Miami Union
2 August 1900
Duicina Frazee Wilgus
Among the many good women of our county, but few have made record than she who's name heads this brief sketch. Though her ministrations of true wifehood and motherhood continued to a ripe age, to the bereft husband, son, and relatives, looking back to these years of love, they now seem very short. It is a model home where mother-love cements into unity the family life, where mutual affections and death are powerless to destroy. But such was the blessing of the long presence of one whose affection, patient and cheerful life leaves to these who survive her this priceless ligancy.
Even in Mrs. Wilgus's affliction having lost her site some years before her death -- the deep, sweet love of Christ was, if possible more manifest that in her days of vision. She once said to this writer: "God's Will be done. I am in his hands. He knows exactly best for me. We would think it strange if our children should want to chose what we should do for them." Yes, with her the Lord's presence had turned the bitter of affliction into sweetness, made flowers of beauty to bloom in the desert, and birds to sing in the winter of life.
Her perfect faith transfigured every burden and illuminated every cross with the radiance of the promised crown. She thought religion to be the chief blessing of the home, and its practical living the surest means of leading her sons and daughters to Christ. Hence her religion was not a garment to put on, but a robe of righteous endeavor to perform every duty of the home, the house of God, and neighborhood obligation.
She so associated the spiritual with the secular life as to make it easy for her to pass from the common topics of conversation to the higher themes of faith. Thus living she was ever for her translation, and when summons came her exodus to the heavenly Canaan was in perfect peace.
Duicina Frazee Wilgus was born February 20, 1837. Died July 24 1900, aged 63 years, 5 months, and 4 days. She became the wife of John H. Wilgus, August 23, 1857. Nine children were born to them, six sons, and 3 daughters, the daughters having preceded their mother to, the life beyond. Sermon at the Lostcreek Christian Church, by her former pastor in charge, Rev. Y. H. Rush, assisted by the pastor in charge Rev. S. D. Bennett.
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