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Mrs. Jeremiah Lee Passes Away. - - Mrs. Jeremiah Lee passed away at her home on First High Street this morning at about six o’clock. Death was due to inflammation of the intestines. She had been sick 2 weeks and everything possible was done to prolong her life, but her advanced age, being 74 years old (born ~1833), lessened her chances of recovery and her life was despaired of Tuesday. Friends in numbers rendered all the assistance they could, but to no avail. Mrs. Lee came to Colorado and located in Gilpin County where her husband had heavy mining interests, in the year 1860 and resided here continuously until the time of her death. In the early days when she came to Central City and before the community assumed a settled state, Mrs. Lee did much in administering to the sick and needy. Her kind-heartedness and charitable acts not only served as relief to the old pioneers but in later years, in fact up until the time of her demise, she was always willing to lend aid to those in need. She was particularly good in caring for the sick and her many kind deeds won for her the endearing friendship of everyone. Her death leaves a vacant place in the ranks of the kind, benevolent and humane women of today that will be hard to fill. Deceased leaves a son, John, and two daughters, Mrs. Alice Halden and Mrs. Kate Luke. Mrs. Halden arrived this noon from Oberlin, Ohio, but too late to see her mother before her death. Services will be held at the residence Sunday afternoon at four o'clock and the body will be shipped to Denver Monday morning for interment in Riverside Cemetery, beside the remains of the husband of the deceased.Date(s) of Creation
2/21/1907
