San Diego County CA Archives Obituaries.....Strawbridge, Mary G. March 14, 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Michael Harris mikesearch@cox.net February 22, 2007, 3:51 pm San Diego Union, March 15 & 17, 1898 STRAWBRIDGE-In this city, March 14, 1898. Mary G., wife of John B. Strawbridge, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., aged 48 years. Friends are invited to attend the funeral services at Grand Army hall, 631 Sixth st. tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2 p.m., under the auspices of Datus E. Coon Post Woman’s Relief Corp. FUNERAL OF MRS. MARY G. STRAWBRIDGE Largely Attended The funeral of Mrs. Mary G. Strawbridge, took place yesterday afternoon at G.A.R. hall, under the auspices of Datus Coon and Heintzelman corps. Mrs. Strawbridge was a past president of the Datus E. Coon corps. The funeral services opened with singing, “Jesus, Lover of My Soul,” by the Methodist church choir. Rev. Mr. Heatey conducted the first part of the service, and after the singing of the second hymn, “Abide With Me,” the two corps took charge of the services and proceeded in the very impressive manner arranged in the ritual, about 150 members taking part. The floral offerings were very fine and in great abundance, and each member in passing the casket, placed thereon a bouquet. The set pieces were a standing cross in a bank of flowers from the janitors of the public schools, a Maltese cross from the Datus Coon corps, pillow from Heintzelman corps, cross from the Ladies of the Maccabees, Large tray of flowers from four of her most intimate friends, crescent from Julia Bruce Smith, heart from Mrs. Anna Keyes. Pillow from the Middletown school teachers, Bouquets of white sweet peas and white violets from Lizzie McConoughey, Cherokee roses from Eighth grade of Middletown school, and several bouquets of calla lilles, one of which showed the figures “48” representing the age of the deceased. The pallbearers were Comrades J.V. Hicks, D.L. Jones, Judge Murdock, P.D. Warburton, J.H. Grovesteen and Rice. ************************************************************************ GRAVESTONE PHOTO: Mt. Hope Cemetery http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/california/sandiego.html File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sandiego/obits/s/strawbri2836gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb