Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Gorham, Joanna S. 1925
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The Payette Independent 10-1-1925
The Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, October 1, 1925
 
Mrs. A. L. Gorham Called by Death

That death loves a shining light has been once more demonstrated in this 
community in the taking away of Mrs. A. L. Gorham of this city who passed from 
this life at 9:35 Tuesday morning after an illness of five weeks, during which 
she bore her sufferings with the fortitude and resignation of the true 
Christian soul that she was.

Mrs. Gorham was a member of the Church of the Brethren, in the ministry of 
which her husband had labored for many years. Always weighted with the burden 
of doing for others, she worked at her husband's side for the saving of souls 
and the betterment of mankind. Her lifework, both in the home and among others 
was a labor of love and her gentle ministrations will be missed by hundreds of 
loving friends in this community.

Joanna S. Halloway was born in Wells county, Indiana, April 27, 1861 and spent 
her childhood there. She later removed with her parents to Conway Springs, 
Kansas, where she was united in marriage to A. L. Gorham, July 16, 1879.

After their marriage they lived in Kansas for ten years and then moved to 
Oklahoma where they resided until 1908 when they came to Payette to make their 
home. Seven children were born in their union, two of which died in infancy. 
The others are S. A. Gorham of Emmett; Mrs. Ethel Mohler, of Fruitland; Mrs. 
Minnie Slater, of Boise; Mrs. Jennie Bohannan, of Payette; and Walter Gorham, 
of Fruitland. The bereaved husband and all of the children were with her when 
her spirit took it's flight.

Funeral services were held at the Church of the Brethren at 10:30 this 
morning, and there was a large outpouring of sorrowing friends, the 
congregation being one of the largest ever seen at a funeral service in 
Payette. The floral offerings were many and beautiful and testified to the 
esteem in which Mrs. Gorham was held in this community. The funeral services 
were conducted by Rev. Samuel Bolinger, assisted by J. E. Shamberger, and were 
very impressive. Interment took place at Riverside cemetery.

Card of Thanks
We wish to most gratefully thank the kind friends and all who participated in 
the beautiful floral offerings and assisted during the illness and following 
the death of our beloved wife and mother. Your acts of kindness and tenderness 
will live with us while life lasts. 
A. L. Gorham
S. A. Gorham
Mrs. Ethel Mohler
Mrs. Jennie Bohannan
Walter Gorham 

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