WALLER, Evaline 1826-1903

WALLER, HARRISON

Posted By: Kathy Gerkins (email)
Date: 10/5/2013 at 16:33:58

Waller, Eveline (Harrison)

Life's race well run.
Life's work well done,
Life's crown well won
Now comes rest.

Words fitly spoken of Mrs. Eveline Waller, who fell sweetly to sleep at 11 o'clock on Friday night, May 8, 1903, at her home in this city, aged 76 years, 1 month and 22 days.

Eveline Harrison was born in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, June 15, 1826. She was the widow of L. J. Waller, who died in this city 22 years ago. Ten children were born to them, four of whom died in infancy and a fifth child, a daughter, died at the age of sixteen, while the family resided in Missouri. The five children who survive the parents are: Mrs. Emily E. DuCharme and Mrs. Geo. R. May and Messrs. Richard, John and Douglas Waller. She is also survived by six grandchildren. They are Lovell, Mabel and Leon Waller, of Chicago, and Glenn May, of Waukon, Iowa, Clyde May of Rockford, S. Dak., and Miss Nellie May of this city. The only surviving relative of deceased who resides in the north is Warren Harrison, of Marble Rock.

Mrs. Waller was for thirty-three years a resident of this city and no woman in the city was better known or more universally loved. Since her husband's death and as she was obliged to face the duties of life alone she showed a courageous spirit and faced all duties bravely. How faithfully she fulfilled every obligation is written in the hearts of loving children and grand children, who rise up and call her blessed.

She was a firm, true and loving friend, of a true, gentle and sympathetic nature and strong religious principles and high intellectual tastes which have left their imprint upon her family and friends. To know her was to know that life was enriched by her sweetness of disposition. She was a member of the Congregational church and possessed that strong Christian faith that was ever an unerring guide to her purposes and practices. She was of an exceptional pure mind and lived for her family with a self denial that stamps the genuine mother, tender and true, loving and kind.

She had an influence over them such as only can be gained by years of loving sympathy and tender regard. But the unfortunate stranger has often found in the loving sympathy of this true woman that help which comes only from the heart of such as have studied the Golden rule. Her sympathetic face and encouraging words in the sick room as she was tireless in her efforts to administer to the afflicted and needy as she comforted them with the comfort that comes only from a mother's touch.

She will leave a great void among the relatives who all felt such a fondness for grandma, or Aunt Eveline. But especially will she be missed by her children by whom she was to tenderly care for and especially during her last illness, which was of such short duration, the family had scarcely time to realize its fatal portent. She was taken ill with a stroke of apoplexy on Thursday evening and never fully rallied. The awful consciousness that death only paused and that is coming was inevitable, forced itself upon the loving watchers at her bed side. The children who reside in this city were with her. Her sons in Chicago were sent for but did not arrive until too late to see her alive.

An hour before her death her pastor asked her, "Is it well?" and she replied, "It is well." and soon the loved ones saw their light and hope fade into nothingness. They have much to console them in their sorrow. They have this solace in the assurance that the deeds of the kind, the worthy and the dutiful will be fitly rewarded and that the joys and treasures of earth are but fading shadows compared to the never ending realities of the brighter, grander world beyond.

The funeral was held from the Congregational Church at 2:30 yesterday afternoon. The church was crowded with old friends and neighbors who came to pay their last tribute of respect. Mrs. J. S. Bradley had charge of the music. A choir composed of Mesdames Van Arnum and W. E. Dodge and Messrs. James Ferguson and C. D. Torrence sang several beautiful hymns. Rev. Wilson Denney delivered a very appropriate sermon in which he paid a loving tribute as her pastor and friend.

Rev. F. P. Shafter of the M. E. Church, also said a few kind words and the remains were conveyed to the cemetery. The pall bearers were six nephews of the deceased Wesley, Warren, Henry, T. W. and J. N. Waller and Jack Lawrence. The services at Riverside cemetery were in charge of the Eastern Star of which deceased was a member. Chaplain Campbell offered prayer and the choir sang "Nearer My God to Thee" and the remains were consigned to mother earth.

The floral offering were beautiful. The ___ sent a beautiful "Gates Ajar". The Eastern Star sent a beautiful star set with flowers the colors of the order. A beautiful crescent of roses by Mr. and Mrs. E. Werder and another pretty crescent was sent by Mrs. D. Huckins and a great profusion of roses and great bunches of lilies were sent by numerous friends. Mrs. Dick Waller, of Chicago, brought a huge pillow of pink roses and lilies of the valley. An anchor of roses and passion flowers and a mound of yellow roses, spring violets were strewn about the silent sleeper and she was laid away beneath a billow of spring blossoms.

Out of town relatives were Mrs. Frank Wooaring, of Waverly; Mrs. Rec Stanberry, of Mason City; Mrs. Dick Waller of Chicago; Warren Harrison, of Marble Rock; Ralph Waller, of Garner and Dr. and Mrs. McNich, of Marble Rock.

Charles City Newspaper clipping from the Floyd County Museum.

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