THOMAS, Mary 1861-1896

THOMAS

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Date: 2/14/2022 at 13:29:40

Died

Mrs. Mary Thomas, wife of Oscar D. Thomas, died at Morrison, Ia., Feb. 11 after a protracted and suffering sickness.

Mrs. Thomas was born in Germany, came with her parents to America in childhood. She was married to Oscar D. Thomas Dec. 2, 1886. Mrs. Thomas was highly respected by all who knew her. She was a consistent member of the Methodist church at the time of her death. She had no fears of death in the blessed hope of immortality. She leaves many relatives and friends to mourn her death. Rev. F. Ellis, pastor of the Methodist church, conducted the funeral service in the presence of a large congregation of people. After which she was laid to rest in the Morrison cemetery.

Card of Thanks
Mr. Oscar Thomas and family desire to thank those who so kindly assisted them in the last illness and obsequies of Mrs. Thomas.

--The Grundy Republican (Grundy Center, Iowa), 20 February 1896, pg 1

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Obituary

Mrs. Mary Thomas

Mrs. Mary Thomas, wife of Oscar Thomas, died at her home in Washington township, Feb. 11, 1896. Mrs. Thomas was born in Germany, and came to America with her parents in childhood and was married to Oscar D. Thomas, Dec. 2, 1886. Mrs. Thomas was a devoted member of the Methodist church. Her last days were attended with much suffering, but was born of remarkable Christian patience and firm trust in God. She leaves an affectionate husband, two little daughters, a father, a mother, brothers and sisters to mourn her loss.

We laid her away in sorrow but not as those who have no hope for "believing that Jesus died and rose again even so they, also, which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him." Words of comfort were spoken by the pastor of the M.E. church at Morrison to a large circle of relatives and friends. May the blessed hope comfort and sustain the lonely companion and may the sorrowing children be led to love and serve their mother's Savior, and all at last be brought to share in the glories of the deathless land.

We must not stop to mourn the dead
But rather be re-born instead
And on and on our journey tread
To do the work our Master said

The one in whom our trust has been
Requests that we shall meet on high
With that request, we will comply
And meet with the redeemed again

She was resigned, resigned to Him
The angels for her spirit came
And who could bid her here remain
When God had called to live with Him

Mary sleeps, sweet sleep of rest
She's gone to Him that we adore
She mingles with those gone before
We would not call her from the blest.

--The Grundy Center Herald (Grundy Center, Iowa), 27 February 1896, pg 4