THE BLUE MOUND SUN
ESTABLISHED 1883 BLUE MOUND, LINN COUNTY, KS
Thursday January 18, 1934

MRS. MARY (HENDERSON) LAKE - RITES

Funeral Services Where Held Sunday Afternoon From M. E. Church

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lake, age 84 years, who died Saturday
morning at her home in Blue Mound, were held Sunday afternoon from the
Methodist church with Rev. E. M. Nunally in charge of the services.
Reverend Nunally used as the text, James 4:14, "For what is your life?
It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanishes
away."  Music was furnished by Miss Hazel McGuire, presiding at the piano,
and a mens quartet composed of Rankin Drake, Will McLaughlin, Charles Day
and George Wolfe. They sang, "Rock of Ages," "The Old Rugged Cross" and
"Coming Home".  Burial was made in Pleasant View cemetery. E. S. Daniel
was the funeral director in charge. The pall bearers were Frank Sonnemann,
Frank Fairchild, Joe Kirkpatrick, J. R. Wiles, N. C. Stark and Del Lewis.
Reverend Nunally read the following obituary.

Mrs. Mary Lake departed this life Saturday morning January 13, 1934, at
her home in Blue Mound after an illness of several weeks. She was the
widow of Gibson L. Lake, who preceded her in death having passed away
in 1905. Her maiden name was Mary Henderson.  She was born at Wheeling,
VA. on May 7, 1849. Thus at the time of her death she was 84 years, 8
mo., and 6 days of age.  Mary Henderson was married to Gibson L. Lake
in Wheeling, West Virginia, when she was a young girl. To them seven
children were born. One son Ila, died some three years ago. All the
others survive. The sons are: Robert of Pueblo; Ezra and Winsett of
Blue Mound; and Henry of Hansford, Calif. The daughters are Mrs. Anza
Mealman of Ottawa and Mrs. Lizzie Pettus of Blue Mound. She also has
one sister living Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler of Pleasanton. Besides these
she has 26 grand children and the same number of great grand children.
She came with her husband and children to Pleasanton in 1884. The same
year they moved to a farm near Blue Mound. For a number of years she
has made her home in Blue Mound.  She lived a long quiet life, suffering
many hardships of farm life in Kansas, but preserved her strenght to a
remarkably old age. She leaves her loved ones and her friends to grieve
for her departure. In her personal conversation about the future she
expressed a hope of a better world beyond this world of suffering.