Bessie Archer (1892)

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Date: 1/20/2008 at 14:10:32

Winterset Madisonian – December 9, 1892
Winterset, Iowa
Page 2

County and City

Bessie, the 7-year-old daughter of M. Archer, formerly of Patterson, died of diphtheria at Des Moines, where the family have lately removed on Wednesday of last week.

Winterset Madisonian – December 9, 1892
Winterset, Iowa
Page 7

Obituary

Died, at her late home in Des Moines, of diphtheria, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1892, little Bessie, older daughter of Marion and Eltha Archer. The patient little sufferer was sick only from the Saturday before, never uttering one fretful or complaining word. A child of remarkable patience and sweetness of disposition, unusually bright and thoughtful, and far beyond her years in understanding. A few minutes before parting with this life, she said,” Papa, do sick people go way up there?” pointing upward. Then she continued, “Am I very sick, papa? I saw two men crossing such a pretty river; good-bye, paps; good-bye mamma—don’t cry, I am all right.” Little Bessie was born Nov. 30th, 1885, dying on her seventh birthday anniversary. “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”