At Milton, Wis., Nov. 3, 1888, of pneumonia, Mrs. Chloe Eliza, wife of Prof. Albert Whitford, aged 54 years, 6 months and 9 days. Sister Whitford had been ill but a short time; the Monday previous to her death she attended her classes, though she had been in comparatively feeble health for years.
The funeral exercises were held in the church at Milton, Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 7th about five hundred persons being in attendance, among whom were her daughter, Mrs. Anna Crandall of New Haven, Conn., and her two sons, Allie and Will, residing in Kansas, and two of her brothers. Many of the former students, graduates of the college, came and attended the funeral. Remarks were made by the pastor, who conducted the exercises, which will appear in the columns of this paper and take the place of a more extended obituary notice. The floral offerings were abundant and beautiful, among which were a broken wheel, a sickle, two anchors and a harp, which were furnished by the present students of the college, the former students, a brother from Milwaukee, and the ladies of the church of which she was a member. She will be greatly missed in the family, in the college, in the church and in the entire community. None could be more esteemed and beloved than was sister Whitford. She has gone from our sight, but her memory will be ever present and precious, and her life an inspiration to us all. E. M. D.
