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Obituary of Edgar Cline

From 21 June 1905, Clark County (IL) Herald


Edgar, third son of Charles C. and Mayme Cline, was born in
Walnut Prairie December 27, 1889, and died at West Union June
20, 1905, age 15 years, 5 months and 24 days.  He leaves
father, mother, three brothers and one sister to mourn his
early death.  His last sickness was of short duration and he
was not thought dangerously ill until a short time before
death came.  Edgar was a boy of excellent habits, obedient to
his parents, industrious and painstaking, always thoughtful of
his mother whom he loved devotedly.

The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Warner of York at the
home, where the white casket was carried into the yard and
placed beneath the spreading branches of the large beautiful
forest trees, where nature lent an additional loveliness as
though the peace of Paradise had fallen upon the shadow of
death.  The text from which the helpful, uplifting sermon was
taken was from Luke 7, latter clause of verse 13, "Weep Not."
As Jesus spoke these words to that mother at the time and
place so far removed from the present time and place which
brought such comfort and joy to her heart, so He has as great
compassion and is just as near today to this bereft family,
and if they but heed his kindly voice it will bring into their
lives a calm content and courage to face the trials and duties
of life and prepare them to meet the dear one to whom he is
able to give life eternal as He was to bring to newness of
life, as he lay in the iciness of death, the poor widow's son,
beside whose bier he stood near the city of Nain in far off
Galilee hundreds of years ago, and for them may the beacon
light of Calvary shine in divine love from the open door of
the Father's house until it explores the shores of the great
eternity--where John saw the holy city, where the people of
God shall dwell with Him forevermore, where he that overcometh
shall sit with Him on His throne and He shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more
pain.  Glorious promise that there remaineth such rest for the
people of God.

The floral tributes were many and beautiful.  A large audience
was present at the funeral and a long procession followed the
remains to its resting place in the Brick cemetery.

The family have the sincere sympathy of the community in being
bereft of one in whom they had such ..... 

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