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Name |
Horton, Myra |
Othernames |
Myra Doane |
Genealogy ID |
77882 |
Born |
22 APR 1849 |
Birthplace |
Spring Mills, New York |
Deceased |
15 FEB 1937 |
Deceased where |
Mansfield, Tioga PA |
Cemetery |
Prospect Cemetery |
Education |
Mansfield State Normal School 1869 |
Occupation |
Teacher Mansfield Soldiers Orphans School |
Titles & honors |
Columbian Literary Exchange (1899) |
Father |
Elias Horton |
Mother |
Elmira Knox |
Spouse |
Prof. Joseph Doane |
Children |
Jean Doane Alice Doane Dr. Joseph Doane Stella Doane Dr. John Doane |
Reference |
Obit PDC |
Notes |
HORTON, Myra [SRGP 77882] - Mrs. Myra Horton Doane, aged 87 years, died Feb. 15 [1937], at her home at Mansfield. She was born at Spring Mills, NY, April 22, 1849, and was graduated from the Mansfield Normal School in 1869. On July 27, 1876, she was married to Joseph C. Doane, who for many years was an instructor in the Mansfield Normal School. She was a charter member of the Presbyterian church. Surviving are three daughters, Misses Alice and Stella Doane, of Mansfield, and Mrs. Charles M. Rose, of Pueblo, Colorado; two sons, Dr. Joseph C. Doane, of Philadelphia and Dr. John H. Doane, of Mansfield; and several grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Rev. Douglas W. Baylis, of the Methodist church, and Dr. Arthur T. Belknap officiating; burial in Prospect cemetery at Mansfield. - Wellsboro Agitator, February 24, 1937 HORTON, Myra [SRGP 77882] – Mrs. Joseph C. Doane - Myra Horton Doane was born April 22nd, 1849, at Spring Mills, NY, and died at her home in Mansfield, PA, February 15th, 1937. Her parents, Elias Horton and Almira Knox Horton, removed in her childhood to Lawrenceville, PA, where her early life was spent. Mrs. Doane was graduated from the Mansfield State Normal School in the class of 1869 following which she taught in the Soldiers’ Orphan School at Mansfield until her marriage to Professor Joseph C. Doane, then a member of the faculty of the State Normal School, on July 27th, 1876. She was a charter member of the Presbyterian Church, organized in 1874, later becoming affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church where her husband was active, continuing a member there throughout the remainder of her life. She was also a member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Columbian Literary Exchange, making valuable program contributions in the later group even when far past her three score years and ten. Chronological data which marks a long life is easily set down but feebly indeed do historical statements characterize the enriching and inspirational qualities of this rare woman. Her devotion to her family was without stint or measure. Eager as she ever was for their advancement the problem of the education of those she most cherished, however difficult of achievement, was one she met with no hesitancy. Unfailingly she held the torch which lighted their paths. Equivocation she knew not. Always she saw clearly and setting a goal went forward with firm steps. She was a constant comforter, a bulwark of strength and wise counselor at all times throughout the long years. Her faith in the final rightness of the great plan of life made it easy for her to look for and find the best existent in those about her and enabled her to face the vicissitudes of this world with a loftiness of spirit but rarely found. The lasting impression which she invariably made upon those with whom she came in contact was well evidenced by the affectionate loyalty manifested by "her boys" of the Soldiers’ Orphan School. Knowing intimately the uncertainties and fears of Civil War days as she was bound to know them with four of her brothers serving in the Union Army her years as teacher in an institution designed to benefit those children tragically deprived of a parent’s care were fraught with unique purpose. Each year as those pupils of long seasons before met for their annual renewal of acquaintance she was visited by those who wished to reaffirm that high regard in which she had been held. None was ever privileged to experience the benefit of her friendship and interest without a realization that his own life was ennobled by the magic touch of her personality. She was endowed with an enthusiasm for living which made her a keen and informed observer of world affairs. Always did she remain the dignified and gracious gentlewoman. Words are futile indeed in the case of so sterling a character to explore or to explain those wells of reserve from which she drew her strength but certain it is that her valiant and shining soul passes into that last port of call with a work gladly and grandly done. Her children, Misses Alice and Stella Doane and Dr. John H. Doane of Mansfield, Mrs. Charles M. Rose of Pueblo, Colorado, Dr. Joseph C. Doane of Philadelphia and five grandchildren, Miss Mary Rose, Jack, Bill, Joe and Sylvia Doane remain to mourn her passing. "They are not gone who pass Out from the strong embrace. They are but come so close We need not grope with hands Nor look to see, no try, To catch the sound of feet. They have put off their shoes Softly to walk by day Within our thought, to tread At night our dream-led paths Of sleep. They are not dead who live In hearts they leave behind In those whom they have blessed They live a life again, And shall live through the years Eternal life, and grow Each day more beautiful As time declares their good, Forgets the rest, and proves Their immorality." ---- Mansfield Advertiser, PA, 24 February 1937, Wednesday, p.4 Myra Horton Doane, widowed = 77882 Death Cert. #22213; Cause Arteriosclerosis, chronic myocarditis b. 22 April 1849, Spring Mills, NY State; d. 15 February 1937, Mansfield Boro, PA Parents Elias Horton, CT + Almira Knox, Knoxville, PA Informant Stella T. Doane, Mansfield, PA Signed by John H. Doane, MD, Mansfield, PA; not dated Burial 17 February 1937, Mansfield, PA |
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