Edna Marsh's obituary, Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan
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SUBJECT: Edna Louise MARSH
SUBMITTER: Jan Lubitz Sedore
EMAIL: am0773@a1access.net
DATE: Apr 11, 1999
SURNAMES: MARSH, BENEDICT
Vermontville Scrapbook #1, Page 162
THE VERMONTVILLE ECHO
April 16, 1913

OBITUARY: EDNA LOUISE MARSH
Last December we chronicled the death of Miss Edna Louise Marsh at
her home in La Mesa, California. Last Saturday the body, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs Anna Marsh, and Mr. and Mrs Willis Bishop, arrived
in Vermontville from California when the body was taken to Woodlawn
cemetery were it was placed in its final resting place in the family
lot, Rev. Robert Daizell conducting short services at the grave.

The following tribute from a San Diego paper was published at the
time of her passing away last December.
CALLED HOME

Edna Louise Marsh, daughter of Anna B. Marsh and the late Rev. Henry
Marsh, passed away a the home of her mother, in La Mesa, California,
December 21st, 1912.

Two years ago the deceased came to California in search of health,
and for eighteen months she was with her mother, lived at the home
of her uncle, E. E. Benedict, in San Diego. In June last, Mrs Marsh
purchased a home in La Mesa, where the past six months have been spent.
A brief service was held at her mother's home before the remains were
taken to the home of her uncle in San Diego where the funeral was
conducted on Monday morning, December 23, Dr. Thorp, of the First
Congregational Church, who officiated, closed his service with Terryson's
"Crossing the Bar," one of her favorite poems. By her request
the selections, "Abide With Me" and Jerusalem, the Golden,"
were sung by La Mesa friends. Beautiful floral offerings were the
tribute from many friends.

Every comfort possible has surrounded the sick one during her illness.
Throughout the past two years hopes and fears have alternated until
a few weeks since all realized that the end was near.

Edna had her ambitions for life and wanted to recover. Alone the battle
was fought. Longing for life here was exchanged for a desire for the
life beyond. A sweet Christian faith triumphed. A bright sunny disposition,
a genial personality and a supreme unselfishness were characteristics,
which endeared her to her many friends.