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| Julia Bridger
Miss Julia W. Bridger was born at Troy, Rensselaer county, New
York, Nov. 30th, 1827. She was the third child of Henry & Elizabeth
Bridger, who founded Bridger's Corners which still bears the name,
although the post office is called Suez. The country at that time being
wild and unsettled, the subject of the obituary passed through all the
trials and experiences of the pioneer settler. From then to the time of
her death she has remained in the family a comforting and faithful
helper. Being of a kind, gentle and generous disposition she made many
fiends, who, when in the future they visit the old homestead, will not
be greeted by the cheerful voice of Aunt Julia. In times of sickness it
was always her desire to lend a helping hand and endeavor to soothe the
pain of the suffering. She could always speak a word of comfort to the
bereaved. No one in the neighborhood was better known and respected.
Although the neighborhood will miss her, none can suffer the loss so
keenly as the two brothers, who are left. There is a chord of love and
affection that has bound them together that is now broken, that the
comforting words of dear friends and relatives cannot replace. However
kind and willing none can be to them what she has been. Her health has
generally been of the best but the hour of suffering and sorrow must
inevitably come, and when it did come to her it was borne with calmness
and fortitude that won the love and admiration of all. She was prepared
for death, saying to friends that it was preferable to long and intense
pain. The past winter she has been in poor health but was taken much
worse about two weeks ago and rapidly grew weaker till she passed away
Wednesday, April 4th, at 6 o'clock p.m., aged 66 years 4 months 4 days.
She leaves 4 brothers; Wm. H. and Jay C., who still reside at the old
home; Henry T., who lives at Suez, and Philip T., who resides in Mendon,
Chariton Co., Missouri. Two sisters survive her; Mrs. Anna E. Page and
Mrs. Dan W. Sedwick. The funeral services were held at the family
residence Friday, April 6, at 11 a.m., Rev. Renwick officiating, after
which the remains were born to the family cemetery, followed by a large
concourse of friends and relatives. The bereaved ones have the heartfelt
sympathy of the entire community in this, their sad bereavement. Miss Julia Bridger, of Suez, died at the home of her brother, last
Wednesday. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Andrew Renwick on Friday. | ||
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