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- Flora [Florence Virginia] BOND
was born at Johnstown Center, Rock County, Wis.,
- September 12, 1854, and died at the
home of her daughter, in Beaver Falls, Pa., April 12, 1922.
- Her parents were Daniel M. BOND
and Mary SWISHER, descendants of families
- of old West Virginia stock. She had
a brother Frank and a sister Lilian both of whom are deceased.
- Mrs. SAUNDERS in her girlhood
received her schooling in the public schools of
- Rock County and at Milton College from
which she graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science, in
the class of 1876.
- January 30, 1878, she was united in
marriage to Edward Bates SAUNDERS. For
- two years or more they resided in Janesville
while Mr. SAUNDERS was studying law. Mr. SAUNDERS'
health failed and they went to West Hallock, Ill., to reside
on a farm. Later on they returned to Milton where Mr. SAUNDERS
was connected with the banking business for some years. While
living at Milton Mr. SAUNDERS took the keenest interest
in the student evangelistic work and especially in the maintenance
of regular religious services at the old Rock River church.
He gave up active connection with the banking business that
he might engage in evangelistic work in which he was remarkably
successful. His first and only regular pastorate was at Shiloh,
N.J. From this field he was called, on death of Rev. O. U.
WHITFORD, to the position of corresponding secretary of
the Missionary Society. In all these religious and denominational
activities Mrs. SAUNDERS was an efficient and tireless
worker along with her husband. They removed to Ashaway, R.I.,
which remained their home until their death.
- Data is lacking as to Mrs. SAUNDERS'
early religious experiences and connections.
- But her beautiful Christian life and
character and her full-hearted devotion to religious and spiritual
interests testify to the genuiness and depth of her Christian
faith and love for her Master and his cause. At the time of
her death she was a member of the Missionary Society.
- To Mr. and Mrs. SAUNDERS were
born two children, Howard B., of Boston,
- Mass., and Mildred, Mrs. Philip COON,
of Beaver Falls, Pa. These together with Mrs. Irma BLINN,
of Glassboro, N.J., who was reared in the home and was practically
one of the children, remain to cherish the memory of a devoted
mother.
- Memorial services were held on Monday
afternoon, April 17, in the Seventh Day
- Baptist church at Milton. Rev. D.
Burdett COON, a close friend and a former pastor of Mrs.
SAUNDERS, paid a beautiful tribute to her life and work.
Pastor E. D. Van Horn and Pastor Jordan also had part in the
service. Interment was in the cemetery at Milton. H.
N. J. [Vol. 92, No. 21, p. 671]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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