FULLER, Emma (Penney) 1873-1903

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FULLER, Emma (Penney) 1873-1903

FULLER, PENNEY

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 8/28/2010 at 15:51:53

Obituary of Mrs. Thomas Fuller
Tis said that every life has its' Gethsemane; and true it is that the many hearts in this instance that have been left to mourn the death of their loved one, having passed thru such bitter sorrow that words are powerless to sooth. Time alone the great healer, will make their grief less poignant and those bereft can in the meantime but bend and kiss the rod that chastens them and try to believe that while "God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to perform," sometime what to them now seem so inexplicable, they will one day know and understand.
Emma Fuller Penney** was born at the old family homestead near Stacyville, June 22, 1873. There she grew to womanhood; and there on the 20th of March, 1894, she was united in marriage to Thomas Fuller. This happy union was blessed with one child - Hale, now about eight years of age.
The wife and mother was ever distinguished for her pure heart, quiet gentle manners and a disposition so kind and unselfish as to make it impossible for her ever to be else than loved by all who knew her.
She had been in broken health for several months, and a few weeks ago had been taken to the hospital at Osage with the hope that with quiet surroundings and skillful treatment she would obtain relief from her peculiar nervous malady which filled her life so full of intense suffering. Her husband was hopefully preparing their new home, believing that within the month she would be able to be moved to it and then came the cruel shock to him, the son, the mother, brothers and sister and many other relatives and friends of her sudden death on September 9, 1903. No one but her Heavenly Father knew how much her frail body and troubled heart were forced to bear, and this writer believes He took His poor, tired child home and that she is with Him and the others gone before.
The funeral services were held at her childhood home and a great crowd of relatives and friends were present to pay their last tribute of love to her memory and to bring the loads of flowers, those sweet, silent messengers of sympathy to fill the rooms of her old home. The funeral address was made by Dr. A. B. Calder, a former pastor, after which Reverend Hale, her pastor, who is recovering from a long illness, was able to say a few words of sympathy to the mourners, and then the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery near by.
Emma's grave is now brown and bare but the winter snows will wrap it in a white mantle and later on the tender grass will spread over it, the birds will sing in the trees near by, and the sorrow that is now so bitter will be softened and grow into a sweet memory, mingled with the hope of reunion in the dear Father's home.
[Mitchell County Press, September 20, 1903]
**Yes, the newspaper gave her name as "Emma Fuller Penney".
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Obituary: Obituary of Mrs. Thomas Fuller Tis said that every life has its' Gethsemane; and true it is that the many hearts in this instance that have been left to mourn the death of their loved one, having passed thru such bitter sorrow that words are powerless to sooth. Time alone the great healer, will make their grief less poignant and those bereft can in the meantime but bend and kiss the rod that chastens them and try to believe that while "God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to perform," sometime what to them now seem so inexplicable, they will one day know and understand. Emma Fuller Penney was born at the old family homestead near Stacyville, June 22, 1873. There she grew to womanhood; and there on the 20th of March, 1894, she was united in marriage to Thomas Fuller. This happy union was blessed with one child - Hale, now about eight years of age. The wife and mother was ever distinguished for her pure heart, quiet gentle manners and a disposition so kind and unselfish as to make it impossible for her ever to be else than loved by all who knew her. She had been in broken health for several months, and a few weeks ago had been taken to the hospital at Osage with the hope that with quiet surroundings and skillful treatment she would obtain relief from her peculiar nervous malady which filled her life so full of intense suffering. Her husband was hopefully preparing their new home, believing that within the month she would be able to be moved to it and then came the cruel shock to him, the son, the mother, brothers and sister and many other relatives and friends of her sudden death on September 9, 1903. No one but her Heavenly Father knew how much her frail body and troubled heart were forced to bear, and this writer believes He took His poor, tired child home and that she is with Him and the others gone before. The funeral services were held at her childhood home and a great crowd of relatives and friends were present to pay their last tribute of love to her memory and to bring the loads of flowers, those sweet, silent messengers of sympathy to fill the rooms of her old home. The funeral address was made by Dr. A. B. Calder, a former pastor, after which Reverend Hale, her pastor, who is recovering from a long illness, was able to say a few words of sympathy to the mourners, and then the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery near by. Emma's grave is now brown and bare but the winter snows will wrap it in a white mantle and later on the tender grass will spread over it, the birds will sing in the trees near by, and the sorrow that is now so bitter will be softened and grow into a sweet memory, mingled with the hope of reunion in the dear Father's home. [Mitchell County Press, September 20, 1903] Yes, the newspaper gave her name as "Emma Fuller Penney". --------------------------------------------------------------- See photo of her tombstone on IaGenWeb/GPP collection.
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