Helen Hurst

Obituary
Helen Hurst, daughter of Joseph and Harriet Hurst, was born August 29, 1876, on a farm two miles west of Roberts, Ill., and departed this life Feb. 9, 1908, at the home of John Talbot aged 31 years, 5 months and 10 days.
About 10 years ago she was converted at special services being held in Harvey, Ill. and united with the M. E. Church of that place, remaining a faithful and consistent member of the same until the time of her death. About two years ago she went to California and while performing the services of a nurse on Catalina Island she suffered an attack of Typhoid in a mild form. Recovering somewhat she returned to Los Angeles and while there suffered a relapse, the disease finally assuming the form of Tuberculosis from which she could get no relief; and though, much of the time she was suffering intensely no murmuring of discontent escaped her. Nothing but Christ-like patience, and perfect resignation to the will of the Father marked the days and months of suffering.
She was the youngest of a family of ten children and excepting the mother who died more than 28 years ago, she was the first to cross the bar. Besides the father and stepmother she leaves to mourn her loss five brothers, four sisters, and one half-sister—Frank of Tingley, Iowa, Joseph of Bessemer, Alabama, Warren and George of Miller, South Dakota, Harvey of Ogle, New Mexico, and Mary Talbot and Adelaide Wakelin of Roberts, Isabelle Healer of Kansas City, Mo., Harriet Dillon of Estherville, Iowa, Florence Hurst of Harvey, Ill., together with a number of other relatives and a large circle of friends which her kind and gentle spirit had won for her. Among these special mention may be made of her aunt, Mrs. Hannah Hurst Talbot (with whom the deceased made her home for about a year after her mother’s death and to whom deceased was a special favorite)
The funeral services were held at the M. E. Church, Roberts, Ill., Tuesday at 2 o’clock. Interment in Roberts Cemetery.
Those who attended the funeral from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hurst and Mrs. Tom Talbot of Harvey, Ill, and Warren Hurst of Miller, South Dakota.

--Photo and Obituary provided by James Lossing.  FAG Friend.  August 2018.