In Walworth, Wis., Oct. 15, 1883, Mrs. Damaris Coon, widow of the late Gardener Coon, ages 75 years, 6 months, and 27 days. Sister Coon was born in Brookfield, N. Y., March 18, 1808. She was united in marriage to Gardener Coon, Sept. 2, 1827. She moved with her husband from Brookfield to Portville, Cattaraugus Co., September 1833. From there she moved to Walworth, Wis., where she has resided ever since. She embraced the Saviour in early life and united with the Seventh day Baptist Church in South Brookfield. From there she removed her standing to the church in West Genesee, N. Y., and from that church removed standing to the church in Walworth, Wis., in 1851, where she has remained as a faithful "Mother in Israel," loved and respected by all who knew her. Her health has been declining for some time past, till about three days before her death she was stricken with a species of paralysis from which she never rallied. She was unable to communicate after she was stricken. But she has often expressed her desire to depart and be with Christ. She has raised a family of five children, one son and four daughters, two of whom are dead. She died lamented and loved by her children, to whom she has been a mother indeed, and respected by the community. She rests with her Lord. A. MC L.
