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The Skamania County Pioneer, Stevenson, WA., October 10, 1901, page 1

Christina, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dark, was born at Underwood, Wash., December 25, 1894, died at the same place September 29, 1901, aged six years, nine months and four days, after an illness of eleven days of pneumonia.
During the last day she lived she told her mother three different times that she would die before morning. The evening before her death she was to have taken part in the school entertainment and had her part well learned. Little Christina or Christie, as she was generally called by her school-mates, was an unusually bright child and of a sunny nature.
Her time at school was very short but while she did attend made rapid progress.
The funeral was held for the school house; six of the little girl friends, dressed in white, acted as pall-bearers. The school children attended in a body and as she was consigned to the ground they sang "Beautiful Beckoning Hands," after which the children marched around the grave and dropped flowers into it. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. J. Feak, of Hood River.
We miss you, Christie at school, but we know you have been called to a greater school, where some day we hope to meet you to part no more.

There will be no more parting,
From those that we love,
No more sighing or shedding of tears,
For no discord shall ruffle that peaceful repose.

Which flows through eternity's years.
Oh! We soon shall be called to that beautiful land,
There to dwell with the just evermore;
There to join in sweet songs with the friends that we love,
Safe at home on that beautiful shore.

By Her Teacher

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., October 11, 1901, page 3

OBITUARY

Christina, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dark, was born at Underwood, Wash., December 25, 1894; died at the same place, September 29, 1901, aged 6 years, 9 months and 4 days, after an illness of 11 days of pneumonia. During the last day she lived she told her mother three different times that she would die before morning. The evening before her death she was to have taken part in the school entertainment and had her part well learned. Little Christina or Christie, as she was generally called by her schoolmates, was an unusually bright child and of a sunny nature. Her time at school was very short but while she did attend made rapid progress. The funeral was held for the school house. Six of her little girl friends, dressed in white, acted as pall-bearers. The school children attended in a body and as she was consigned to the ground they sang "Beautiful Beckoning Hands," after which the children marched around the grave and dropped flowers into it. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Jacob Feak of Hood River. We miss you, Christie, at school, but know you have been called to a greater school, where some day we hope to meet you to part no more.

"There will be no more parting from those that we love,
No more sighing or shedding of tears,
For no discords shall ruffle that peaceful repose.
Which flows through eternity's years.
Oh! We soon shall be called to that beautiful land,
There to dwell with the just evermore;
There to join in sweet songs with the friends that we love,
Safe at home on that beautiful shore."

BY HER TEACHER

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 15, 1901, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

Diphtheria is epidemic at Underwood, Wash. One of Mr. Larsen's children died of the disease and was buried Sunday. Two orphaned children that were cared for by Robt. Cline were taken to a Portland hospital and their cases were pronounced diphtheria. Two other children of Mr. Larsen's are down with the disease. The little girl of John Dark's, that died about three weeks ago, evidently died from the same disease, as well as one of the Thornton children and one of Clarkson's.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 22, 1901, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

Mrs. H. Olson of Underwood was in town Monday. Mrs. Olson says there has been no diphtheria at Underwood. The children who died were afflicted with tonsillitis and pneumonia. Other children in the same families were not affected.