The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, January 28, 1900 pg. 4 AT REST "She drooped and faded As a lily touched by a brighting wind This frail floweret touched by death Drooped and died." Again the angel of death has entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. McCarthy, this time taking the baby girl, little Edith, the idol of their hearts and the guardian angel of their homes. Edith had suffered much in her short life. She was six years and four months old and for the past two years had to use crutches. In March of '98 Edith fell while playing on the foundation of the Catholic church and injured her hip. For four weeks she lay in bed with her limb suspended by a pulley with a weight of five pounds attached. After she grew better and was able to sit up, a brace was placed on the limb and this the child had worn day and night till the day she died, and was never able to walk without her crutches. Yet she could play and seemed to enjoy life much the same as other children. Little Edith was always patient and though she suffered much was not peevish nor complained. She was beloved by all who knew her. About three weeks ago Edith was stricken with what was first thought to be a severe cold. Always frail and delicate, a physician was immediately summoned and pronounced it pneumonia, giving the parents little hope for recovery. For a while it seemed that medical skill and careful nursing would win the victory, but a naturally delicate constitution wrecked by months of suffering, could stand the strain no longer and the struggle ended. Sunday morning at 12:30 the gentle spirit of Edith McCarthy took its flight. The funeral took place at St. Patrick's church Monday at 3:30. There was a very large attendance at the solemn services, and a long line of carriages followed the casket to the cemetery. The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, April 24, 1910 pg 2 Mrs. Annie C. McCarthy Dead. A noble woman has gone to rest and her religious faith consigned her to a better life beyond the grave. Mrs. Annie C. McCarthy, an honorable resident of Denison for many years, after a protracted indisposition, died at her home in the 900 block of West Chestnut st., Sunday, April 17. Her children, with the exception of John, were all at the bedside when the end came and during her long illness had been her attendants. Mrs. McCarthy was one of the best mothers and wives that ever lived. She was in all respects a model woman, and that expression covers all that we love and respect in the opposite sex. She was a good mother and brought up her large family in a manner that commands the respect of all. The McCarthy children have always reflected great credit on their parents for the manner in which they have been brought up. During her long illness she has borne up with fortitude and was uncomplaining even in the presence of death. She was a devoted member of the Catholic church and was sustained by that faith during her long illness, and died peacefully in the bosom of the church. She is survived by six children, John, James, Aloysius, Nettie and Annie McCarthy and Mrs. J. E. Williams; Mrs. Dan O'Neal, sister and Frank McGlinn, brother. The children live here and the brother and sister live in Philadelphia. All the children will be here for the funeral. All were at the deathbed but Jon who is a traveling salesman and arrived too late. Miss Annie McGlinn was born in Reading, Pa., Oct. 3, 1843, and married to P. D. McCarthy in August, 1875. Of this union nine children were born. Mrs. Kate Fell, a sister of Mr. McCarthy, was with Mrs. McCarthy during her last moments. Mrs. McCarthy was a member of St. Joseph's Church and a member of St. Patrick's Altar Society. She was also a member of Mistletoe Division of the G. I. A. to B. of L. E., Mr. McCarthy before his death being one of the best known engineers of the city. The funeral was conducted at St. Joseph's Church, Rev. Father Hutchison officiating. High mass was said for the repose of the soul. The church edifice was crowded to the doors and many were unable to gain admission. We cannot recollect seeing such a profusion of flowers, the contributions of friends and the Catholic societies of which Mrs. McCarthy was an esteemed member. The casket (white_ was literally smothered with flowers. There was attached to the funeral cortege the white hearse in which children are carried to their last resting place, and the vehicle was filled with flowers which were scattered at the grave. Not in our recolleciton have we even seen so many floral tributes at the grave of any one. And she will rest well at Calvalry cemetery, the flowers typifying her beautiful life on earth. Calvary Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message |
