On
Friday evening, 11 Jan 1918, when returning from Wyecombe Church
where she had been attending a S.S. convention, Mrs. Hagan was
thrown from the cutter.
She was taken to the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Hunter. Although the injuries sustained from
the fall were slight, owing to her already impaired state of health,
the shock was too much for her frail body. Notwithstanding all kind
friends and medical aid could do, she passed very peacefully into
the Great Beyond on Monday, 14 Jan 1918.
Mrs. Hagan was the youngest
daughter of the late James Bailey. She was born in County Antrim,
Ireland, 78 years ago. When she was but three years old, her father
and mother, along with their 13 children left Ireland and came to
Canada to make their home.
They settled first in
Quebec, then called Lower Canada, wher they lived for seven years.
From there they came to Toronto, where they lived but a short time,
finally settling in Haldimand County. Mud Street Road.
At the early age of 17, Mrs.
Hagan was united in marriage to her late husband, Wm. Hagan, who
predeceased her 22 years ago last August.
To them were born 11
children, four of whom died in infancy. The surviving family
are
J. Nelson Hagan of North Walsingham;
J. W. Hagan, P.S. Inspector, Manitoulin;
Mrs. James McAlpine of Michigan;
Mrs. William Hunter of North Walsingham
Mrs. Kate Alexander of North Walsingham;
Mrs. James Hunter of Wyecombe; and
Mrs. William Yokom of Walsingham.
The late Mrs. Hagan was a
life-long member of the Methodist Church, and although for many
years in
failing health, she was faithful in her attendance at church, which
to her was "the gate to heaven."
The funeral took place on
Sunday afternoon, 20 Jan 1918, from the home of her son-in-law,
William Hunter, to the Wyecombe Cemetery.
[Compiler's
Comments: Balance of obituary omitted. We found a cemetery stone for
the deceased and her husband in Mount
Pleasant Cemetery in Walsingham Centre,
not in Wyecombe
Cemetery.]
