The Washington Republican Washington County Friday August 30, 1901 Nancy J. TOTTEN, was born Dec. 5th, 1841, in Niagara Co., New York, died at Washington, Kan., Aug. 14th, 1901, aged 54 years. She was married to F. C. MERRICK Dec. 31st, 1869, in Marble Rock, Ia. Came to Kansas in 1874 and has been a resident of Washington for the past 5 years. From early childhood she was a devoted Christian and an earnest worker in the M.E. church, and held a license to exhort until that body ceased to grant licensces to women. This did not deter her from active evangelistic work, for she was never know to fail to exhort those with whom she came in contact to lead earnest and prayerful lives of entire consecration to God. Her last illness caused by cancer, was protracted and at times painful, lasting a period of six years, yet was endured with a Christian fortitude which fully demonstrated her willingess to suffer as well as work if God so willed. Her last days were filled with praise and exhoratation. She firmly believed in the leading of the Holy Spirit, and would follow such leadings at any cost, counting it a privilege to suffer with Christ that she might also reign with him. The charity which thinketh no evil was certainly her portion as under all circumstances she was ever ready to cover faults or unkind criticisms by that wonderful cloak--charity. Her funeral was conducted by Rev. Jackson BROWN, of Greenleaf, Ks., with whom she labored in rivival meetings many years ago. She selected the text and also the hymns to be used. She leaves a husband, three brothers and two sisters to mourn her loss.