CORA OVERHOLTZER

OVERHOLTZER

Posted By: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert (email)
Date: 1/5/2002 at 14:27:43

Leon Reporter
April ll, l895

CORA OVERHOLTZER, a daughter of MR. and MRS.
SAM OVERHOLTZER. She was
born in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, June 27,
l877, being l7 years, l0
months and 27 days old at the time of her
death. She was sick very near
four weeks with inflamatory rheumatism. She
never feared death, and
told her folks she was going to die. She had
such a sweet smile on her
face when she died; she was resting in Jesus,
He was able and willing to
take her home. Her sufferings are over; her
pains relieved; she is now
resting with the loved ones who have gone
before.

The early spring time when the Son of
righteousness has risen with
healing in His wing in God's garden of
delights, where the frosts of
death will never take the flush-health from
her fair cheek and brow; or
cause to dim the luster of her beautiful
blue-eyes. She lives forever,
therein. This our hour of saddened hearts
and darkened home. We
realize as never before that death is not a
friend, it is the most
cruel, relentless foe of our race, an enemy
alike to God and man. No,
no, friends, death is not a friend, the grave
may be garlanded with
flowers; the form robed with satin and
enclosed in a rosewood casket,
but it is death and you loath it. No lamb
from your fold have you to
give, but she is gone, gone, gone,
forevermore. Our hearts are
sorrowful, our home is silent and there is a
vacant place in our home
which never can be filled. We sorrow not as
those who have no hope, she
is not dead but sleepeth. In the morning
when Jesus comes, the grave
will give up its treasure, till then we must
say good-bye.

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Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert
January 4, 2002