ANOTHER DEATH SUMMONS.

Mrs. Mabel McKoin Suddenly Passes to Her Eternal Reward.

General surprise and grief was expressed all over Olathe last Friday when the news rapidly spread that Mrs. Mabel McKoin had died at the McKoin home on West Loula after a brief illness of about four days. For many months she had been organist at the Presbyterian church, and filled her place both morning and evening the Sunday prior to her death. The funeral service was conducted.from the residence Saturday afternoon and was attended by a very large list of mourners. Rev. Shedd, assisted by Rev, Buchanan, officiated, and the service was very impressive throughout. The floral offerings were many and most beautiful. The honor pall bearers were Mrs. A. O. Wyatt, Mrs. Chas. Morrison, Miss Jessie Sutton, Miss Maude Clavin, Miss Margaret Mosley and Mrs. Monfort.

Relatives in attendance from a distance were Mrs. Ben Moore and Mrs. S, Cook of Butler, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bradley of Omaha and L. P. Utterback of Nebraska City.

Mabel McKoin, daughter of John J. and Susie McKoin, was born July 13, 1884 on her father's farm in Johnson county, Kansas. From early infancy she showed a talent for music, and a strong desire for literary attainments. She began her musical education at the age of seven  years and continued the same under the best private tutors, up to the year 1901, when she entered Kansas University. There she selected the Fine Arts Course pursuing among other things piano, harmony and violin for the three and one half years. At the end of this period she was forced to discontinue her studies on by a serious illness brought on by overwork. Since then she has not only kept up her practice but has done much technical work, cherishing the hope of some day returning, completing the work and receiving her degree. She has also taught with success large classes at Spring Hill, DeSoto, Bethel and Olathe.

From infancy she has been a great sufferer and has undergone three painful and serious surgical operations, none of which removed entirely the cause of her trouble. She bore her suffering with great patience and resignation and continued bright, cheerful and happy. When a mere girl she joined the Presbyterian church and has remained a consistent member since. She spent the last few months at the family home in Olathe, among old friends where her short life ended the evening of November 2, after a few hours of illness.

She leaves a father, brother, other relatives and a large circle of friends to mourn her loss.

Olathe Mirror 
November 19, 1908
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