Emma J. Farnum, who was born in Susquehanna, Penn, July 9, 1854,
died at her home in Pittsburgh, Kansas, Monday Morning September 4,
1899, at 10:45 o'clock.
When she was but a child her parents moved to Corning, New York,
where she grew to womanhood. Here she graduated from the high school
and from a conservatory of music.
June 22, 1875, at the home of her parents in Clarinda, Iowa, she
was married to Edward B. Hinman.
Mr. and Mrs. Hinman made Clarinda their home until they moved to
Pittsburgh, Kansas, in 1886. Four children were born to them, two
of whom died in infancy. Surviving her are her husband and a daughter
Mrs. Luther Griffith, and Hayden, [illegible] all reside in Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Hinman was an active member of the Woman's Relief Corps, the
Rathbone Sisters, the Ancient Order of the Pyramids, and the Fraternal
Aid Association. The last named organization had charge of the funeral
services at the United Presbyterian church in Pittsburgh. The pastor
of the church, Rev Gibson, a personal friend of the family, preached
the sermon. The remains were brought to Clarinda for burial, where
a large circle of friends and kindred united in paying their final
tribute of affection [illegible] the home of the relatives Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Lueder. Dr. Smith, pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
assisted by a quartet of voices from the M.E. choir, conducted most
impressive and comforting services. A wealth of live flowers ministered
also to the bereaved. From the home the Woman's Relief Corps took
charge, giving a beautiful ritual at the grave where the bare incidents
of the [illegible] death of one whom her friend Rev. Gibson, could
apply the funeral theme--"She was a good woman."
To home and kindred she was faithful and devoted. As a member of
society she had energy to lend and service to give to many charitable
undertakings; as a musician she used unsparingly her skill and talent
to serve others. She was a believer in the Christian religion and
in her early days she was a communicant in the Episcopal Church, but
in later years, she has not actively identified herself with any denomination.
When death approached, she looked not back; she had no fears [illegible].
The grief of her friends she could [illegible]. Formally she bade
her family goodbye; to each one present she offered a charge, for
those absent a message. When for a time after this it seemed possible
that she might recover, heroically, she resolved to take one more
fight with disease. But it was of no avail; too weak she had grown
under a lingering sickness. Soon tranquilly and gently the spirit
slipped its bonds and passed "the portal which men name death, but
which really is the beautiful gate of life," leaving upon her features
the gracious benediction of a soul at peace.