Gochanour, Lillie L. (1879-1898)

GOCHANOUR, PARKER, BECK, SIMPSON

Posted By: Ken Akers (email)
Date: 11/12/2016 at 21:58:36

Audubon County Journal (IA)
Thursday, Dec. 8, 1898, pg. 8

Brayton

In Memory of Lily Gochanour.

Died.--November 16, 1898, at her
home near Highland, of typhoid
fever, Lilly, second daughter of
Angus and Eva Gochanour, aged nin-
teen years. The funeral services were
held at the Highland church, con-
ducted by the pastor, Rev. Beck
after which the body was laid to rest
in the Highland cemetery. Only a
short time since we saw her well
and happy singing with her young
friends in the church choir from
which she so seldom missed a session.

A few months ago her cousin
Stella Parker, who was then conva-
lescent from the fever was passing the
Gochanour home, with her grand-
mother, Mrs. Parker who had gone
to bring the sick girl home with her.
When they came in sight of the place
Stella begged to go in a while and see
Lily, of whom she was so fond. At
first her grand-mother demurred, but
the sick girl pleaded so hard she
at length yielded and led her into the
house. There, Stella weak and tired
and fevered was at once took to bed
where she continued to lie for many
days, suffering and growing rapidly
weaker every day until soon it seemed
that she could never rally. The
Gochanour children soon came down
with the fever, and they too, came
very near deaths door. Then last of
all I think it was the sweet faced
Lily was stricken with the plaque,
and in the first day of her illness she
seemed to realize that she had not
long to stay. "Stella" she said to
her suffering cousin, "I am soon
going." "Where" she asked, "you
know dear, and you will not be far
behind." Everything that medicine
and trained nurses and loving hands
could do were fruitless, and Lily's
words were true, alas, and naught of
earthly claims could hold her gentle
spirit now. When her cousin was
thought at first the shock would kill
her too, but I believe she is getting
better now. Lilly was always so
quiet and gentle with kind, dark eyes
and pale sweet face from which shone
forth the purity of her Christian
soul. She was a member of the
Methodist Church and the class
at Highland, constant in her devotions,
regular in her church work and con-
sistent in her life, passing away
with a wondrous smile of heaven on
her lips. In the last few days of her
life, she clung so ferventy to her
father whose favorite she had always
been. She dreaded most to leave him
and could scarce bear him for a mom-
ent from her sight, with words of
loving earnestness she spoke to him
last and pleaded with him to come
to her there when earth should no
more need him. Lily's mission was
fulfilled; her pure young life went
out to God and left behind a tender
memory.
"And then I think of one
Who in her youthful beauty died.
The fair, meek blossom that grew up
And faded by my side.
In the cold, moist earth they laid her
When the forest cast the leaf
And wept that one so beautiful
Should have a life so brief;
Yet not unmeet it was
That this young friend of ours
So gentle and so beautiful
Should perish with the floweres."

ETHEL SIMPSON.
Stillside, December 8. '98.

Note: Parents of Lillie L. Gochanour were Angus Calvin Gochanour and Eva Independance Parker.

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