From the Westford Wardsman, 14 Sept. 1912
The sweet spirit of Mrs. Mary E. Fletcher entered into rest shortly before midnight Tuesday of this week. The end did not come as a surprise to her many friends for she has been ill for a long time, having been confined to her bed for several months and death came as a release from great weakness and suffering which she bore with much patience and fortitude.
Mary E. Leighton was born June 18, 1843, the second daughter of Amos and Elvira (Bacon) Leighton. Her childhood and girlhood were spent at the Leighton homestead in the south part of the town and she was educated in the town schools and at Westford academy. In August, 1866 [1865], she was united in marriage with Charles H. Fletcher. Her early married home was in the Westford depot neighborhood, but in the autumn of 1871 Mr. Fletcher purchased the large farm at the Center, now owned by Walter J. Merritt and this was their home for about forty years. After Mr. Fletcher's death in the fall of 1905, Mrs. Fletcher sold the farm, reserving the building lot upon which the present pleasant home is built.
Mrs. Fletcher possessed a rarely beautiful character. People old and young and in all walks of life loved her. She leaves as a gentle bequest to all who knew her the memory of a sweet and gentle yet firm and gracious womanhood. Never possessing robust physical health, yet she met all the relations of life as daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend and neighbor with sincere fidelity.
To the larger life of the community Mrs. Fletcher contributed her full share. To the Congregational church, where she always attended while health permitted, her loyal helpfulness will be much missed. Also, the Tadmuck club of which she was a charter member and always interested in its best welfare.
Mrs. Fletcher is survived by an only daughter Nellie; three sisters—Mrs. Gilmer [Elvira Maria] Stone and Miss Ida E. Leighton of Westford and Mrs. Chauncey M. [Sarah Fidelia] Favor of San Francisco, Cal.; also, one niece, Miss Frances Leighton of Hollis, N.H.
The funeral services took place Friday afternoon at her late home at two o'clock. A more extended account of which will be given next week.
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From the Westford Wardsman, 21 Sept. 1912
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary E. Fletcher took place on last week Friday afternoon at her late home at two o'clock. There were a large gathering of relatives and friends come to pay the last tribute of respect to a beloved friend. Many beautiful floral tokens conveyed their message of love and sympathy. Rev. David Wallace, Mrs. Fletcher's pastor, was the officiating clergyman, and paid a rare tribute of appreciation to her memory, basing his thought from Hebrews 11-23: "For he endured as seeing things that are invisible," giving special emphasis to the unswerving fidelity and quiet heroism that so characterized her life.
The Mendelssohn quartet of Lowell rendered three beautiful selections, "Sometime we'll understand," "Will there be any stars in my crown," and "When the day of toil is done." The bearers were Wayland F. Balch, W. H. H. Burbeck, Walter J. Merritt and Samuel G. Humiston. Burial was in the family lot in Fairview cemetery. Following is a list of the funeral offerings:
Pillow, Miss Eleanor L. Fletcher, daughter; wreaths, Mrs. Stone and Miss Leighton, Mrs. Hiram Whitney; lyre, Mrs. Leighton and daughter Frances; cut flowers, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hildreth, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Colburn, Mrs. Arthur Blodgett, Mrs. Fifield; plaque, Misses Atwood; sprays, Mrs. C. O. Favor, Mrs. Lucy Fletcher and Mrs. Worthen, J. M. Fletcher and family, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Heywood, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Haywood, Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Humiston, Miss Mary L. Hutchins, Mrs. Wells and Miss Handey, Mrs. M. J. Wheeler and Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wheeler, H. L. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Hildreth, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Merritt, Mrs. Hamlin and daughters, Mrs. Sarah M. Harris, Mrs. Ida M. Gould, Mrs. Isles and daughter, Union Congregational church, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Balch; bouquet, Miss Mabel Prescott.
The sweet spirit of Mrs. Mary E. Fletcher entered into rest shortly before midnight Tuesday of this week. The end did not come as a surprise to her many friends for she has been ill for a long time, having been confined to her bed for several months and death came as a release from great weakness and suffering which she bore with much patience and fortitude.
Mary E. Leighton was born June 18, 1843, the second daughter of Amos and Elvira (Bacon) Leighton. Her childhood and girlhood were spent at the Leighton homestead in the south part of the town and she was educated in the town schools and at Westford academy. In August, 1866 [1865], she was united in marriage with Charles H. Fletcher. Her early married home was in the Westford depot neighborhood, but in the autumn of 1871 Mr. Fletcher purchased the large farm at the Center, now owned by Walter J. Merritt and this was their home for about forty years. After Mr. Fletcher's death in the fall of 1905, Mrs. Fletcher sold the farm, reserving the building lot upon which the present pleasant home is built.
Mrs. Fletcher possessed a rarely beautiful character. People old and young and in all walks of life loved her. She leaves as a gentle bequest to all who knew her the memory of a sweet and gentle yet firm and gracious womanhood. Never possessing robust physical health, yet she met all the relations of life as daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend and neighbor with sincere fidelity.
