Mrs. ROBERT (Mary Julana May) DOUGLASS 1847-1905

DOUGLASS, MAY

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 6/9/2008 at 10:45:05

Waukon Standard
November 2, 1905

Death of Mrs. Robert Douglass.

After a long but ineffectual struggle with disease, the weary soul and pain-racked body of Mrs. Robert Douglass was released by death Wednesday of last week. For nearly two years she had been in failing health and last June she entered a sanitarium at Des Moines for treatment, only to find that hers was a hopeless case of cancer of the stomach. After a few weeks stay she returned home, not to spend the time repining of her unfortunate lot, but to bear patiently and with little complaint, the suffering which was hers to the end.

Mary Julana May was born in Ohio, February 3, 1847. At the age of five years, she with her parents, went to Lansing and settled on a farm on May's Prairie. This remained her home until she made a new one with Mr. Robert Douglass, to whom she was married January 8, 1885 [at the May's homestead. Mary was a teacher.] The new home was made in Ludlow township, where they remained for six years when they moved to Waukon, where they have since resided. No children were born to Mrs. Douglass, but for twelve years, Wm. Brown, Jr., made his home with them, and to him was given all a mother's loving care and consideration.

Mrs. Douglass was a member of the Methodist church for a number of years but after investigating and studying the faith of the Seventh Day Adventists, she joined with them and continued a faithful member and earnest worker to her death.

Funeral services were held at the home Friday morning, conducted by Elder E. G. Olson of Forest City, who spoke words of comfort to those bereaved by her death. Burial was near her girlhood home on May's Prairie.

Besides the husband, there are left to mourn, five brothers and two sisters, three brothers and a sister being present at the funeral.

In her death, the husband has lost a kind and loving wife, the church a consistent member, the neighbors a kind friend. Of her it may truthfully be said "None knew her but to love her. None named her but to praise."

Contributed by Evelyn Rudolf, transcribed by Mary Durr; transcriber has no further information.