Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Beardsley, Laurinda C. 1917
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Payette Enterprise 10-18-1917
Payette Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, October 18, 1917

LAURINDA C. BEARDSLEY

Miss Beardsley, well known to all Payette people died at St. Alphonso hospital 
Monday evening, the 15th of October. She had been in poor health for a couple 
of months, and underwent an operation for gallstones some weeks since. The 
results of that appeared to be good, but the case turned out otherwise. After 
her return home she ? in health and last Sunday it became plain that another 
opening of the wound was necessary if she was to have a chance for life. But 
it turned out that she was too weak for the ordeal and death came at the hour 
slated above. The funeral services will be at the Presbyterian church but at 
the time of writing this the hour is not set as the ? have not all been able 
to get here yet. Burial will be in the New Plymouth cemetery, New Plymouth 
having been the family home when first they came to Idaho. 

Miss Beardsley was born in Burlington, Ia, Nov. 1st. 1852. Being left an 
orphan at an early age she was given a home in the family of Nathan R. Lewis 
of Danville, Iowa and has shared all the blessings and changes of that home 
until now. Her name has been spoken in connection with that of Miss Ellan M. 
Lewis in all her Payette life. The other members of the Lewis family had gone 
their various ways and these two remained and maintained a home of similar 
charm, these last seven years. 

Obituary notices are naturally eulogistic; but there is no way of telling the 
truth about Miss Beardsley without putting her in a high class. She accepted 
Christ as her Lord and united with the Congregational Church of Danville, 
Iowa, at the age of seventeen; but that much might be said and to many people 
would say very little. But to say that those who knew her agreed that 
selfishness did not seem to be existent in her is getting onto ground where 
readers will feel an opinion. And yet it is not one which beyond, the fact. 
She had delight in her Church life but her joy was in filling weeks and months 
and years full with these deeds that are mentioned with approval in the Great 
Judgment scene of Matt: 25. To her are the words, "Well done good and faithful 
servant; Enter into the joy of the Lord."

Of her own relatives probably none will be in attendance at the funeral as 
they live in the far east. C. G. Lewis of Portland and another brother from 
Boise will be here. It is needless to say that the sympathy of all friends go 
out to Miss Lewis, who above all others will feel bereavement in the death of 
the one other member of her household.

Additional Comments:
Note:  Burial at Parkview Cemetery.

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