To the larger life of the community Mrs. Fletcher contributed her full share. To the Congregational church, where she always attended while health permitted, her loyal helpfulness will be much missed. Also, the Tadmuck club of which she was a charter member and always interested in its best welfare.
Mrs. Fletcher is survived by an only daughter Nellie; three sisters—Mrs. Gilmer [Elvira Maria] Stone and Miss Ida E. Leighton of Westford and Mrs. Chauncey M. [Sarah Fidelia] Favor of San Francisco, Cal.; also, one niece, Miss Frances Leighton of Hollis, N.H.
The funeral services took place Friday afternoon at her late home at two o'clock. A more extended account of which will be given next week.
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From the Westford Wardsman, 21 Sept. 1912
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary E. Fletcher took place on last week Friday afternoon at her late home at two o'clock. There were a large gathering of relatives and friends come to pay the last tribute of respect to a beloved friend. Many beautiful floral tokens conveyed their message of love and sympathy. Rev. David Wallace, Mrs. Fletcher's pastor, was the officiating clergyman, and paid a rare tribute of appreciation to her memory, basing his thought from Hebrews 11-23: "For he endured as seeing things that are invisible," giving special emphasis to the unswerving fidelity and quiet heroism that so characterized her life.
The Mendelssohn quartet of Lowell rendered three beautiful selections, "Sometime we'll understand," "Will there be any stars in my crown," and "When the day of toil is done." The bearers were Wayland F. Balch, W. H. H. Burbeck, Walter J. Merritt and Samuel G. Humiston. Burial was in the family lot in Fairview cemetery. Following is a list of the funeral offerings:
Pillow, Miss Eleanor L. Fletcher, daughter; wreaths, Mrs. Stone and Miss Leighton, Mrs. Hiram Whitney; lyre, Mrs. Leighton and daughter Frances; cut flowers, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hildreth, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Colburn, Mrs. Arthur Blodgett, Mrs. Fifield; plaque, Misses Atwood; sprays, Mrs. C. O. Favor, Mrs. Lucy Fletcher and Mrs. Worthen, J. M. Fletcher and family, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Heywood, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Haywood, Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Humiston, Miss Mary L. Hutchins, Mrs. Wells and Miss Handey, Mrs. M. J. Wheeler and Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wheeler, H. L. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Hildreth, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Merritt, Mrs. Hamlin and daughters, Mrs. Sarah M. Harris, Mrs. Ida M. Gould, Mrs. Isles and daughter, Union Congregational church, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Balch; bouquet, Miss Mabel Prescott.
From the Westford Wardsman, 14 Sept. 1912
The sweet spirit of Mrs. Mary E. Fletcher entered into rest shortly before midnight Tuesday of this week. The end did not come as a surprise to her many friends for she has been ill for a long time, having been confined to her bed for several months and death came as a release from great weakness and suffering which she bore with much patience and fortitude.
Mary E. Leighton was born June 18, 1843, the second daughter of Amos and Elvira (Bacon) Leighton. Her childhood and girlhood were spent at the Leighton homestead in the south part of the town and she was educated in the town schools and at Westford academy. In August, 1866 [1865], she was united in marriage with Charles H. Fletcher. Her early married home was in the Westford depot neighborhood, but in the autumn of 1871 Mr. Fletcher purchased the large farm at the Center, now owned by Walter J. Merritt and this was their home for about forty years. After Mr. Fletcher's death in the fall of 1905, Mrs. Fletcher sold the farm, reserving the building lot upon which the present pleasant home is built.
Mrs. Fletcher possessed a rarely beautiful character. People old and young and in all walks of life loved her. She leaves as a gentle bequest to all who knew her the memory of a sweet and gentle yet firm and gracious womanhood. Never possessing robust physical health, yet she met all the relations of life as daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend and neighbor with sincere fidelity.
To the larger life of the community Mrs. Fletcher contributed her full share. To the Congregational church, where she always attended while health permitted, her loyal helpfulness will be much missed. Also, the Tadmuck club of which she was a charter member and always interested in its best welfare.
Mrs. Fletcher is survived by an only daughter Nellie; three sisters—Mrs. Gilmer [Elvira Maria] Stone and Miss Ida E. Leighton of Westford and Mrs. Chauncey M. [Sarah Fidelia] Favor of San Francisco, Cal.; also, one niece, Miss Frances Leighton of Hollis, N.H.
The funeral services took place Friday afternoon at her late home at two o'clock. A more extended account of which will be given next week.
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From the Westford Wardsman, 21 Sept. 1912
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary E. Fletcher took place on last week Friday afternoon at her late home at two o'clock. There were a large gathering of relatives and friends come to pay the last tribute of respect to a beloved friend. Many beautiful floral tokens conveyed their message of love and sympathy. Rev. David Wallace, Mrs. Fletcher's pastor, was the officiating clergyman, and paid a rare tribute of appreciation to her memory, basing his thought from Hebrews 11-23: "For he endured as seeing things that are invisible," giving special emphasis to the unswerving fidelity and quiet heroism that so characterized her life.
