The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-01-18
In MemorIam.

Susan Penn " as born Feb. 18th, 1885,
near the village of Bonneville, Ross
county, o., and died at Hillsboro, O.,
Jan. 18th, 1894, aged IS years, 10
months, "a days. She was born on a
farm and reared amid the scenes and
influences OF ordinary country life.
When about the age of thirteen, she
went to Greenfield to attend school at
the old academy, which, at the time,
was under control of Prof. Blair. She
afterwards attended school in Chilli.
cothe, which waa under the charge of
Prof. Finley. While at these schools,
she obtained good education and laid
the foundation for that love of reading
and good books, which remained with
her during life. She was married to
Samuel Milton Penn, May 9th, 1854, and
the first few years of married life were
spent in Batavia, Ohio. In 1857 they
went to Chillicothe, and after various
changes they finally settled in Balm.
bridge, where her husband died in the
fall OF 1877. She lived in Bainbridge
until the winter of 1887, when, with her
daughter and son-in.law she came to
Hillsboro. This place remained her
home until her death. She had three
children, two of whom died in infancy,
and the third survives to mourn the
loss OF one who was not only an affec.
tionate mother, but had all the pleasing
qualities of an amiable companion and
friend. She was faithful wife, an in.
dulgent yet careful and devoted mother,
9 most loving and affectionate sister,
true and faithful friend. Her whole
heart seemed to go out to those she
thought worthy of her friendship. She
was simple in her manners, and one of
her strongest traits of character was her
dislike to insincerity and false pretense.
While she was very fond of her
friends, she preferred the pleasure de.
rived from the intimacy of few con.
genial persons to more general and
miscellaneous acquaintance. Although
not member of any church, she prac.
tlced all the Christian virtues, believing
practical Christianity was better than
any ostentatious or showy professions.
She was diligent reader of the Scrip.
lures, and her Bible is full of markings
OF such passages as specially arrested
her attention, and it was her habit to
read chapter each evening before re-
firing for the night. For the last two
years, she was troubled with an affec.
ton OF the eyes which greatly impaired
her sight. This was perhaps tn, ut.
est source of grief during her life,
she feared it was incurable. This de. :,
orived her of the pleasure of reading
Ind the delightful companionship of
BOOKS, the friends that teach without
colding and cbastise without stripes"
No one could confer greater pleasure
han by reading to her from some fay.
rite author. She was also very fond of
lowers, the poetry CT nature, and be.
ween her care for her plants, the read.
ng OF books, and the sweet converse of
riends, life glided along peacefully, and
Or the most part pleasantly, until her
nal illness. This, although of seven
'eeks' duration, was borne patiently,
ncomplainingly, and she often seemed
think more of the health and com
'rt OF those about her than of herself,
But she is gone, leaving behind her
n example of patience, kindness, love
" whatever was good and noble, that
i'll always be most precious memory
her family and friends who humbly,
et most hopefully, intrust her to the
nderness, love and all embracing
ercy of him who said, ~ am the
surrection and the life; he that be.
sveth in me, though he were dead, yet {
all he live; and whosoever liyeth and
'lieveth in me shall never die"