Betsworth, Addie Elvina 1862-1878

BETSWORTH

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/26/2015 at 13:05:12

Note: Burial is in Block 6, LeMars City Cemetery.

GONE HOME---On Sunday morning Miss Addie, daughter of John H. Betsworth, died at her father's residence, aged about sixteen years. Miss Addie had been a great sufferer for nearly seven years, having injured herself by a fall in 1872. But through al these years of agony she has maintained a wonderful degree of composure and calmness, seemingly not wishing to let her friends know the extent of her sufferings.

Surrounded by relatives and friends, Sunday morning witnessed the release of the imprisoned spirit, and Miss Addie's sufferings are at an end.

The funeral took place Monday, Rev. H. W. Jones, of the Methodist church, officiating; a large concourse of relatives, friends and neighbors followed the remains to their last resting place.

Iowa Liberal
Wednesday, November 27, 1878
Le Mars, Iowa
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BETSWORTH--Addie Elvina, daughter of John H. and Lucy O Betsworth, Sunday, November 24, aged 15 years, 11 months, and 10 days.

Addie was a child of uncommon sweetness of disposition and kindness of nature. She won the way to the hearts of all who knew her, and always seemed happiest when doing or saying something useful and pleasant for others.

She was born in St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois, Dec. 14, 1862.

For the past seven years she had been afflicted, during five of which, she had to be carried to and from her bed. Four years ago last April she lost the power of her limbs, since which time she had not stood on her feet. She suffered constantly, yet she heroically bore up under her pains and seldom complained. She was even cheerful and always grateful for attentions bestowed upon her. She prized the hundreds of gifts that kind friends bestowed on her, not for their worth though many of them were at value, but as evidence of the affection at their sonors. She had a deep but simple and abiding faith in God, and looked for word without fear to the time when He would relaease her from her pains, and take her to Himself. When the hour came she passed peacefully, and as her wasted form lay in the casket, a new significance was imparted to the lines:

Asleep in Jesus, oh! how sweet,
To her for such a slumber meet.

Le Mars Sentinel
Thursday, November 28, 1878
Le Mars, Iowa