OBIT: Deborah (Smith) WALLACE, 1889, East Hopewell, York County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Rosalie Sommer sommer@suscom.net Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/york/ _______________________________________________ MRS DEBORAH WALLACE One of the oldest citizens of York County Mrs. Deborah WALLACE, of East Hopewell, died on Friday, Nov. 1st 1889, at 1:25 o'clock a.m., aged 91 years 7 months and 22 days. Mrs. WALLACE was a daughter of Robert and Mary SMITH, of Penncader Hundred, Newcastle county, Delaware. Her parents died when she was ten years old. She then came to live with her uncle, Wm. SMITH, of Hopewell township, York county, Pa. She was married to Alexander WALLACE, March 26, 1826, who died December 21, 1861. She lived the rest of her life with her children, principally with two of her daughters. In her life she was convicted of sin through the preaching of the late Dr. Samuel Martin and others at a revival at Centre Presbyterian church. She then gave herself fully to the service of her Lord, having as she often told her children, experienced the new birth. In all her after life her walk and conversation were such as became a follower of the meek and lowly Jesus; and now her children rise up and call her blessed, whom she so earnestly taught the religion of Jesus, and for whom she with her husband of blessed memory prayed with and taught them to pray to that same blessed Savior whose praises she is now singing in glory. She was the mother of eight children - three sons and five daughters, four of whom survive her; also ten grandchildren, eight of whom are yet living, and two great grandchildren. "Dear in God's sight are his saints; death, and their works do follow them." She often spoke of her death as her entrance into her glorious Home. Among her last words were, "I want to go home; oh! I want to go home." When asked where she wanted to go, she replied: "I want to go home to Jesus." Her last words were, "Oh, Lord Jesus, pardon all my sins and be my portion forever. Par - don all-my-sin-and be-my por-tion-for-ever." Then her countenance lit up with a glow of - shall I say holy joy? Yes, I will say holy joy for it was none other; and it was evident to all present that she was seeing what is not often seen by mortal eyes. Then a few more gasps and Mortar Wallace was no more. Peace to her ashes. She is the last of all her generation of relatives. The funeral was held at Guinston, Sabbath, November 3d; burial at Guinston church. Services were conducted by Rev. T. L. Springer, in the absence of her pastor, Rev. John Jamison. Undertaker, Wm. J. Mummie, of Stewartstown; pallbearers, A. HYSEN, Jacob GROVE, J. T. GROVE, James GROVE, R. G. WILSON, Wm. TOLLINGER [Christian Instructor, United Presbyterian, Presbyterian and York papers are requested to copy] Source: Delta Herald and Times, Delta, Pennsylvania 8 November 1889