Jarvis - Lillie Dooley
SOURCE: WAVELAND INDEPENDENT - SEPTEMBER 13, 1912
Lillie Josephine Dooley, daughter of Atellus and Sarah E. Dooley, was born on the home farm where her mother now resides, October 27, 1860. She was called to her home at about midnight September 5, 1912, aged 51 years, 10 months and 8 days. She was married to Clark Jarvis April 6, 1881. To this union two daughters were born. One daughter died in infancy, the other survives to mourn the loss of a most devoted mother. When a young girl while attending Union Christian College at Merom, Ind., in 1877, she united with that branch of the Christian Church. In her early married life she removed her membership to Waveland where she and her husband united with the Christian Church of that place. She was always a devout though unassuming Christian. Doing her duty as she saw it at all times. She was not always able to attend Church services regularly because of the distance, but was a reverent student of her Bible as the many marked passages show. But best of all her nearness to her Savior was shown in her every day life, where she walked the careful ways of duty with serene step. "Never tenderer hand than hers Unknit the brow of ailing, Her garments to the sick ones ear Had music in their trailing. Not beautiful in curve and line, But something more and better, The secret charm eluding art, Its spirit not its letter. An inborn grace that nothing lacked Of culture or appliance; The warmth of genial courtesy The calm of self reliance." All her life she was a most loving daughter to her early widowed mother; a true and faithful sister to her two fatherless brothers; a most tender and affectionate wife to the husband of her youth; a wise and devoted mother to her daughter and to the son of their adoption, whom she and her husband took into their home and hearts after the death of his mother when he was only nine days old, and who never missed that mother's care because of her loving tenderness; a helpful and genial neighbor and friend. It may be truly said that - "Her presence lent its warmth and health To all who came before it; If woman lost us Eden, such As she also restoreth it." Days of hope, night of weariness and watching past friends and kindred now have left only a blessed memory. But when we think of her noble womanhood and of the many deeds of thoughtful kindness, and acts of sacrifice made by her for the happiness of others we can but be glad while we grieve. We grieve because she has gone from us, and we shall miss her O, so sadly, but we rejoice that such a life gives witness of immortality, and we also rejoice that she is now at rest. "Earnest toiler, thy work all done Loving soul into glory gone, Beautiful life with the crown now won God gives thee rest. Rest from all the sorrows and watching and fears Rest from all possible sighing and tears, Rest through God's endless wonderful years At home with the blest." Then though the earthly ties are broken, though the home she loved so well will know her dear presence no more, yet even now we are able to realize that there is one more tie binding unto Heaven - "For Life is ever Lord of Death And love can never lose its own" Funeral services were held at the home, south of Milligan, on Sunday afternoon were conducted by Rev. H. C. Burkhart. Interment in the Jarvis Cemetery. - kbz