Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Mary Drummond MAYO

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DIED--Feb. 14th, at 8 o'clock in the morning, Mrs. Mary Drummond Mayo, wife
of Mr. Joseph Mayo, aged seventy-two years. Mrs. Mayo was born in Fifeshire
Scotland. She came to American in the year 1848, accompanied by her father,
the remainder of the family following in 1849 and settling in the east part
of the town. At the age of fifteen she made a public profession of
religion, uniting with the Congregational Church, where she has always
remained sustaining a christian character, devoid of offense, a kind word
was always fitly spoken, and no scandal or evil speaking of neighbor ever
passed through her sainted lips. Having no children of her own, she cared
for a young niece and a little orphan boy, and though grown up to womanhood
and manhood they will ever keep her memory verdant, and think of her as one
of the kindest and most loving of friends. Her lungs have been effected for
a number of years, but never have assumed alarming symptons until two weeks
since. From the first of her sickness she realized that this was her last
sickness and talked calmly of her departure and made arrangements for her
death, and burial, expressing no desire to stay only that what would her
husband do without her, then exhausted nature sank beneath the weight of
the decease, she quietly passed over the river leaning on the arm of her
"Beloved" being assured that his "Right hand and holy arm" would bear her
safely over the chilly stream. She leaves a husband deeply bereaved, and
two sisters, Mrs. Featherstone of Mitchell, Iowa, and Mrs. Pratt, of
Stoughton, and a brother Mr. William Drummond, of Evansville and her two
adopted children, Mrs. Gilley, of Minnesota and Mr. Bennie Town, who will
mourn for her that can never return.

Cooksville News.

The Tribune, February 18, 1888, p. 1, col. 4, Evansville, Wisconsin