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Annetta “Nettie” Burton Garst

Birth	:	8 Jan 1858
Death	:	11 Jan 1888
Burial	:	Coon Rapids Cemetery, Coon Rapids, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8778000, -94.6678009
Inscription	:	Wife of Edward Garst
Description	:	Coon Rapids Enterprise January 13. 1888 In the midst of life we are in death. No one probably realizes the truth of this quotation until they called upon to witness the taking away of someone in their midst who but a short time before was in the flush of health and life. And there are no cases more peculiarly sad than those of the kind of which write: Motherhood is the grandest state of woman-kind; It is then that she reaches the full mission of God's wondrous design and when at this time-scarcely before she has been able... Read More	Coon Rapids Enterprise January 13. 1888 In the midst of life we are in death. No one probably realizes the truth of this quotation until they called upon to witness the taking away of someone in their midst who but a short time before was in the flush of health and life. And there are no cases more peculiarly sad than those of the kind of which write: Motherhood is the grandest state of woman-kind; It is then that she reaches the full mission of God's wondrous design and when at this time-scarcely before she has been able to press her dear babe to her loving breast, and bestow upon it the affections of a mother's warm and tender love she is called to her long home, it seems a reality too sad and painful to be true. And it was this thought that of giving up the joys she had anticipated with her young babe and the leaving of it to the care of other than a mother's hand, that made the approach of death have for the deceased the bitterest pang. Could a grander tribute be paid to a departed mother than this? The most eloquent words can not paint to the mind or heart the deep and tender emotions that all must feel when called upon to view a case like this: Yet such is the decree of Heaven. All must tread the dark, mysterious path of death. Some in their infancy; some when the bloom of vigorous youth first strikes the cheek; and the merry voice of a buoyant spirit gives promise of a long and useful life. Others are spared their three score years and ten, and when their parting comes it is hard to lay the dear old forms away to their long and eternal rest. But the sorrow that comes to all such homes can hardly equal that which oppress the heart, bowed down with the loss of a young and devoted wife and new made mother. It is hard to part with those we love, but to lay away forever, from earthly sight, the one nearest our heart who was to us the dearest and .truest of earth, is an affliction almost too great to bear. Yet to the bereaved husband alone does not come the keen and piercing shafts of anguish and grief. One can hardly think of the white haired father, who is soon, himself, to pass to the great beyond, as he weeps over his great sorrow, and all the near relatives of the deceased, without wishing that the bitter cup might have passed from them. And what of the deceased's friends? Are they legion, and when before have they been more keenly pained and stung by the cruel touch of death than .in tho loss, of this beloved associate, companion, co-worker and friend?There was scarcely a society in the city or a work of charity calculated to up-lift mankind or alleviate distress; to which she did not belong, arid labor with an earnest and true womanly devotion. The Womans Christian Temperance Union, which has done so much good work since its organization, and large]y through her zealous efforts; and courageous spirit must feel that they have parted with one of their truest; most untiring and. ever faithful workers. The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, which she.had the honor to organize and the pleasure of seeing grow into a strong, prosperous society, must mourn her death as that of more than an earnest member and devoted friend; the church and the different aid and relief societies; the Chautaqua circle, another society which she organized, will all miss her from their meetings as they would no other member. Such was her busy life and one spent in such good works must leave an influence that must live for good, long after her name has been forgotten. She was an affectionate and loving wife, a devoted friend, a true christian, and in every way an honored and beloved woman;—what more could anyone be? and these combine to make a monument to her memory more impressive, more enduring; grander in thought and beauty of conception, than any sculptured marble that could come from the hand of man. She has fought the good fight, and at the threshhold of motherhood; when life was unfolding to her many joys of which she had not yet supped; with a home supplied with all the.comforts that a loving husband could provide, or the heart could wish, she is called to leave them all. Sad, sad thoughts, but a life so rounded with gracious acts and noble deeds is prepared to die and the better world must rejoice at her coming. The services were held, Thursday morning in the Presbyterian church, being conducted by Revs. Crittenden and Elliott. Mr. Crittenden preaching a very touching and impressive sermon. The casket was beautifully adorned with floral offerings given by the various societies to which she belonged, and the church was crowded to its fullest capacity to accommodate the many who were anxious to pay their respects to the dead. The stores where all closed and the schools dismissed for the sad occasion, and everything done that could be to betoken the sympathy and reverence of her sorrowing friends.

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Family Members:

Spouse

Edward Garst

(1843 - 1923)

Children

Helen Garst

(1887 - 1888)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Union Township Cemetery
Coon Rapids, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8781013, -94.6389008

2. Oak Hill Cemetery
Coon Rapids, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9053001, -94.7200012

3. Orange Township Cemetery
Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8163986, -94.6844025

4. Old Carrollton Cemetery
Carrollton, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9233017, -94.7403030

5. Willow Cemetery
Greene County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9067001, -94.5730972

6. Tuttles Grove Cemetery
Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8130989, -94.7228012

7. Highland Cemetery
Bayard, Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8241997, -94.5717010

8. McCurdy Cemetery
Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9403000, -94.7649994

9. Viola Center Cemetery
Viola Center, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8236008, -94.8016968

10. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Dedham, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8993988, -94.8210983

11. Dedham Cemetery
Dedham, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8993988, -94.8225021

12. Union Township Cemetery
Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7391450, -94.6858030

13. Seeley Township Cemetery
Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7318993, -94.6147003

14. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Willey, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9783363, -94.8212204

15. Dodge Center Cemetery
Bagley, Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8194008, -94.4697037

16. Scranton Township Cemetery
Scranton, Greene County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0306015, -94.5783005

17. Melville Township Cemetery
Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7439003, -94.8013992

18. Elba Cemetery
Templeton, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9068985, -94.9131012

19. Greenbrier Cemetery
Cooper, Greene County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9063988, -94.4218979

20. Luccocks Grove Cemetery
Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7619019, -94.8653030

21. Cameron Cemetery
Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8236008, -94.9167023

22. Moffit Grove Cemetery
Yale, Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7668991, -94.4539032

23. West Lawn Cemetery
Glidden, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0649986, -94.7406006

24. Dillavou Cemetery
Kendrick Township, Greene County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0802994, -94.6138992