Bewyer, Vera 1887-1895

BEWYER

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 3/5/2005 at 17:25:57

Little Vera Bewyer Dead

The hearts of Mr. and Mrs. James Bewyer are again bowed down with a weight of sorrow, almost too great to bear. Little Vera, their eight year old daughter, after a sickness of several weeks, died of quick consumption, on Wednesday, at 1:15 p. m. Her disease was supposed to be typhoid fever, until a few days before her death, and at that time she seemed to be growing better, and her loved ones had every reason to suppose that their darling had passed the point of danger. But, alas for human hopes; she again grew worse, and continued to fade until death claimed her.

The little one was conscious to the last moment. Recognized and talked to her friends in her well-known sweet way, until the little heart ceased to beat. She told her parents that her little sister Blanch, who died about two years ago, had come to take her to her beautiful home, “Why, Mamma, don’t you see Blanchie? There she is,” pointing her little wasted finger. “It is so light and beautiful around Blanchie, and so dark and cold here.” She could not understand why her parents could not see as she did, the sweet face and form of the sainted little sister.

This sorrow comes with crushing force to the hearts of the parents, grandparents, and friends of little Vera, who fairly idolized her, and in whose homes she was the joy and sunshine and center of their tenderest affection. She was a beautiful child, bright and intelligent, far beyond her years, and her sunny disposition and sweet winsome manners, always won the love and admiration of everybody with whom she came in contact.

The funeral services will be held at the Congregational Church this Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock. ~ The Newton Record Friday, Newton, IA, October 11, 1895
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One of His Jewels

Vera Bewyer, daughter of James and Elia Bewyer was born July 14th, 1887 and died October 9th, 1895 after an illness of many weeks.

Vera, through but a child 10 years, was aged in illegible of the care and experiences of life. She knew and appreciated the illegible force and weight of words and acts of kindness in a truer sense than illegible in years. This gave her naturally kind, gentle disposition, additional earnestness of those beautiful traits in her illegible. Vera had experiences even in childhood much in way of joy and grief. Up to a few months ago losing sister, two years older had been her constant companion. At home, up the street, or among friend, they were ever together – Blanche to advise and guide. When death robbed Vera of Blanche’s presence, the child mind illegible separation. This with a mother’s teaching, led Vera to look forward to a happy meeting with the older sister in a better land, and it was evident as the disease wore on, that the two sisters were approaching each other again. When the time of her departure came, with her little mind as clear as ever in life, she called all to her side to say good bye, and as life’s light was vanishing from her view, she reached out for the master’s hand that had so often led her, and who now is a new light came to greet her and as if speaking from the other shore, her last words to the mother were “Don’t call me back.”

So departed this beautiful child. She is not dead, for surely she is one of those of whom our Savior spoke, saying “Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of God.”

But what of the bleeding hearts in that stricken home? While we can single out sorrows with theirs and offer out most earnest sympathy, the exercise of this child’s faith and hope do their part which lives to conform therewith, will bring illegible and assurance of meeting those dear ones in that happy land.

The funeral services were held Friday afternoon from the Congregation Church, conducted by Rev. Hararh. The church was filled with sympathizing friends and there were tears on many faces when the stricken father and mother followed by a long illegible of relatives, followed the flower laden small white casket down the main aisle of the auditorium. The service of song and sermon was short but full of comfort and hope. In the audience were the members both of the Sunday school and day school classes, of which little Vera illegible. Four of the little girl friends as they passed the casket after the service illegible. ~ The Newton Journal 16, Oct 1895
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Transcriber note: The following is from the Newton Union Cemetery records; Bewyer Vera 7 Wednesday, October 9, 1895 daughter of James & Ella Bewyer; born 7/14/1887