Grant County Obituaries

Grant County Newspaper, MARION, INDIANA,

March 8, 1895
OBITUARY OF MARY VERNON

Mary Vernon was born in Muskingum county Ohio Oct. 5th 1830, was united in 
marriage March 17, 1856 with Ferdinand Crassley to this union were born two 
children, a son and a daughter, the son preceeded his mother to the Spirit 
Land the daughter is the wife of Taswell Shoemaker  of Upland Ind.  She lived
happily with her husband for about five years, when death came and called 
him away on March, 1st, 1865.  She was united in marriage with James 
Dusenberry , with whom she lived happily until Jan. 1st 1892 when her husband
was called and she was left a widow again.  To this union was given one 
daughter, who is now the wife of Charles Huston  of Upland.  
Sister Dusenberry  was taken sick some time last August and was a constant 
sufferer until the messenger came and commanded her Stewardship and she went 
with Him gladly on the morning of March 8th 1895 aged 64 years 3 months and
3 days.  She leaves two daughters, their husbands and several grand children
to mourn her loss.  She became a christian several years ago and united with 
the Methodist Episcopal church and lived a consistent member of the same 
until some years ago she united with the Friends Church in which she lived a
useful and honored member until death.  Her illness was caused by a disease 
of the stamach and for thirty eight days before her death she had not eaten 
any thing, but during all this time never heard her to murmur or complain 
against God, but rejoiced in the hope of the Christian.  Diring the last few
days of her earthly live, she was permitted to look into the future life and
see the beauties of heaven.  On one occasion she was permitted to approach 
within one step of the Heavenly Portals.  She saw many of her friends that 
were there, she said they were waving palms of victory, and all were perfect,
no cripples there.  She was also permitted to look into the abode of the 
lost, which she represented as a bottomless pit of gulf.  She said the sight
of heaven repaid her abundantly for all her pain and suffering.  She said 
she was “not going to die but that she was going home to live.”  “Blessed 
are the dead that die in the Lord from henceforth yea saith the Spirit that 
they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them.”  Her funeral
was preached on Sabbath morning at the M. E. Church by Rev. T. W. Williams  
of the U. B. Church assisted by the Rev. Ruth Carey  of the Friends Church to
a large and appreciative audience of neighbors and friends, after which her 
body was laid to rest in the cemetery to wait the resurection morn.  She is 
not dead, but sleepeth, there is no death to the christian:

	Our hopes on earth are blasted
	But no; the Master said,
   	“Since life, to thee has lasted
	There’s a royal path to tread,”
	Mother, our guide on earth is gone,
	But the Master says, “I’ll guide
	I’ll lead thee always by thy side.”
	But our loss is truly great,
	And causes us much pain,
     	But to pass the golden gate
	Was Mother’s eternal gain.