| 21 |
- Mrs. Mary SAUNDERS HERITAGE,
daughter of the late Gardner SAUNDERS,
- died Jan. 16, 1904, at her home southwest
of Walworth at the age of 57 years, 2 months and 27 days. Most
of her life has been spent at Milton and Walworth where she has
a large circle of friends. She attended church one week before
her death and was in usual health until Thursday, when erysipelas
began and she passed away Saturday at one o'clock.
- Besides a sorrowing husband and two
adopted sons she leaves a mother, a sister, two
- brothers and a large circle of friends
to mourn her loss.
- She was an earnest Christian and a
member of the S.D.B. church, and an active
- worker in the W.C.T.U.
- The funeral was held Monday afternoon
in the S.D.B. church at Walworth and
- interment made at Milton Tuesday.
[Thursday edition, p. 1]
- E. L. ELLIS of Dodge Center,
Minn., arrived here Sunday morning with the body of
- Dr. [James Manning] SAUNDERS
for burial in the Milton cemetery. Dr. SAUNDERS was
87 years of age and died Jan. 14 at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. E. L. ELLIS. He formerly practiced medicine here
and built the residence now owned by Dr. W. H. BORDEN.
He moved with his family to Dodge Center, Minn., in 1870.
- Mrs. SAUNDERS died in 1885 and
the remains were buried here and they both
- now rest side by side. Two daughters
survive them - Mrs. E. L. ELLIS of Dodge Center and Mrs.
L. J. BRIGGS of Clear Lake, Polk county, Wis. [Thursday
edition, p. 1]
-
- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
|