The Mendelssohn quartet of Lowell rendered three beautiful selections, "Sometime we'll understand," "Will there be any stars in my crown," and "When the day of toil is done." The bearers were Wayland F. Balch, W. H. H. Burbeck, Walter J. Merritt and Samuel G. Humiston. Burial was in the family lot in Fairview cemetery. Following is a list of the funeral offerings:
Pillow, Miss Eleanor L. Fletcher, daughter; wreaths, Mrs. Stone and Miss Leighton, Mrs. Hiram Whitney; lyre, Mrs. Leighton and daughter Frances; cut flowers, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hildreth, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Colburn, Mrs. Arthur Blodgett, Mrs. Fifield; plaque, Misses Atwood; sprays, Mrs. C. O. Favor, Mrs. Lucy Fletcher and Mrs. Worthen, J. M. Fletcher and family, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Heywood, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Haywood, Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Humiston, Miss Mary L. Hutchins, Mrs. Wells and Miss Handey, Mrs. M. J. Wheeler and Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wheeler, H. L. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Hildreth, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Merritt, Mrs. Hamlin and daughters, Mrs. Sarah M. Harris, Mrs. Ida M. Gould, Mrs. Isles and daughter, Union Congregational church, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Balch; bouquet, Miss Mabel Prescott.
The sweet spirit of Mrs. Mary E. Fletcher entered into rest shortly before midnight Tuesday of this week. The end did not come as a surprise to her many friends for she has been ill for a long time, having been confined to her bed for several months and death came as a release from great weakness and suffering which she bore with much patience and fortitude.
Mary E. Leighton was born June 18, 1843, the second daughter of Amos and Elvira (Bacon) Leighton. Her childhood and girlhood were spent at the Leighton homestead in the south part of the town and she was educated in the town schools and at Westford academy. In August, 1866 [1865], she was united in marriage with Charles H. Fletcher. Her early married home was in the Westford depot neighborhood, but in the autumn of 1871 Mr. Fletcher purchased the large farm at the Center, now owned by Walter J. Merritt and this was their home for about forty years. After Mr. Fletcher's death in the fall of 1905, Mrs. Fletcher sold the farm, reserving the building lot upon which the present pleasant home is built.
Mrs. Fletcher possessed a rarely beautiful character. People old and young and in all walks of life loved her. She leaves as a gentle bequest to all who knew her the memory of a sweet and gentle yet firm and gracious womanhood. Never possessing robust physical health, yet she met all the relations of life as daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend and neighbor with sincere fidelity.
To the larger life of the community Mrs. Fletcher contributed her full share. To the Congregational church, where she always attended while health permitted, her loyal helpfulness will be much missed. Also, the Tadmuck club of which she was a charter member and always interested in its best welfare.
Mrs. Fletcher is survived by an only daughter Nellie; three sisters—Mrs. Gilmer [Elvira Maria] Stone and Miss Ida E. Leighton of Westford and Mrs. Chauncey M. [Sarah Fidelia] Favor of San Francisco, Cal.; also, one niece, Miss Frances Leighton of Hollis, N.H.
The funeral services took place Friday afternoon at her late home at two o'clock. A more extended account of which will be given next week.
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From the Westford Wardsman, 21 Sept. 1912
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary E. Fletcher took place on last week Friday afternoon at her late home at two o'clock. There were a large gathering of relatives and friends come to pay the last tribute of respect to a beloved friend. Many beautiful floral tokens conveyed their message of love and sympathy. Rev. David Wallace, Mrs. Fletcher's pastor, was the officiating clergyman, and paid a rare tribute of appreciation to her memory, basing his thought from Hebrews 11-23: "For he endured as seeing things that are invisible," giving special emphasis to the unswerving fidelity and quiet heroism that so characterized her life.
The Mendelssohn quartet of Lowell rendered three beautiful selections, "Sometime we'll understand," "Will there be any stars in my crown," and "When the day of toil is done." The bearers were Wayland F. Balch, W. H. H. Burbeck, Walter J. Merritt and Samuel G. Humiston. Burial was in the family lot in Fairview cemetery. Following is a list of the funeral offerings:
Pillow, Miss Eleanor L. Fletcher, daughter; wreaths, Mrs. Stone and Miss Leighton, Mrs. Hiram Whitney; lyre, Mrs. Leighton and daughter Frances; cut flowers, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hildreth, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Colburn, Mrs. Arthur Blodgett, Mrs. Fifield; plaque, Misses Atwood; sprays, Mrs. C. O. Favor, Mrs. Lucy Fletcher and Mrs. Worthen, J. M. Fletcher and family, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Heywood, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Haywood, Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Humiston, Miss Mary L. Hutchins, Mrs. Wells and Miss Handey, Mrs. M. J. Wheeler and Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wheeler, H. L. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Hildreth, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Merritt, Mrs. Hamlin and daughters, Mrs. Sarah M. Harris, Mrs. Ida M. Gould, Mrs. Isles and daughter, Union Congregational church, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Balch; bouquet, Miss Mabel Prescott.
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