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rlt;. -*«t *Sycamore’s O I d ea tCitizen Succumbs.Vd» « *• ■ * •MAYFIELD PIONEERFuneral Services at Home of ter, Mrs. Junes Shaw, 137 Ma- : , son Court, Thursday After- ; noon. — Interment at Ohio Grove.9• m• * * tMrs. Agnes Bryan, one of DeB$B comity’s oldest pioneers and Sycamore’s oldest resident, aged 97 yeans, answered the summons of the GriprReaper on Monday evening,/Feb. 90/. at 10 o’clock, at the home of hfa*daughter, Mrs. James Shaw, 137Mason Court, in this city. She had been confined to her. bed. but four days, when she slipped quietly and peacefully into that Greater Sleep.Mrs. Bryan is another outstanding pioneer of Mayfield towiishijv over whose life history there linger* a touch of reverence for the nobil ity of her womanhood and an add ed veneration for her long span of years.Near Century Maifc.Although the milestones of her earthly pilgrimages had so nearly reached the century mark, the sunset of her life was measured hot alone by years, but by those finer and deeper attributes of character which endeared her to all whom she has known in. the intimate associations of her lifetime of four score and seventeen years, fHer home, with family and friends about her was Mrs. Bryan’s greatestpleasure in her abundant life. She was able to read without glasses, and kept well-informed on the live issues, of the day. She possessed an apt power of acquisition and her remarkable retention of memory was the admiration and marvel of all. She retained an active interest in life and proved herself an envi-, ampwipn lor either 7WM,age.Rare Gift of Friendship.Her gift of friendship becomes, with her passing, a rare and priceless heritage which will be cherished by family, friends and neighbors as a treasured memory of her sweet dignity, her kindliness of manner and her keen appreciation of life and its blessings.Agnes Rehwick was born Dec. 29, 1835, at Orono, Canada, and died in her ninety-eighth year in Sycamore on Feb. 20, 1933. She was the last of 16 children, being next to the youngest child of Mary Wiel and Walter Renwick, prominent DeKalb county pioneers of Mayfield township.The family resided in Canada during the early years of her life, removing to Canada Corners in Kane county in 1842. She lost her mother at the tender age of seven years, at the age of 12, it became her duty to assist her sisters in the care and responsibility of the home.She was married March 22, 1858, to William Bryan of Pierce township. After a year’s residence in Pierce township, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan moved In. 1884, to Mayfield township where they made their home until Mr. Bryan’s death. For the past 19 years, Mrs. Bryan has lived with her daughter, Mrs. Shaw in this city. She was a member of the Methodist church of Sycamore.Suffered Broken Hip.Six years ago last October, Mrs. Bryan suffered a fall which resulted in a broken hip. She rallied from this unfortunate accident in a manner most remarkable for one of her years. She has received the mo6t solicitous and devoted care through the years from her daughter, Mrs. James Shaw, who survives., George Bryan, a son, of Randolph, Neb., and Walter Bryan of Sycamore, also survive. - - *Funeral services will be held at the late home Thursday, Feb. 23, at 2 p. m., Rev. H. S. Roblee, ofllc ating. Interment will be in the family lot in Ohio Grove cemetery*•in/V'True Republican is indi Continued on Page Two)
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Sycamore True Republican
Sycamore, Illinois, US
Wed, Feb 22, 1933
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