The Payette Independent
Thursday, April 06, 1899
Death of a Noble Woman
Died, April 5, 1899, Rachel D. Thurston, wife of Dr. W. B. Thurston, aged 77 years, 10 months and 6 days.
Grandma Thurston was recently taken down with pneumonia, and owing to her advanced age and a constitution already broken down, but little hopes were entertained for her recovery from the first.
Deceased was one of the best types of noble Christian womanhood. For more than sixty years she had been a devoted follower of the blessed Nazarine who traversed the lowly walks of life that man might live eternal. Such a life as hers is worthy of emulation, and the memory of such a wife and mother will be fondly treasured by the companion of a life-time an d the children who were blessed with such an example of Christian fortitude and gentle confiding womanhood.
The funeral was conducted from the M.E. church Thursday afternoon, when Rev. Yost, the pastor, preached an able and appropriate discourse.
