The Maupin times., March 17, 1916, Supplement, Image 9

Supplement to The Maupin Times
Vol. 2, No. 23, Maupin, Oregon, March 17, 1916
A Godly Life
Mary A. Saunders was born in
Sullivan County, Tenn , March
16, 1826, and died at Gravelford.
Ore., Jan, 28, 1916, almost com
pleting her 90 years of pilgrim
age on this old earth.
I October 12, 1848. she was unit
ed in marriage with James A.
Bunch in Polk County. Missouri.
In 18f)6 they moved to Kansas,
and from there to Newton Coun
ty. M'ssoun where they accent d
the litrht of present troth in
1870. through the reading of
literature and the efforts of Elder
Blanchard.
In 1871 they moved to Uuma
ilia County. Oregon, and were
charter members of the first
church in the North Pacific
Unio'i Conference, organizaed
a' Milton, Oregon, it. 1872, and
late hen Elder VanHorn came
'jtro if was moved to Walk
Walla. The membership of this
pioneer church wan scat'ered
over a radius i f TO miles and
could H meet together but one-
jtfwter, 1 en a two day';
meeting wan held and the ordin
ances observed-
In 1879 they moved to Coos
County, Ore., where they again
did pioneer self-supporting mis
sionary work. In the fall of 1896
they moved to Florida to engage
in missionary work, where the
husband died March 27 1897.
3,'otor Ttnnch thpn returned to
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Coos County, Ore., in the fall of
onma voflf vv hora qHa rPSIftpH
the same year, where she resided
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anu was iiiciim'ci 'i mc uio't
ford church the past 19 years of ,
l-l 1 j u v J
The de ceased was the mother;
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of 10 children. 8 of whom are!
hving and represent 8 Seventh
day Adventiat homes. Oh he
far reaching influence of the
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God y ives of parents! Elder F-
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S. Bunch, a son, has been direct -
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ly connected wjth ih org inized
work for over L'5 years, havmz
served several terms as confer-
ence president, and is now in
structor in Walla Walla College.
Professor W. H. Bunch, a son
was for 18 years county superin
intendent of schools in Coos Co.,
and is now teaching in Gravel
f m Acad-my.
The other children have all
taken an active part in local
church work and the advance
ment of the cause of God in the
earth. Besides 8 children, there
are 38 grandchildren and 6 great
grandchildren. '
Elder T. G. Bunch, a grandson
has been in the goapel ministery
for about seven years and is now
president of the Southern Ore.,
conference Several other noble
young men and women, grand
ini irn are in Ht'nno coiuu
children, are in school completing
heir preparatjon!l for the
i mi .
, meir ureuHt auuua iui mc nun
i cf God an(J goon wjl, be wjeidjngr
t harvegt field,
Just to have met Siscer Bunch
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was to recognize a staunch,
of
Hef ,.fe gnd ce
rf
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ripened Christian experience and
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i knowledge of God, developed
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through years ot saenhee, toil,
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and loving service. We have
confidence to expect our dear
sister will arise in answer to the
first trump. "Therefor comfort
ye one another with thme words"
North Paciri : Union Gleaner.
11 M v mid George r .turn
ed from Port'mid .Sunday,
E$tray Notice
Taken up at my place close to
Wapittitia, one dark gray horse
about four years old, weighing
about 750 or 800 pounds, branded
a circle with a bar shove it, on hi
left shoulder,
The owner may call at my place,
prove his property, pay expeoce
and take auic.
Gottlieb Tenclmer.
Church Notice,
Maupin Sunday services, Sunday
School, 10 a. m preaching, u a.
m. and 7:30 p. 111. Come.
0. R. ELLIS, Pastor.
Walter Driver and L. B. Wood-
side have prepared wagon beds for
hauling gravel for t he basement ot
Shntluck's new building.
The Misses Flanagan and Tuni
son made the round trip from their
homes to Maupin and return yester
day alter jiojii, walking.
Shattuck Bros, have a lot of
fiesli candies artistically arranged
in their confection counter this
t k .
E A. ITaititifin had a wagon in
town Monday with a load of hides
from the,!? enervation.