OBIT: Etta N. REAMER, 1899, Bedford County, PA

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Miss Etta N. Reamer    Bedford Gazette  7/7/1899

On Thursday of last week the blessed Lord Jesus went down into His garden of 
flowers to gather one of His loveliest lilies.  In sweetest accents of love, 
she breathed to her Lord: "I am my Beloved's and my Beloved IB mine; He feedeth 
among the lilies."  "His left hand is under my head, And His right hand doth 
embrace me."  When stricken with sickness, and a sedative was given her, with a 
presentiment of her departure, her last words were: "I will now hare a profound 
sleep."  At 11.40 o'clock at night she passed away in a sweet and placid 
sleep.  Doubtless the angelic hosts were encamped around her bedside and with 
great joy carried her immortal spirit to her blissful and eternal home, there 
to be forever with her blessed Savior.  A valued friend has paid this, tribute 
to her memory:  "The subject of this brief sketch has impressed her strong 
personality so deeply upon the mind and heart of our community that words 
eulogistic of her seem cold and cruel things.  "Although an invalid for a 
number of years her death was a shock to all, so suddenly and unexpectedly did 
the silent messenger come to her.  Unconscious of pain, her mind disengaged 
from a world in which she shirked no duty.  She peacefully fell asleep to wake 
with those she so fondly loved.  "Best of women, mother to the motherless, 
friend to the friendless, benignant and generous soul, thou art gone to thy 
reward."  Death came to her suddenly, quietly, without any darkness or fear.   
Peace, perfect peace, hovered over her until the vital spark had taken its 
flight.  In death, her face was sweet and lovely in its repose.  It is said 
that some persons are elected to be saved.  Do we understand what election 
means? It means the election is to serve and suffer.  In this sense, Etta N 
Reamer was an elected person, for her whole life was one of continuous, 
unselfish, un wearying and useful service, she served the sick, the afflicted, 
the suffering and the poor, by often visiting them, comforting them, and, when 
necessary, relieving their wants.  She made no distinction between the rich and 
the poor, the white and the colored people.  All alike received her sympathy 
and her care.  The distinctive feature of the present century is Altruism, on 
the principle of living and acting for the interest of others.  She acted upon 
this humane principle during her whole life.  No more touching tribute could 
have been paid to her memory than the concourse of the poor and the colored 
people, who called all day long to have a last gaze upon her pure, beautiful 
and peaceful face.  She suffered much - for several years she suffered physical 
ailment and mental trouble, but she always had the same happy and peaceful 
smile on her face.  No person in Bedford has ever rendered such faithful, 
unselfish and useful service to our people. And no one has ever been so 
generally beloved by them as she was. Her memory will ever be fresh in their 
hearts.  She was the eldest daughter of Dr. Francis C. Reamer and Georgians, 
his wife. He was an eminent physician and was a surgeon in the late civil war. 
He died on the 28th of April, 1870, aged forty-six years. His wife died on the 
23th of May, 1869, aged forty-four years. They had ten children.  Only two are 
living: Ida, married to P. C. Ambrose, of Philadelphia, and Charles C. Reamer, 
of Bedford.  The funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon at the 
residence of Charles C. Reamer. Nearly every family in Bedford was 
represented.  The attendance was very large and general.  The Rev. Mr. Carter, 
of the Episcopal church, Baltimore, Md., and Rev. C. C.  Adams, of the 
Presbyterian church Bedford, were the officiating clergy men. The pall-bearers 
were S. Metzger, John M. Reynolds, J. T. Alsip, Frank Fletcher, Frank E. Colvin 
and Edwin Middleton.   W.P.S.


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