Posted on: House Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/HouseObits/16 Surname: House, Pengelly, Sabin, Chamberlain, Potter, Martin, Pinckard, Potts, Irwin, Puffer, Mills, Bartlett, Crane, Moffett ------------------------- Mrs. Mary E. Pengelly, daughter of Rev. Elisha and Mrs. Lydia Sabin House, was born in Palmyra, N.Y., November 14, 1825, and died at the residence of her adopted son, A.H. Pengelly, Kalamazoo, Mich. January 13, 1911. On January 14, 1847, at Paw Paw, Mich., Mary E House was united in marriage with Rev. Richard Pengelly, of Michigan conference. To this union were born two daughters, the elder dying in infancy, the other, Mrs. Dr. Chamberlain, of Kalamazoo. Mrs. Pengelly was the youngest, but one, of a family of ten, all of whom together with her parents, and her husband also, preceded her to the better land. She was converted in her fifteeth year and united with the Methodist Episcoal Church for life, at Athens, Ill., under the pastorate of Rev. R. F. Moffett. Her father, Rev. E. House, was licensed to preach in 1807, when twenty-one years of age. He was ordained deacon by Bishop Roberts at Lansing, N.Y. in 1818. He organized the first Methodist society in Rochester, N.Y., and was stationed as pastor there twice afterwards. In 1843 the family came to Paw Paw, Mich. Mr. House was appointed pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Kalamazoo in 1845. Mrs. Pengelly became a courageous worker. She was in the Womans Temperance Crusade in 1873-1874. She was among the first to organize the W.C.T.U. in Michigan. Politically she was a Prohibitionist, standing for all that that word means. She served Kalamazoo for a term of three yers on the board of education, and proved herself a capable member. Besides her daughter (Mrs. Chamberlain), Mrs. Pengelly leaves to mourn her adopted son, A.H. Pengelly, and wife, three granddaughters, a niece, Mrs. G.M. Potter of Cleveland, and many relatives in Illinois and Oklahoma. The funeral services were held January 16, in Simpson church. Scripture reading by Rev. Arba Martin; prayer by Rev. J. B; Pinckard. A history of her life, also a letter from Rev. James H. Potts, her long-time friend and former pastor, by Rev. W.H. Irwin; A letter from Rev. W.M. Puffer, district superintendent. Rev. A. M. Gould and Rev. Pinckard, her former pastors, paid glowing tributes to her as a most worthy and aggressive Christian woman. Judge A..J. Mills, for many years her friend and legal adviser, spoke of her worth as a citizen and her accomplishments in the line of moral reform. Rev. Caroline Bartlett Crane, in behalf of the W.C.T.U., reviewed her work in that society, and declard Mary. E. Pengelly worthy of a place in the company of the few great women of our country of the last generation. The W.C.T. U. closed with their white ribbon ritual service. Her body was laid to rest in Mountain Home cemetery. Among the many floral offerings was a large sheaf of white roses with a card bearing the following words: From the Liquor Dealers Association. Mrs. Pengelly was an enemy of our business. She always fought us in the open, and was an honorable opponent. Michigan Conference Minutes Michigan Annual Methodist Conference 1911 Special Collections Stockwell-Mudd Libraries Albion College 602 E. Cass St. Albion, Mi 49224