Oakland County MI Archives Obituaries.....Banta, Elva Juna (Van Wagoner) September 27, 1916 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Pardo mpardo@direcway.com August 4, 2005, 12:07 am Oxford Leader Mrs. Elva Banta, beloved wife of William Banta, of this village, died September 27th, at her home in this village of a complication of diseases aged 55 years. She ran the journey of her life in a little over half a century. It is a path marked with deeds of kindness and cheer, not thorns, sunshine, not shadow did she scatter everywhere. With these she was lavish. Truth was the inspiration of her life, and by kindness she exemplified its great worth. Was not her life full of Godlikeness? All the care and love that skilled physicians and an anxious household could devise and apply for her comfort and assistance were brought into play, but the fiat of Him who rules our incomings and outgoings had been issued and after a brief struggle, despite the prayers and entreaties of all who knew and loved her, their appeals were overruled. Left to mourn are the husband, three sons, William, of Oakwood; Arie and Claude, of Haley; and two daughters, Mrs. Heber Beardsley, of Seymour Lake, and Miss Edna, at home surviving are also four sisters, Mrs. Frank Richards, of Orion; Mrs. Charles Schroeder, Mrs. John Monroe and Mrs. Josephine Banghart; three brothers, Frank, Mate of Owosso, and Lemuel Van Wagoner, of Detroit. Deceased was a member of the order of O.E.S., Oxford. The funeral, held Saturday from her late home, was conducted by Rev. Turner, of the Congregational church. The flowers at the funeral were many and beautiful, but not more beautiful than the face that rested so peacefully among them. Beautiful in live beautiful in death, but far more beautiful in the glorious resurrection morn. Flowers seem to be the best emblem we have to express our love, for we wreathe them around the cradle, the marriage alter and the tomb. Thus would we leave her, and in memory keep her, as sweetly reposing among the beautiful and fragrant flowers. "Fare Thee well, oh Thou to memory dear! Dust to dust, and lulled to slumbers sweet sleep on, forever, in the prison drear. But in realms on high shall our spirits meet." Additional Comments: From the book "The Van Wagoner Family, A Genealogy" by Philo Van Wagoner File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/oakland/obits/b/banta271gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb