WALKER, Mrs. C. L.

WALKER, COATS, POLLY, BROWN, GRAY, COLVARD, FERREL

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 2/25/2006 at 21:18:25

"Batavia News", Thursday, March 8, 1917

Obituary. Short funeral services over the remains of Mrs. C. L. WALKER were held Saturday morning at the home of her son, R. G. WALKER, in Fairfield, Iowa, after which the body was taken to Batavia where services were held in the Christian church by the Rev. S. K. COATS of Washington assisted by Rev. R. H. POLLY, of Fairfield, and Rev. J. A. BROWN, of Batavia, all of whom had been her pastors and friends.

Rev. COATS, in preaching the funeral sermon, selected the Bible quotation, "She hath done what she could" as his text, and upon this thought, coupled with his intimate knowledge of the life and deeds of her he called friend, delivered a fitting eulogy.

Rev. J. A. BROWN, who received Mrs. WALKER into the church in 1889 and gave her baptism, spoke feelingly of what her life had been from the time he had known her as a little girl. He told of her wifely devotion and of her great assistance to her husband in the ministry, and of her devotion to the cause of religion and to her family. There was solace for the children, he said, in the thought that they had done everything wihin their power to keep her with them and to make her last earthly hours peaceful.

After the death of her husband, Rev. C. L. WALKER, Mrs. WALKER removed to her former home in Brighton, comforted by the presence of her two daughters and little son. Her frail and weakened body was unable to meet the demands of home-making however, and she was taken to the hospital in Fairfield early in December. Suffering intense pain and with the knowledge that death constantly hovered near, she was uncomplaining and gave her last thoughts to her children. With characteristic consideration of others, she had improved the time during the last months of her illness in making provision for her children and sparing them inconvenience in even the most trivial things. Her passing was in the peacefulness of unconsciousness.

Susan M. GRAY, daughter of Alfred and Elizabeth GRAY, was born Oct. 30, 1858, in Jefferson County on a farm four and one-half miles northwest of Abingdon and died March 1, 1917, at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield, Iowa.

She removed to Batavia with her parents when fourteen years of age, attended the high school and grew to womanhood there. In 1875 she was united in marriage to Charles Leander WALKER, who departed this life Jan. 29, 1916.

Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. WALKER, five of whom are now living. Those living are Ross G., of Fairfield; Mrs. Anna M.COLVARD, of Cedar Rapids; Rulie B., Mayme E., Guy R..

Mrs. WALKER united with the Christian church in Batavia on Feb. 23, 1889, and remained a devoted member to her death.

In addition to the sons and daughters left to mourn her taking away, there are seven brothers and one sister who are: William GRAY of Kansas; Elias GRAY, of Oregon; George GRAY of Kansas; Marion and Isaac GRAY of Missouri; Levi GRAY of Winterset, Iowa; Clifford GRAY, of Kansas; Mrs. Anna FERREL, of Calloway, Neb..

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*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s).