Mrs. Sam Dewar who died Friday afternoon of last week, was born July 1, 1874, near Coloma, daughter of Ebenezer and Jessie Chesebro, and named Anna Lydia. She was the last survivor of a family of four children.
She was united in marriage to Sam Dewar, September 26th 1895. Five children were borh to this union; Blanche, Mrs. Gerald J. Donahue, Oak Park, Ill., Beulah, Mrs. Robert Schimmelpfenig, Montello; Belva, Mrs. Ray J. Davis, Sacramento, California; Bessie, Mrs. Leroy C. Arndt, Westfield; and Wilson, who passed away in infancy.
Mrs. Dewar lived what might be termed a long and useful life. One of her proudest possessions was her Red Cross pin presented to her for her twenty-five years of service to the organization. She began this work during the First World War and continued to serve until after the Second World War.
During the Flu epidemic of 1918 she cared for many of the stricken in their homes, this in addition to her home responsibilities.
She befriended many, young and old, taking them into her own home and caring for them, counseling with them in her mother-like way. Hundreds have been blessed by her sympathy and kindness in time of tragedy or trouble. Victorious living in action. Meanwhile she was not unmindful of her own parents, providing a home for them in their declining years.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and through the years maintained an active interest in the various phases of church work. Her last act of service was that of heading a financial campaign to secure the new organ.
She was united in marriage to Sam Dewar, September 26th 1895. Five children were borh to this union; Blanche, Mrs. Gerald J. Donahue, Oak Park, Ill., Beulah, Mrs. Robert Schimmelpfenig, Montello; Belva, Mrs. Ray J. Davis, Sacramento, California; Bessie, Mrs. Leroy C. Arndt, Westfield; and Wilson, who passed away in infancy.
Mrs. Dewar lived what might be termed a long and useful life. One of her proudest possessions was her Red Cross pin presented to her for her twenty-five years of service to the organization. She began this work during the First World War and continued to serve until after the Second World War.
During the Flu epidemic of 1918 she cared for many of the stricken in their homes, this in addition to her home responsibilities.
She befriended many, young and old, taking them into her own home and caring for them, counseling with them in her mother-like way. Hundreds have been blessed by her sympathy and kindness in time of tragedy or trouble. Victorious living in action. Meanwhile she was not unmindful of her own parents, providing a home for them in their declining years.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and through the years maintained an active interest in the various phases of church work. Her last act of service was that of heading a financial campaign to secure the new organ.
Mrs. Sam Dewar who died Friday afternoon of last week, was born July 1, 1874, near Coloma, daughter of Ebenezer and Jessie Chesebro, and named Anna Lydia. She was the last survivor of a family of four children.
She was united in marriage to Sam Dewar, September 26th 1895. Five children were borh to this union; Blanche, Mrs. Gerald J. Donahue, Oak Park, Ill., Beulah, Mrs. Robert Schimmelpfenig, Montello; Belva, Mrs. Ray J. Davis, Sacramento, California; Bessie, Mrs. Leroy C. Arndt, Westfield; and Wilson, who passed away in infancy.
Mrs. Dewar lived what might be termed a long and useful life. One of her proudest possessions was her Red Cross pin presented to her for her twenty-five years of service to the organization. She began this work during the First World War and continued to serve until after the Second World War.
During the Flu epidemic of 1918 she cared for many of the stricken in their homes, this in addition to her home responsibilities.
She befriended many, young and old, taking them into her own home and caring for them, counseling with them in her mother-like way. Hundreds have been blessed by her sympathy and kindness in time of tragedy or trouble. Victorious living in action. Meanwhile she was not unmindful of her own parents, providing a home for them in their declining years.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and through the years maintained an active interest in the various phases of church work. Her last act of service was that of heading a financial campaign to secure the new organ.
She was united in marriage to Sam Dewar, September 26th 1895. Five children were borh to this union; Blanche, Mrs. Gerald J. Donahue, Oak Park, Ill., Beulah, Mrs. Robert Schimmelpfenig, Montello; Belva, Mrs. Ray J. Davis, Sacramento, California; Bessie, Mrs. Leroy C. Arndt, Westfield; and Wilson, who passed away in infancy.
Mrs. Dewar lived what might be termed a long and useful life. One of her proudest possessions was her Red Cross pin presented to her for her twenty-five years of service to the organization. She began this work during the First World War and continued to serve until after the Second World War.
During the Flu epidemic of 1918 she cared for many of the stricken in their homes, this in addition to her home responsibilities.
She befriended many, young and old, taking them into her own home and caring for them, counseling with them in her mother-like way. Hundreds have been blessed by her sympathy and kindness in time of tragedy or trouble. Victorious living in action. Meanwhile she was not unmindful of her own parents, providing a home for them in their declining years.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and through the years maintained an active interest in the various phases of church work. Her last act of service was that of heading a financial campaign to secure the new organ.
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