In Willing, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1881, Mary Place, wife of Josiah Witter, aged 63 years and 2 days.
The subject of this notice was born in Alfred Sept. 15, 1818. At an early age she was converted, and became a member of the First Seventh-day Baptist Church of Alfred. In later years, she connected herself with the Advent Church of Willing, where she maintained a consistent Christian life, and died in hopes of a glorious immortality beyond the grave.
Her funeral was held at the Advent Church in Wellsville, Oct. 14th, sermon by Rev. Mr. Whitney. Text, Isa. 57, 1, "The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men ate taken away, none considereth that the righteous is taken away from evil to come."