Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Coughanour, Galena 1927
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The Payette Independent 11-10-1927
The Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, November 10, 1927
 
MRS. COUGHANOUR CALLED IN DEATH
 
PROMINENT PIONEER RESIDENT OF PAYETTE SUCCUMBED TO LINGERING ILLNESS MONDAY 
AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 7
 
The whole city was deeply moved on Monday afternoon when it became known that 
Mrs. William A. Coughanour had passed away.  The deceased lady had failed very 
markedly during the last few months but she had borne a long and painful 
illness with great courage and the gentle patience that was so characteristic 
of her.
 
Mrs. Coughanour, formerly Galena Bunting, was born at Belle Vernon, 
Pennsylvania, on May 22nd, 1817 and was married to Mr. W. A. Coughanour at 
Belle Vernon on March 8th, 1874.  The newly married couple made their first 
home at Quartzburg, Idaho where Mr. Coughenour was the owner of the Gold Hill 
Mine.  In 1885 they moved to Boise and thence to Payette in 1886, where for 
more than forty years they have been amongst the most prominent citizens in 
the community.
 
For many years Mrs. Coughanour was a member of the Portia Club and worked 
untiringly in every movement for the benefit of the community.  She belonged 
to the order of the Rebeccas and was the recipient of the highest honors in 
their power to bestow.  Her activities in the Lodge had taken her to many 
parts of the State and beyond and her friends are to be found far and wide.  
To her the obligations of the sisterhood were no mere sentiment but were 
founded upon fundamental principals of truth and were therefore to be followed 
in daily life.  To all with whom she came in contact she gave lavishly of her 
kindness and gentleness and so gained not merely their esteem, but what is so 
much more, their love.  Among the Rebeccas the benediction of her presence 
will not be soon forgotten.
 
Mrs. Coughanour was a Communicant of St. James Church and from its early days 
was one of the church's most faithful workers.  For many years she was 
secretary of St. James Guild and only resigned when the passing of the years 
convinced her that she could no longer perform the duties as effectively as in 
the past.  She still continued in active membership however and ill-health 
alone prevented her attendance at the meetings.  In her church worship she was 
most devout and her soul tasted to the full of the joy of worship.  No one 
could more truly say than she "I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go 
into the house of the Lord."  Shortly before her death she received the last 
Sacraments of the church and joined in the familiar words of the office she 
knew and loved so well.  Thus in life she found the source of the power which 
made her strong and which gave her wisdom, so that her counsel was always wise 
and comforting, and a loyalty to her church, her family and her friends which 
never failed.  Gentleness and kindness marked her path through life -- a path 
which shall indeed "shine more and more unto the perfect day."
 
Funeral services were held at St. James' church Wednesday at 10 o'clock A. M., 
and were conducted by Rev. Thomas Ashworth, rector.  Interment took place at 
Riverside cemetery.


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