Marian Brookfield Stebbins
April 28, 1841-March 12, 1904
MRS. MARIAN BROOKFIELD STEBBINS, wife of U.H. Stebbins, passed away at her late home east of this city at half past one Sunday closing a life full of loving devotion and tender associations.
Deceased was born in thie city of Niles, April 28, 1841, and was therefore nearly 63 years of age. She was united in marriage to U.H. Stebbins Jan. 1, 1857, and is survived by her husband and three children, viz. Mrs. C.J. Fox, of Niles; C.G. Stebbins of Middleville, Mich.; and Mrs. H.E. Lowry of Benton Harbor. Their oldest son, W.A. Stebbins, preceded her in death. Three sisters and one brother survive. They are Mrs. Newton, of Berrien Springs; Mrs. Hollis, of Pearl, Mich.: Mrs. Forrest, of Spokane Falls, Wash., and C. Brookfield, of Niles.
The funeral services will be held at the late home on Wednesday at half past two o'clock with interment at Silver Brook cemetery.
Mrs. Stebbins was an earnest faithful Christian and was an active worker in the Presbyterian church of this city. Her pastor, Dr. Lowrie, who is still at Galesburg, Ill., where he was called by the death of relatives, has been notified of the beath[sic] of his faithful parishioner and it is quite likely that he will return to conduct the services and pay tribute to her personal worth.
(Source: Niles Republican, Thursday, March 17, 1904, page 1 col. 2, reprinted from Niles Daily Sun, Saturday, March 12, 1904, microfilm Niles District Library; see also The Acorn, March 18, 1904, page 14, reprinting paragraphs one and two, from the Niles Daily Star, March 14, 1904.)
