Daughter of ELIZABETH the Youngest Daughter of REV.J.JOSHUA

Joshua       Elizabeth      Stella Elizabeth           62 Stella Elizabeth	Stella Elizabeth was born on8th April, 1900, as the second child to Mr.P.J.Devasahayam and Mrs.Elizabeth Devasahayam, the youngest daughter of Rev.J.Joshua the second Pastor of NAGERCOIL Home Church.               She lost her mother when she was two years old.  She had her education in a convent school at Coimbatore where the family was staying.  At that time her father Mr.P.J.Devasahayam was the Headmaster of the London Mission High School, at Coimbatore.  She suffered a lot through Asthmatic attacks and hence had to discontinue her studies at school.  The convent education made her proficient in English and she had a beautiful handwriting till her last days.                Her pass time was solving the daily cross work puzzle in the “Madras Mail”.  She used to spend a lot of time with the news paper and the Dictionary.  Her father was a lover of books and had  a good collection of them.  Stella Elizabeth also loved reading books and she took them from her father’s collection.             She brought up her niece Sakuntala, who lost her mother as an infant, with loving care and was like a mother to her.  She was also very much attached to her only brother Mr.J.D.Samuel and his children.               Her outstanding qualities were patience and self denial.  She remained unmarried and was a blessing to all around her.  Stella Elizabeth passed away on 2nd June, 1983, at a ripe old age of 83 years and was interred at the NAGERCOIL Home Church Cemetery.