Interesting to read this long and informative obituary, which tells a story of Mr. Phelps’s life and impact on the community. And how his friends and family gave him a good and worthy sendoff. And interesting to read all the other obits we have seen from the Town archives. Things have certainly changed now in American society. Quite a few people get no funeral or burial or memorial service upon their death; many families don’t post an obituary. Some folks insist they want no funeral, etc., upon their demise. And some circumstances make it difficult for a family to hold such events. But my feeling is that these types of rites and rituals give survivors a place and time to gather, grieve, and say goodbye; for others to help the bereaved to bear the unbearable.
Interesting to read this long and informative obituary, which tells a story of Mr. Phelps’s life and impact on the community. And how his friends and family gave him a good and worthy sendoff. And interesting to read all the other obits we have seen from the Town archives. Things have certainly changed now in American society. Quite a few people get no funeral or burial or memorial service upon their death; many families don’t post an obituary. Some folks insist they want no funeral, etc., upon their demise. And some circumstances make it difficult for a family to hold such events. But my feeling is that these types of rites and rituals give survivors a place and time to gather, grieve, and say goodbye; for others to help the bereaved to bear the unbearable.
How could Wilbur L. Phelps have been married in 1802 if he was born in 1867? Maybe I dis not read that correctly?
Married in 1892, Google Lens mis-read the date. Sorry, missed this when i proof-read/
I wasn’t sure if I read it wrong! Thank you