Died After Painful Illness

Mrs. Celestia C Curtist Gone to Her Reward.

Was a Member of the Ladies Aid Society and of the First Methodist Church.

The many friends of Mrs. Celestia C Curtis will be shocked and deeply grieved to hear of her death, which occurred Thursady, June 5, at the home of Mrs. Ida Holmes at Whitmore Lake, where she was visiting. Mrs. Curtis has been in poor health for the past few years. Two years ago she suffered a severe attack of appendicitis, of such a complicated form that an operation was an impossibility. The illness which culminated in her death, was a recurrence of her old trouble and after four days illness she succumbed to the disease.

Mrs. Curtis was the daughter of Joseph and Phoebe Wyckoff, of Superior township, and was born Dec. 5, 1835. At the age of 18 she married Edwin R. Curtis, and of this union were born five children, two of whom died several years ago. During their early years of married life they lived on a farm in Superior, but about thirty years ago, removed to Ann Arbor.

After the death of her husband, Mrs. Curtis made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Jay Green, of Superior.

Mrs. Curtis was a faithful member of the First M. E. church of this city and an active member of the Ladies' Aid society. She was also a member of the old Decoration society which held a reunion last week.

The funeral was held from the home of her sister. Mrs. McEwen, 310 E. Jefferson street, on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.