BORN IN: Jamaica
DIED: 12/9/1881
AGED: 77
DEATH LOCATION: Tehama
PLOT INFO:
STORIES:
OBITUARYS:
BURIED NEARBY IN PLOT 162:
- Crowe, Julia Ann
- Crowe, Lucy
- Crowe, William Ritchie
- Drum, Charlotte
- Filkins, Clara Clorinda
- Haglund, Charles
- Lee, Earl Medford
- Medina, Roberta
- Offermann, John H
- Offermann, John Henry
- Roche, George W W
- South, Joseph
- Wallace, Louella
- Wetherbee, Allan H
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OBITUARY ---------------The Times and Gazette
December 17th, 1881
Death of Mrs. Ritchie
Mrs. Isabella Ritchie, the venerable
mother of Mrs. James Crowe, of this place,
died quite suddenly at the residence of another daughter,
Mrs. Anna Dennis, at Tehama, on
Friday morning, of last week.
Mrs. Ritchie had not been ailing at all
until within a couple of days of her
death, when she complained of a
difficulty in breathing and some pain
in her chest. This was overcome
after a little, and on Thursday she
was more comfortable, and able to
be about the house. But she had a
presentment that her end was near
at hand, and insisted on giving final
directions as to herself and messages
to absent ones. She passed a
comfortable night Thursday, and Friday
morning was feeling even better, until
after breakfast, when she experienced
a revival of the difficulty in breathing,
and insisted that she was going.
Her daughter, Mrs. Dennis,
ministered to her, and supported her
in her arms as she reclined upon the
bed, talking pleasantly and encouragingly
to her. Soon the old lady
seemed to fall asleep, and Mrs. Dennis
continued to hold her lest she should
disturb her by laying her
down. Presently Mr. Dennis entered
the room and discovered that
she was dead. She had passed away
so quietly and peacefully that her
daughter merely supposed she had fallen asleep.
Mrs. Ritchie was borin in Jamaica,
West Indies Islands, April 20, 1804, of
Scotch parentage. Her husband.
Rev. Wm. Ritchie, was an English
Wesleyan missionary, located at Jamaica.
He died about twenty years
ago, leaving Mrs. Ritchie with four
daughters just verging upon womanhood.
A short time afterwards the
illness of one of the daughters suggested
a change of climate, and Canada being recommended,
she moved there, settling in Kingston. There
three of the daughters married, one
to Mr. James Crowe, now of this
place, another to Mr. George Roche,
now of San Francisco, and the third
to Mr. Twaites, of Jamaica, where
she now resides. Mr. and Mrs.
Crowe soon moved to this Coast,
where they were visited by the unmarried
daughter, who was so well
pleased with the climate that she returned
and brought her mother out.
Mr. and Mrs. Roche soon followed.
Elizabeth, the unmarried daughter,
was afterwards won by Amos Dennis, then of this plae, and now of
Tehama. Mrs. Ritchie has ever since passed her time alternately
with these three daughters, at either of whose homes she was ever
a welcome guest. She was a woman of
great intelligence, thorough education
and strong religious convictions.
She was, indeed, "a mother in Israel," and having an abiding faith in
a living Redeemer, was at all times
prepared to meet the great change.
She lived to a good old age, a blessing to
her children and her children's children,
passing her time in works of charity and love, beloved by all
who were so fortunate as to enjoy
her acquaintance.
At her own request her remains were brought to this place
for burial. The funeral was numerously attended
from the Episcopal Church last Monday afternoon, the Rev. R. H.
Church officiating, and the Rev. Mr. Sink, of the Congregational Church, assisting.
The interment took place in Mr. Crowe's beautiful
lot in Union Cemetery.
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