Sierra County Obituaries

Margaret Kelleghan

Submitted by Brad Sharpe

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Mountain Messenger � 1/22/1888, Pg. 3 

OBITUARY � KELLIGHAN�At Forest City, January 9th, 1888, Margaret Kelleghan, 
beloved wife of Lawrence Kelleghan, a native of County Monaghan, Ireland, 
aged 56 years. 
      Deceased was a native of County Monghan, Ireland, and came to America 
in �62. In the same year she was united in marriage to Lawrence Kelleghan 
and for 26 years they have journeyed through the pleasures and sorrows of 
this life together. Their union was blessed with nine children, two sons 
and seven daughters, eight of whom are now living. They were all with her 
during her last illness except her eldest son, who is in Alaska. Forest has 
been her home for the past seven years and during that time she has gained 
the love and esteem of all who knew her. She was a kind and affectionate 
wife and mother a good neighbor and a devoted Christian. She had been in 
poor health for the past three months, but was not confined to her bed until 
four days before her death. She had contracted a slight cold which resulted 
in pneumonia . It is needless to say that all that kind neighbors and a 
loving family could do was done to alleviate her suffering, but human skill 
could avail nothing.

� The silver cord was loosed,� and 
       �The Angel of Death came all
          unseen,
And severed the spirit from that still
         Clay,
        The Angel of Love came down
          Serene,
And gently bore her away, ! away !

    She was conscious to the last and bade each member of the family good-by, 
not forgetting her darling boy who was so far away. When the power of speech 
had failed her a peaceful smile lighted up her wan face, which convinced her 
loved ones that she was fully prepared to enter her happy home. She was 
buried from St. Patricks Church, the funeral services being conducted by the 
Rev. Father Clare. A large concourse of friends followed her remains to their 
last resting place and mingled their sympathy with that of the bereaved ones. 
The people of Forest treasure her memory and extend to the sorrowing family 
their most heartfelt sympathy. May they follow the good example their mother 
has set before them, so that when the separations of this life are o�er, they 
shall all be reunited around the throne of God.

�Mother, thou art gone to rest;
       Thine is an earthly tomb,
But Jesus summoned thee away,
       The Saviour called thee home.

�Mother, thou hast left us now;
       Thy toils and cares are o�er;
Sorrow, pain and suffering
        Shall ne�er distress thee more.

�We know that thou art happy, now,
        And this our prayer shall be:
That when we reach our journey�s end
        We�ll all be gathered home
                     With thee.�
                                 A Friend