Winslow, Sarah Emily (Dunklee) 1837-1906

DUNKLEE, WINSLOW, HUNTER, CAVELL

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Date: 2/4/2005 at 08:55:11

In the early afternoon Tuesday, June 12, Mrs. H. S. Winslow departed this life at the age of sixty-eight years, 8 months and 13 days. For two years she had been a very great sufferer with heart trouble. The last time she walked out was a year ago last December when she went to the new home of her sister, Mrs. George Hunter, to spend Christmas day. Though her own home is only a block away, she used all her strength in making the little journey and was very weary when she arrived home that evening. The October following she attended church services and that was the last time she was away from home.

Although she has suffered greatly at times during her long illness, there have been weeks at a time when she has been quite comfortable. At all times she has been very patient, and always interested in the welfare of her home and friends, enjoying always to know of their plans and arrangements, and entering into the joy of their pleasures.

Through all these months she has been cared for tenderly and lovingly by her daughter, Jessie, and since last fall these duties of love and devotion have been shared with her only sister, Mrs. Frank Cavell and her husband, who come to the home then to reside, and to help in a most devoted way to make the invalid mother comfortable and as happy as possible.

Mrs. Wilcox’s maiden name was Sarah Emily Dunklee. She was born at Pittsford, Vermont, in the year 1837. Her marriage to H. S. Wilson took place in 1858, Nov. 7, and she came to this western home with her husband who was practicing law in this city. For some time they resided on East Washington Street, but forty-three years ago they moved to the home where the family have since resided, and where her death occurred. Here the husband’s last days were spent, and whose death occurred six years ago.

Religiously she was a member of the Congregational Church of this city and socially a member of the Eastern Star Lodge.

Besides the two daughters, who so devotedly cared for her during her long illness, she leaves her sister, Mrs. Geo. B. Hunter, of this city, and three sisters, Mrs. J. R. Taylor, Mrs. Mary Breece and Mrs. C. R. Phelps, who reside in Vermont.

During all her long illness she was cheerful and patient and sought to encourage those interested in her condition.

The funeral service was held from the home this afternoon at 3 o’clock, where many friends of the bereaved ones gathered to extend their condolences and show respect to the memory of one who had long been a neighbor and friend.

The services were conducted by Rev. R. F. Chambers. His remarks were fraught with tender words of sympathy for the living and with words of kindly praise for the departed.

Many of the members of the O. E. S. were present and lovely emblems and beautiful flowers were sent in remembrance of the long known neighbor, friend and sister now gone.

The music was furnished by a quartette, Mrs. D. J. Eberhart, Mrs. George M. Allen, Fred Meredith and F. W. Hough, accompanied by Mrs. C. M. Fiske, and the pallbearers were: Robert Burns, J. B. Eyerly, O. C. Meredith, D. J. Eberhart, F. R. Witmer and A. H. Howard. ~ The Newton Daily News, Friday, June15, 1906, Page 1, Column 4