Ethel Goodwin Pine, daughter of Ransom and Mary Stewart Goodwin, was born March 15, 1893, near West Union, Ill., and departed from this life in the evening of the first day of July at the residence.
A member of the Christian Science Church her complete faith in God, comforter of all; was beautiful to see, and an inspiration to her family. She bore her suffering calmly and un-complainingly, with a full knowledge that our heavenly, Father would care for His own, and all would be well.
When elected, she served as reader of the church, and as substitute many times.
She was united in marriage to James Pine who survives. Their son, James Leon Pine, now is serving with the United States Navy.
Five sisters survive, Mrs. Georgia Macklin and Mrs. Blanche Taylor, both of Marshall; Mrs. Esther O'Halloran of Hutsonville, Ill., Mrs. Nellie Sims of Bloomington, Indiana, and Mrs. Oma Cline of Rockville, Indiana; two brothers, Atlaska Goodwin of Annapolis, Ill., and Joe Goodwin of Marshall, Ill. Six nieces and four nephews survive.
After completing her education, Ethel taught school many years in Crawford, Clark and Edgar counties, beginning at an early age at the Brick school, then at West Union, Ill., later at Oliver, Ill., and in district number 4 near Paris, teaching all grades as she was needed. She loved to teach and train children and devotion to her work was sincere.
Ethel looked forward to the day she would retire from public work and could devote her time to her home and family. Along with her enormous amount of studying, she found time for a bit of her beloved piano practice each day, and caring for her flowers. she was also gifted with the ability to compose prose and poetry.
So ends for her public, friends, neighbors, and family, a friendship from a true and lovable character, but we are left with a beautiful memory of her to treasure through the years.
Services were conducted at the Marrs Funeral Home, under the suspices of the Christian Science church.
Six little grand nieces served as flower girls.
Two nephews were among the pall bearers.
Interment in the Marshall cemetery.
The Marshall Herald, Friday, July 26, 1957, page 4.
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Spouse
James H. Pine
1889 – unknown
