who knew her. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. P. W. Snyder, assisted by Rev. J. N. Swan, Rev. A. D. McCullough and Rev. Mr. Clark. The funeral sermon was preached from Psalm 39:9.
The Woman's Missionary society of which she was a member and an officer adopted the following resolutions, "Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God, in his wise providence to visit our community and church, to invade another of our homes by death, and to remove from our midst one whom we all esteemed and loved; be it "Resolved, That while we have last made sad by the mysterious workings of Divine providence, that we bow in humble submission and say Thy will be done in all things."
"Second, That while we have lost an active and efficient worker of our society, one whose hand was always ready to help: whose presence was always uplifting, and whose words were always kind and cheerful, that we thank God for her useful life, and be encouraged to keep alive her memory by cultivating the virtues which characterized her life, in our own.
"Third, That we extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family, and that we commend them to the great shepherd of the sheep, who guards and comforts his flock in all trials and afflictions."
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