Mrs. Mary E., wife of George M. Johnson, formerly of Camden, died in Rome at an early hour Friday
morning, in the 49th year of her age. She had been ailing for the past 8 or 9 years with an
internal tumor, but she did not take to her bed until about 3 months ago. Being aware that the
tumor, if allowed to remain would soon cause her death, and feeling that there was a chance to
save her life by its removal, Mrs. Johnson decided to undergo a surgical operation, which was
performed Tuesday of last week. After the operation the patient gradually sank away till death
came. Mrs. Johnson was born in this town, where she resided until about five years ago, when
she removed to Rome. She leaves, besides her husband, two daughters, Mrs. E. T. Drury of Utica
and Mrs. Matthew Wakefield of Camden and a sister Mrs. Thomas Whitford of Brooklyn. The remains
were brought to Camden Monday, and the funeral service was attended Tuesday afternoon from Trinity
church, of which she had long been a worthy member. Her remains repose in our beautiful rural
cemetery, but her enduring monument is in the good works she has left, the fruitage of a life
consecrated to God.
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