Died, Feb. 9, 1876, near Ithaca, Gratiot Co., Mich., my beloved mother, Mary Mellinger, in the sixty-second year of her age. She leaves a companion and seven children, besides a large circle of friends, to mourn their loss. She has been a consistent member of the S. D. A. church of Ithaca, Mich., for eleven years. Her life has been one of self-denial. She has always sought the good of others, and by her meek and quiet spirit gained the love and esteem of all who knew her. She endured much pain, and the last few weeks of her life were marked with intense suffering. We mourn, but not as those who have no hope. She gave good evidence of her acceptance with God, and we expect, when the last trump shall sound, that she will be clothed with immortality. Funeral discourse by Eld. Van Auken (Methodist). Text: “I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.” Ps. 17:15.
R. F. Phippeny
Advent Review & Sabbath Herald
24 Feb 1876