Mary
Mackay Scott, wife of Joseph T. Scott, passed away at her old home
in Teeterville at 1 o'clock p.m., Tuesday, 1 Apr 1924.
She is survived by her
husband, and one son, Mr. Harry C. Scott of Teeterville, as well as
by two sisters, Mrs. Sophia Phillips and
Sarah Aldrich and brother
R. A. Mackay, residing in Fullerton, California, two brothers, W. M.
Mackay of Gary, Indiana and F. H. Mackay of Ithaca, Mich.
Mrs.
Scott was born in Aylmer, Ontario, 19 Sep 1850, and was in her 74th
year. Sh was married to Joseph T. Scott, 20 Sep 1871. There were
born to this union two sons, Clarence, 22 Aug 1874, who passed away
5 Jan 1879 and Harry C., born 26 Jul 1881, who has been associated
with his father in contracting and sheet metal work since leaving
school.
Brief services
were held at the home, the burial being at Teeterville, after which
regular funeral services were conducted in the Methodist church by
the pastor, Rev. Waldron, assisted by Rev. Pace of the Teeterville
Baptist church. The pall bearers were C. Rock, A. Robinsin [sic], C. Edgeworth,
E. Graves, G. Lawrence, and H. McKnight.
March
1st, Mrs. Scott had finished the evening work and stepped to the
kitchen door to throw out a pan of water. In some way not clearly
understood, she lost her balance, falling across the door step and
sustained a fracture of the hip. Although this was naturally a serious
injury for a woman of her years, it was not thought it would prove
fatal. The attending physicians were hopeful of a complete recovery,
until other complications developed from internal injuries, which
resulted in her death just one month later.
Mrs. Scott and her husband
came from Delhi to Teeterville in 1876, where they have since made
their home. During this long residence of nearly half a century, she
had built up a wide circle of dear acquaintances and loving friends,
who gave expression in many ways of their affection and devotion for
her in the great misfortunate coming upon her at the end of an
unusually active and useful career.
She gave of her time and
energy in the promotion of all worthy movements in the community life
of which she was a part, and hew there are in and about this little
village whose lives have not been touched and enriched by the
inspiration and kindly administrations of his good, sweet, noble,
Christian woman.
She
will be greatly missed in all church activities, where her services
were always available and cheerfully and gladly contributed. In true
neighborly spirit, she could always be depended upon by those in
trouble or distress. In many ways she had thus become almost
indispensible [sic] to the village and surrounding rural life
with which she was so closely interwoven.
As
an indication of the esteem and admiration in which she was held, all
business, including the public school, was suspended the afternoon of
her funeral, as a token of respect to this faithful and devoted wife
and Mother, and highly respected neighbor and friend.
She
fully and completely rounded out a life of service not only in her
immediate home, but beyond her threshold, wherever love, sympathy and
kindly deeds could replace gloom with sunshine, tears with smiles, and
sorrow with hope, contentment and good cheer.
Her
influence will continue to live and her memory be cherished in the
years to come, for such kindly virtues as she practices and bestowed
do no perish, for they conform to the Master's teachings in whom she
was a confirmed believer and a devout follower.
The
family has the sincere sympathy of the entire community, where her
real worth was so universally appreciated and her untimely death will
be so deeply mourned.
