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Y, JU, 1895,Funeral and Obituary.The funeral of the late Mrs. R. C. he Crampton was held at the residence of Miss Elizabeth Russel, on Mound avo-ar nue, Monday afternoon. The services id j were opened with the singing of the hymn, “Lead Kindly Light,” by a quartette choir. Rev. I)r. Schaff, pastor of ■b- Westminster Presbyterian church, il J read the Scripture lesson and offered ft prayer, after which Rev. H. M. Tapper, O. ae ; pastor of Joy Prairie Congregational e- j church, made an informal address re-is i lating mainly to the life of the deceas-1 -L - - • ' V»to ed. The services at the residence weress.IS-my i then brought to a close with the sing y-1 ing of the hymn, “Abide With Me.” by Eil j a quartette, which was composed of Mesdames Russel and Tanner andididf I1-ntoeis. Catlin and Kirby. The re* Somains were then borne to the DiamondDrove cemetery. The following were j 5cthe pall bearers: Messrs. W. A. Kirby, i Wrn. Russel, E. P. Kirby, Scott Russel, I17! S. W. Nichols and J. P. Lippincott. 111 obituary. Pn j Mrs. Crampton was the only daugh- !ter of Prof. Hart, of Farmington,: 1edConn., and was born in 1820. She re-9eeived a liberal education in early life,and was known as a lady of rare cul-wo13cretture and refinement. She was united i i h in marriage with Prof. Rufus C. (Vamp- Hoeton in 1852, and soon after her mar-! riage she removed with her husband to j Jacksonville, where he began his work in Illinois College. After a life of re-13lt;lt;ihdai5markable usefulness and devotion to j the cause of education, Prof. Cramp- orf ton passed away seven years ago, and [\ ' 1 j only a few years later his only son, Ed- j j ward, followed him to the grave. Since j iuc the death of her husband ami son, Mrs. pri1 jCrampton found a home with Miss! Elizabeth Russel, where the remaining ■ days of her life were passed amid the I | most delightful surroundings that aj loving and devoted friend could supply. Her last illness began some months ago, and lagrippe was primarily the cause of her death. She is survived by three grandchildren, Roy, Bernice and Rufus Crampton.procroturn
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Jacksonville Daily Illinois Courier
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Tue, Jul 09, 1895
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