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Mrs. Charles S. Beck1
The community was saddened to learn of the death of Mrs. Charles S. Beck on Monday evening, April 29 after a short illness. The youngest daughter of Moses and Loretta Varney, she was born on July 18 1857, in the homestead where she died. Her father, a carpenter, having remodeled the original building. It was in this same home she was married to Charles S. Beck, when a young woman and whom she survived by eleven years. She was of a deeply religious nature and a member and constant attendant of the Chocorua Baptist Church, where in spite of her handicap of deafness, her presence and sweet smile were an inspiration to pastor and congregation alike. The fact that she was isolated in more recent years by lameness in addition to her deafness served only to heighten her innate move of nature, which shoed itself in her beautiful flowers, houseplants and her daily care of birds. She was also gifted in writing poetry an appropriate poem follows this obituary. Her devotion to her sister, Mrs. Carrie Gibson, who has been a member of the family for many years and more recently in failing health, has been outstanding. A keen interest in everything pertaining to the community of her neighbors, she in turn was loved by all. Survivors beside the sister is a niece, Mrs. Charles Gibson, who has faithfully cared for the two aged sisters in the home a grand niece and nephew. Funeral services were held in the Chocorua Church on Thursday afternoon with the Rev. Alvin Rowland, assisted by the Rev. Thomas Scammon officiating. Burial was in the family lot in the Chocorua Cemetery, where she was laid to rest amidst a profusion of beautiful flowers.
Tonight as I sat at my window I thought that the hands of angels Is it not a comforting fancy That those whose work is all ended Perhaps while I sat there dreaming Went in through the sunset gateway When for me the sunset gateway I know that I shall remember References
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