Mrs. Palmer J."Sarah" (Beatty) Ramsey

BETTY, RAMSEY

Posted By: cheryl Locher moonen (email)
Date: 4/6/2020 at 15:51:16

Cascade Pioneer, Published in Cascade, Iowa on Friday, October 11th, 1895

CALL TO HER LONG HOME

Mrs. Sarah Beatty Ramsey Died Last
Friday Morning

Mrs. Palmer J. Ramsey, nee Sarah Beatty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dickson Beatty, expired at the home of her parents last Friday morning about 2:30 o’clock, after a lingering illness that completely baffled medical skill.

The case of Mrs. Ramsey is one of the saddest that THE PIONEER has ever had the occasion to chronical. Five months ago, surrounded by loving relatives and well-wishing friends, she stood as a charming bride, with a world of happiness before her, and in possession of health and strength. No shadow of impending gloom was apparent on that glad springtime day when her host of loving relatives and admiring friends congregated to witness the nuptial function but
“Death lies on every passing breeze, he lurks in every flower,”
And the passing of the springtime’s lovely bride was akin to the vanishing of the flowers before autumn frosts.

Mrs. Ramsey was born Aug. 10, 1868, on the old Beatty homestead west of Cascade, and she grew to womanhood in this neighborhood, respected and admired by all who knew her. From early childhood she had been a consistent member of the Baptist Church, and an earnest laborer in the Christian vineyard, and passed to her eternal home fortified by promise of riches and mansions beyond. As the daughter of Dickson Beatty, president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank and one of the prominent farmers in this section, her marriage May 15, of this year to Mr. Palmer J. Ramsey, of Winthrop, was a conspicuous society event. For three short months the happy couple enjoyed their wedded life, but the illness came and the lady was brought to the parental roof and for two months struggled bravely to live down the destroying disease. All that love and medical assistance could do was done to alleviate the condition of the young woman, but to no avail, and at an early hour Friday morning her spirit winged its flight to the immortal shore.

The funeral services were held in the Baptist Church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, and were largely attended although the weather was inclement. Rev. R. H. Williams, who a few short months before had performed the nuptial ceremony, preached the funeral sermon. His discourse was most affecting on his hearers. Rev. Charles Blake, of the Methodist church, read the funeral texts. The pall bearers were W. W. Hamilton, Thomas, Kinsley, Leon Wallace, C. H. Huntington, Jr., J. B. Atchison and J. L. Fober.

The bereaved husband, parent, brothers and sisters and many relatives, have the sympathy of the entire community in their affliction.