Mrs. Catherine Carpenter died at her home near Atwater, Macoupin County, Ill., on Thursday, September 25th, 1884, of paralysis of the brain, aged 51 years. Mrs. Carpenter was born in Rush County, Ind., May 3d, 1833 and was the fourth in a family of thirteen children. Two brothers and two sisters survive her, respectively: F. M. Boyd of this place, M. Z. Boyd, now living in Missouri, and Mrs. Margaret Fowler and Miss Melinda Boyd of Gibson, Ill.

At the age of thirteen years Mrs. Carpenter made a profession of religion and united with the M. E. church, of which she has ever been a devoted and active member. At the age of seventeen she was married to Francis Smith, who shortly afterward went to California, where he died. By this marriage she was blessed with a daughter, now Mrs. Emma Brewer of Loami. After widowhood of seven years she was again married to Wm. Kennedy of this place. In the years that followed this marriage seven children were born to them � Mrs. Minnie Smedley, of Mt. Pulaski, Ill.,; Mrs. Ella M. Wright, of this city; Misses Nettie and Katie Kennedy, Thos. G., Johnny and Willie Kennedy, the latter two of whom died in their infancy. The other five children survive their mother. Mr. Kennedy died in 1872, leaving his wife once more a widow, this time with a family of small children to provide for and give proper training. And never did any woman more nobly perform her task. By her industry, self-denial and devotion to her children, her upright life and unpretentious manner, she won the respect and admiration of all casual acquaintances, and the love of all who knew her intimately.

Many of our people have cause to hold her in loving remembrance for kindness extended to them in sickness. She was a woman so nearly free from faults that none could discover them. Two years ago last February she married once more, her last husband being C. F. Carpenter of Atwater, Macoupin county, who survives her.

The body was brought to this city on Friday morning, in a handsome casket, and taken to the M.E. church, where Rev. Robert Clark preached a beautiful, appropriate and impressive funeral sermon. The remains were then taken to the Rogers cemetery and tenderly laid to rest in the presence of many sorrowing friends. All of Mrs. Carpenter's children were present to pay love's last sad tribute to her memory, and their uncontrollable grief attested plainly that her tender anc careful training had brought a rich reward in filial love.
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