St. Clair County Obits

LUCENA BAILEY BEARDSLEE

St. Clair County Republican
1 September 1898
Mother Beardslee
At the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Rev. E. Barber, in Henry County, Mo., the subject of this sketch died of old age, August 12, 1898.

Funeral services were conducted by Elders Simmons and Parks. Her remains were laid to rest in the Snider cemetery.

Sister Beardslee was a native of New York, but at an early age moved with her parents to Ohio and settled near Cincinatti; thence she removed to Ft. Recovery, Ohio. Here they lived until the close of the civil war and then came to St. Clair county, Missouri, and located on a farm a few miles north of Osceola. Here she lived until after the death of her husband. Since then she has made her home most of the time with her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Amrine.

She was married at the age of 18 to Mr. Obed Beardslee whom she survived thirteen years. By her death she leaves to mourn their loss two daughters and four sons.

Sister Beardslee connected herself with the “old” Christian church in early life and remained as an exemplary member for sixty years or up to death. Her life was a beautiful illustration of true christian womanhood. It was a living epistle of Christ Jesus – seen and read of all men. Her home was often the tired minister’s home. Her daughter with whom she has lived for the last thirteen years, writes me “during the thirteen years I never saw her the least bit angry nor heard an unkind word. She was always trying to do something for others’ happiness.”

The death of Sister Beardslee takes from earth another of the true and noble christians and transplants her in that Heavenly country where we hope to again meet her. Mother, thou art gone but not forgotten. The righteous shall cease from their labor and their works do follow them.