Branch County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kellogg, Lois  1867
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The Coldwater Republican, May 25 1867
DIED At her residence, in Coldwater, May 7th, 1867, Mrs. Lois Kellogg, aged 78 
years. Mrs. Lois Kellogg was born at Salem, Conn., in 1789, from which she 
removed to the state of New York when she married. She made a profession of 
religion and united with the Free Will Baptist church in Penfield, Monroe 
county, of which she remained a devoted member till she removed in 1839 to 
Michigan. There not being a Free Will Baptist church near here, she united with 
the regular Baptists at Coldwater, and remained a member the remainder of her 
life. It were no common pleasure to state her good qualities, though "thought 
be broken and language lame" to state them on paper. hers was a life necessary 
to be seen to be appreciated. She was not only a "mother in Israel" but a 
devoted friend of the poor. She would not indulge in luxuries with the needy 
around her. When the rich called on her she would inquire if they knew any very 
poor people; if so, she wished they sent to her, and if any one sought charity 
at her house in her absence, she regretted it as a lost opportunity for doing 
good. She was not satisfied by relieving want under her immediate observation 
only, but frequently sought out the poor at a distance and sent them relief.  
She was a friend of the down-trodden and oppressed, a warm friend of missions 
at home and abroad, a friend and patron of every good thing. She was faithful 
in commending religion to all with whom she came in contact. Few passed from 
her presence without hearing something in favor of Christianity, and her 
precept was supported by example. Scarcely if ever was she known to say or do a 
wrong thing. Very few can look back from a dying pillow over a long life and 
see as little to regret as she. To her the conflict of life, though severe, was 
a constant joy. Her last illness was very painful and severe, but she never 
murmured, though desirous to "depart and be with Christ." She enjoyed her 
facilities and Christian hope to the last, and fell asleep in hope of a 
glorious resurrection. May it be said of her, "Blessed are the dead who die in 
the Lord" yea, saith the spirit, for they rest from their labors and their 
works do follow them.
 

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