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Written by Mrs. Maude Marston Burrows
On one of those bright, sunny Nebraska days she had so loved and enjoyed, the body of Mary Sinclair was carried to its final resting place beside that of her late husband, Judge Hector Sinclair, in Kearney Cemetery.
The Sinclairs came to Kearney with the boom of 1888-89; but had lived in this vicinity much longer and could really be characterized as pioneers. Their fiftieth wedding anniversary occurred in 1925, and all their four children assembled for the occasion except Ella, who was in California at that time. In that same year, with the independence that was one of her marked attributes, Mrs. Sinclair, at 68 years of age, bought a car and learned to drive it herself.
No community can spare without a keen feeling of loss, a woman like Mrs. Sinclair, whose friendly sympathy was so widespread, and carried with it, especially to young people, a constant inspiration toward the better things of life and a sense of moral responsibility. Young people were always her joy; and the hospitality of the Sinclair household to both young and old, was proverbial.
She was a faithful, loyal wife, and loving, unselfish, solicitous mother, and admirers in Kearney comprised the whole circle of her acquaintance; and in her church she was a valued and useful member. She had been from girlhood a consistent member of the Christian church; and her sincere faith was evidenced by well worn clippings found in her Bible, several of which were read at the service.
Death came suddenly, from heart failure, as she sat in her chair conversing with a sister with whom she was sharing an apartment in Excelsior Springs, MO.
There was a beautiful funeral service at the Bower Mortuary, attended by large numbers of the wide circle of family friends. The words that were tenderly spoken there by personal admirers, the sweet songs that were sung, and an abundance of the flowers that had always been her solace in life, softened the sense of loss that such a personality must inevitably pass to “That bourne from which no traveler returns”.
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