Jennie Mae Martin

MARTIN, PHILLIPS, PRICE

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Date: 4/29/2018 at 23:26:30

The Marion Sentinel Thursday June 21, 1900
Obituary.
The funeral of Mae Martin occurred at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William S. Martin on North Ninth street, Saturday afternoon, June 16th, 1900 at 3 o'clock. Their pastor, Walter H. Reynolds, minister of the Presbyterian church conducted the services. Mr. G.L. Snyder had charge of the arrangements.
Ten young girls dressed in white were present at the house and in Oak Shade cemetery acted as an escort of honor as the remains of their comrade were borne to the grave. Young friends from the circle of boy acquaintances were bearers of the pall. They were Carl Austin, Hubert Austin, Wesley Fernow, John Hallet, Glenn LaGrange and Glenn Tathwell.
Mr. Max Voris, Mr. John Thompson, Miss Myrtle Bowman and Mrs. T.R. Alexander sang sweet songs of faith and comfort. Miss May Voris accompanied their voices on the piano. Beautiful flowers were brought by friends as tributes of affection and expressions of sympathy.
Mr. Reynolds read the scripture where in the Revelation 14th chapter, 13th verse it says: "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, write, blessed are the dead which died in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, sayeth the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them."
A part of the brief discourse in which he spoke the words of gospel comfort and instruction, he gave the outline of the young girl's short life, in substance as follows:
Jennie Mae Martin, second daughter of William S. and Frances E. Martin was born in Marion, Iowa, Nov. 13th, 1884, and died here on Thursday, June 14th, 1900, aged 15 years, 7 months and 1 day. Although so young she had always been for a number of years an open follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. When only eleven years of age she eagerly desired to be permitted to become a member of the church and this desire of love was granted. In March, 1896, she was received into the membership of the Presbyterian church and was baptized by the Rev. A.H. Frazer. She was a member of Miss Myrtle Bowman's'class in Sunday school and of the Junior department of the Christian Endeavor society. In the public school she wa sin the 8th grade (B) under Miss Laura Steen, teacher in the Presott building. Her standing in her studies was good. She also belonged to a juvenile literary club, the "T.N.C." The members of this society, with whom she spent many happy hours, being present at the funeral.
Dear girl her life story is soon told. She was a quiet child, easily suited with what was given her, thinking a good deal and talking comparatively little, fond of her home and friends, faithful in her work and helpful to her family. She desired to live but greeted death when it came calmly. At the last moment being unable to speak she looked at each one of the home circle with eyes full of love.
Not long before she fell into the physical decline from which she so soon died she was at a service where a song particularly attractive to her was sung. Coming home she said to her mother that she liked it and now as we read its words we feel that they were her expression of hope and joy, for the chorus was a triumphant utterance of assurance. It was, and we are glad she believed it, "When the roll is called up yonder I'll be there." W.H.R.

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