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- Newspaper Obituary - Wednesday, November 7, 1900 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Entered into Rest - In the village of Orwell, Tuesday, October 30, Martha Wardwell Potter, relict of the late Alexander Potter, entered into peaceful rest. Mrs. Potter was born in Delhi, Delaware County, August 2, 1836. She came to the town of Orwell when fifteen years of age. March 14, 1855, she was married to Alexander Potter and with him resided on the Potter homestead, in Potter street, until six years ago when they moved to the village of Orwell. She was the mother of three daughters, two of whom survive her, Miss Ida Potter and Mrs. F. B. Woodbury, both of whom were with her in her home and cared for her during the few months she has been obliged to travel the journey without the companionship of the husband who was taken away last Febniary. The last few weeks of her life were shadowed by ill health, yet with the courage of a believer of the most pronounced faith in the Great Comforter she met the ordeal with grace and fortitude which made her life beautiful and impressive. For many years she has been a faithful member of the Orwell Congregational church and in the closing hours of her life she manifested a great interest in the progress of Christian work in the church. Mrs. Potter lived for those she loved and could serve and in all her life did she exhibit virtues of which we speak and think with pleasure and the memory of her life will be as lasting with those who knew her as the monument of good deeds she has left. Tnily, a noble Christian has gone to receive the rewards such as only the worthiest saints receive when the Master takes them to Himself in Glory. The funeral service was conducted by her pastor, Rev. T. T. Davies, assisted by Rev. W. H. Seed, Friday at half-past two. A large circle of mourning fiiends assembled to pay honor to her memory and sympathize with the bereaved family. Beautiful floral tributes covered her casket and thus will she be remembered as she was passed from view, peacefully resting mid the flowers she loved in life; asleep, to wake in the fullness of glory stripped of all that the powers of this world can touch with destroying force. Mother, friend, your work is done, The battles fought the victory won. On Jesus' bosom calmly rest, To be forever with the blest
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d. 14 Jan 1900, Orwell, Oswego, New York, United States