Ruth (Bond) Lunn (1915)

LUNN, BOND

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 8/6/2007 at 21:50:44

Earlham Library Obituary Collection
Earlham, Iowa
March 1915

Time, the inevitable, the inscrutable, has turned the page of a life dearly beloved, and death has thrown its dark shadow over another home lately graced by the presence of a sweet wife and mother. Another of Earlham’s fair daughters has returned here from afar, but in that last sleep from which she will never awaken to greet her dear ones on an earthly morn. At almost midnight of last Wednesday, the dark angel sent his stern summons, and Ruth’s spirit took flight through the mists of eternity.

Ruth, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bond, was born near Virginia, Cass County, Ill., September 21st, 1892, and departed this life in DeSmets, South Dakota on the 10th of March, 1915, aged 22 years, 5 months and 16 days. The years of her girlhood were spent at the home of her parents near Earlham, and here she attended and graduated from high school, in the class of 1911. On August 7th, 1912 she was united in marriage to Locke Ellsworth Lunn, and to her were born two daughters, Margaret, and an infant daughter aged ten days.

Five years ago she united with the Presbyterian church at Earlham, and to this faith she has ever since been loyal and devoted. She leaves her husband, two daughters, father, mother, two sisters, Grace and Mary, and three brothers, Robert, Frank and Stephen.

Words are inadequate to express the depth, the sadness of the deprivation suffered by the relatives and friends to whom Ruth was so near and dear. Death is never far removed from scenes of earth, and who can say when the dred visitation will removed on with whom our life is closely entwined? The wonder is that we can ever forget “the veil that so thinly intervenes.” It is given to man to have this power, however, and at the same time an unfailing memory of the fairest thing of life. And so we will remember the fair life which is ended so untimely. To quote the words of one who knew Ruth as none could know her better: “She was typical of all that was finest and best in young American womanhood. Physically strong and self reliant, she also possessed to a very marked degree strength of purpose and a bright, active, intelligent mind. She would have succeeded in any career, but chose the noblest of them all--wifehood; and crowned her life’s work with the finest possible achievement--motherhood.”

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church, and conducted by Rev. Weyrauch and Rev. Demaree. The number of friends who came to pay tribute to this rite was very large. Rev. Weyrauch’s sermon was founded upon the test from 11 John, 2:25, “And this is the promise that He hath promised us; even eternal life.” His words were inspired with that promise and consolations which can find their origin only in things Celestial. Interment was made in Earlham Cemetery.