Patricia Alice Ann Killebrew

Payette Enterprise
Thursday, February 26, 1931

The ways of the Creator are past our understanding. God places His offerings of innocence and purity within our midst, where they blossom and create a haven of delight for us, seeming to grow more precious as time goes on. They become part of our being and look to us for protection and guidance. They develop from tiny buds into flowers of rare fragrance their beauty being limited only by the watchful care and love bestowed upon them. We can do no more. Their future course is marked by a vague uncertainty. Fortunate indeed is the home where the circle remains unbroken through the years. Alas, how often the flower withers while still in the early stage of beauty and fragrance. Sometimes, even the tiny buds are seemingly snatched from our grasp and borne away into the unknown, leaving us heartbroken by their flight. Sometimes heaven is in need of just such a flower and God sends the Death angel to bring it home. It is then that our lives seem bereft of all that is worthwhile. We grope in the darkness of despair and can not understand the meaning of it all. Yet, we know that this is but a part of His divine plan. Man proposes, while God disposes, and His will and wisdom must prevail We can only trust that all is for the best, that we will meet again, and that the home circle will again be united.

Patricia Alice Ann, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Killebrew, of this city, was born October 29, 1930. A robust child, of unusual health and beauty and with never an indication of illness. On February 21, she was stricken with a slight cold, which speedily changed into symptoms of pneumonia, and she passed away almost before her serious condition became known.

Funeral services were conducted at the Landon Undertaking parlors on Monday afternoon, February 23, the Rev. George Roseberry, pastor of the M. E. church of Fruitland, officiating. Vocal music was furnished by a duet composed of Mrs. Guy Mangun and Mrs. C. I. Horton, accompanied by Mrs. R. L. Stevenson, while the tiny casket was almost hidden by the masses of floral tributes of neighbors and friends. Interment was in the family plot of the local cemetery.

"Ere sin could blight or sorrows fade, death came with friendly care,
The opening bud to heaven conveyed, and bade it blossom there."

The Payette Independent (Thursday, February 26, 1931)

Patricia Alice Ann, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Killebrew, of this city, was born October 29, 1930. a robust child of unusual health and beauty, and with never an indication of illness. On February 21, she was stricken with a light cold, which speedily changed into symptoms of pneumonia, and she passed away almost before her serious condition became known.

Funeral services were conducted at the Landon Undertaking parlors on Monday afternoon, February 23, the Rev. George Roseberry, Pastor of the M.E. Church of Fruitland, officiating. Vocal music was furnished by a duet composed of Mrs. Guy Mangum and Mrs. C. I. Horton, accompanied by Mrs. R. L. Stevenson, while the tiny casket was almost hidden by the masses of floral tributes of neighbors and friends. Internment was in the family plot of the local cemetery.

"Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade death came with friendly care.

The opening bud to heaven conveyed, and bade it blossom there."

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the many kind friends who by their ministrations and floral tributes, have served to lighten the burden of sorrow at this time. Words fail to give expression to our heartfelt gratitude.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Killibrew, Mr. and Mrs. William May, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. C. Grace, Mr. and Mrs. John May, Mrs. E. J. May