The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-28
Obituary.

Obituary.
Mrs. Ellen Redkey died at her home
in Rainsboro, May %, 1895, of paralysis,
after brief illness of about 81 hours,
aged SO years, 8 months and 1s days.
She was daughter of Abraham and
Elizabeth Taylor, born Feb. 4, 1927, near
Rainsboro, and has always lived in this
vicinity, where every worthy enterprise
and every charitable and benevolent
cause met with her hearty approval and
were benefited by her willing mind and
helping hand.
She was married to Anthony Redkey,
Nov. 29, 1S49, and, for period of 81
years faithfully walked by his side,
meeting the duties OF life as compan.
ion, wife and mother, until Aug. 20, 1887,
when he was suddenly removed by
death. Since that time she has been
iourneying amid the shadows and lone.
liness of widowhood, not in disconso.
late and complaining mood, but with
resignation, courage and cheerfulness
inspired and prompted by faith in Him
who hath promised to care for the father.
less and the widow.
In early life she joined the M. E.
Church at Rainsboro, and has ever since
been identified with all it's interests.
The last Sabbath of her life found her
in her place in the Sunday School, and
in the public services that followed,
which was in perfect keeping with the
habit of her life.
She gave unstintedly of her means for
the support OF the gospel and the various
benevolences of the Church. Her hos.
pitality towards her different pastors and
their families, and towards her brothers
and sisters in the Church was always
generous and free. But her generosity
was not limited to church circles or cir.
cumscribed by UNCONVENTIONAL lines.
The needs of humanity in their broad.
est sense claimed her attention and felt
the influence of her loving words and
helping hands.
We who have been so favored with
her pure life and noble example will
soon look upon her form and features
for the last time on earth. Her body
will be removed from our midst and
tenderly laid in the silent tomb. But,
the influence OF her life will linger here
and live in your hearts and mine, and in
the church where she was so devoted
and bore such faithful testimony, and in
the Sunday School, where she taught
and received instructions, in the social
circles where her cheerfulness was 80
manifest, and in the chambers of the
sick where her kind deeds and words of
cheer brought sunshine and gladness.
In precept and example she has left
rich legacy to many, and especially to
these two sorrowing daughters, who in
her death have sustained an irreparable
loss. But. in their sorrow and sad be
reavement they may, and doubtless do,
turn their thoughts to better world
and a brighter home where father and
mother have met, after eight years sepa.
ration, to part no more, and where they,
too, if faithful, may join them in the
sweet bye and.bye, and live with them
forever.
The high esteem in which she was held
was shown by the multitude that attend.
ed the funeral services at her home on
Sunday morning by Rev's J. 8. Ruggles
and ]. I. Taggart and the large number
who accompanied the remains to Hills.
boro, where they were laid to rest. The
family that survive consists
of Mr.. and Mrs J. F. Brown and Miss
Della Redkey,