South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-12-08
Obituary Notice.
Fron The Broaheaa Ind.peaaeat.

FLEEK. aged 81 years. months an,
Ia days.
Mother Fleek. whose maiden name
was Mary Ann Putnam, vas born in
Hampshire cuunty. Virginia, Ma.
3ls', 1898. While still very young she
was married to JOHN j. Dawson, Who
died at Norfolk. Virginia in tue war If
1912 leaving her widow with two chil
dren. In April 1917 she was united in
marriage To Adam tleek OF IIarpshire
wiaower with seven children To
them were bora eleven children making
twenty ctnldrcn in all TO whom she VS.
mother. She had the rare happiness
OF seeing eighteen o! them grow up tn
manhood and yomanhood, ard ten OF
them survive iier. They with their
wives and husbands vi-ite her daily
iuribg her illness and nearly all we're
present at the line al her dei th, Il .
ids these ten children she leaves IF
" grant children aud thirty eight
great arend children; her husband Al
am Fleek having preceded her To the
home above twenty seven We rs ago
when nearly 80 years of age. There
were present al the funeral ninety
fout relatives besides family con-
nections and many ola friends
Her body wss borne To tho grave nv
live oil her own sons, Messrs. John j
Dawson, Edmund + Flick, Benjamin
a. Flick, Reu. G b. Flcek, Jerome j..
FIeck and her ldest son-in-law, Saml.
Nor hcralt. all of whom are residents
of Brodhesd. The surviving daugh
'ers ere Mrs. j. l. Bowen, Mrs.
G. Gardener, Ms. ). Nortbcfat
of Bro 'hcad, Mrs. Snyder from near
Jane>vilIe aud Miss Melvina Flick who
has ,urried il The old home, being com
panion aai nurse 10 the dear OLD mo h
er for more than twenty years. To her
the other ch'llren feel they owe n heavy
debL of gratitude.
IN September. 1885 Mrs Flcet NOV.
ei vi Ia her husband anil family from
Virginia TO Newark. Licking county,
Ohio. AMI thence in the fall OF 1876 to
Green county Wis. They settle on
Jordon Prairie aua there she continued
to reside in The old homestead unti the
time of her d. atli.
She was "A title woman Of great en-
cry. courage and faith. She has monl-
de the character Of a large family and
has LEI; them all well 10 do for hi, life
with man prayers for their future hap.
| piness
VIII, her hushar d Adam Fleek, she
joined the NJ 4. Church under the MINI
i~try Of "a Bro. Allen in l947. The hi
BILE was her book. aud Gods promise
sustained her to Tie las; and she fc,t no
regrets in her deaih Her children fcei
ID hive tured Mother indeed. She
iooFed pc scful, in the clSket which was
adorned with cross and crown OF e Nv.
ere, the gft oil loving hearts with a
buncI OF ripcued wheat (from Mrs Aus
| Z ny IN her hands em6iemauc of com
! pleie, b"autiful and frnilfui lie.
! Tue hymns sung at tho funeral were
tnose su1g by her in her last illness rs.
peciailv the one ~iIh tie chorus 'Iea.
ven is ms home
/ The funeral services were cOnduc cd
Nv Rev. & w. Nuzum Of the NJ. l.
Church, assisted by Rev. q. NJ Buttor
Of Inc Advent church.
Thus has passed away grand Chris
| tiaa Mother. she has fought Iife's Gxhi
I The victory won, and entered into rest
With such history az hers. her ci,il-
drsn NAV say in The words of With:
. GayIori Clarke.
/ And while M soul retains her pover
! To think upon each faded yeir,
/ In every bright aud sh4iOwel hour
1 Ny heart shall bold ny mother dear.
( The hills may tower, the waves may rise,
/ And roll between my home aud me,
/ Yet shall my q ueuchless memory
Turn with undying love 10 tbs,
| November u, 1882, y.