The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-03-08
DR.. Bells PINE-TAR-H(
Obituary.

OUltudEys
Nancy Florence Shrofe. I'd daughter
of John and Nancy Shrofe. was born
about one mile south of Whiteoak.
Brown county, Ohio, March 18th, lSl5.
and departed this life February 9TH.
1900. She and John w. Florence were
united in marriage April 9TH, 1892,
and one week later began housekeep-
ing in the old homestead one and one
half miles southwest of Buford, High
land county, where she lived until her
death. Her parents were Methodists,
her father being minister. In her
early girlhood she united with the NJ.
f. Church. Her husband was not a
member of any church at the time of
their marriage. but few years after
ward they identified themselves with
the Christian or Disciples Church. un-
der the ministry of David Thompson,
and from the records were charter
members of the pioneer church at Bu-
ford.
Although prevented for a number
of years from attendance of church.
she was Jealous for its welfare. She
enjoyed a well grounded faith and
hope in Jesus. She was social. sweet
spirited woman and combined with
these affections and mirthfulness her
friends were many and ardent. She
had a remarkable memory and re-
t,iraI ,,,,+i1
testify to the pleasant hours spent in
hearing her relate of pioneer life.
Her husband was the first white child
corn in Clay township. For many
months past her friends had noticed
, with alarm the gradual failing of
: health, and she, too. was conscious
.. of daily increasing iniirmities. but she
was calm and trustful the good seed
| sown in life's early morning had neith-
er been Choked by thorns and cares.
: nor scorched by sun, but brought forth
, fruit. enabling her in the face of ap-
preaching decay, to realize the home
of joy and peace, beyond the reach of
: decay and death, and to appropriate
, those rich and precious consultations
which the world can neither give nor
take away. She loved life, was de-
voted to her children and friends and
!, was 10th to leave them, but she was
awaiting with submission the will of
the Lord and when she became con-
vinced that her Heavenly Father
willed that she should leave all be-
hind, without murmur she faced the
I final issue.
During the last week or two of her
: ILLNESS she wanted her children and
/. friends near her, and her loving he art
went out in great yearning for the
absent ones. Loving hands of family
i, and friends were sowilling to minister
to her wants, but she would beg them
e ever thinking of others, to do less for
e her and rest themselves more. Awhile
: before she died she asked for her SON
in-law. When he came to her.bedside
= and asking her what she wanted. she
said she wanted to tell him what she
: saw. Her face lit up with rapture a,
:, she told him of such beautiful place
c ''It shone like gold, and, oh, am go
S ing there, | want to, / am ready" Al
= times her suffering was intense, but
she did not complain. Death was di
vested of all its terrors for her, she
S had laid up treasures in Heaven. ant
e Monday morning at half past foul
I o'clock she went to reap a rich re
/ ward. The end came peacefully.
!, I've watched her breathing thro the night,
u Her breathing soft and low;
AZ in her breath the wave of life
Kept heaving 10 ard fro.
We thought her dying when she slept
|. And sleeping when she died"
:, Eight children remain to mourn tn,
T loss of their dear old mother. ST!
8 living in or near the old homestead, ;
: son in Illinois, and daughter in New
Mexico, while the husband, who die,
September 2lst, 1886, with four chill
dren who preceded her to the bette
y land, doubtless rejoiced with grea
: joy as with outstretched hands the,
: welcomed their mother to the eterna
r glory home.
r AT ten o'clock Thursday morning
February Sth, after a short funera
, Grafton by Rev. ]. w. Ruble, kim
q friends quietly bore the flower GOV
N cred casket containing the body of ou
le dear old friend, followed by larg
p number of relatives and friends, t.
the beautiful little burial lot jus
south of the house and tenderly lai
il it away by the side of her husband t.
ls await the resurrection of the just.