The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-03-14
Obituary.

William M. Terrell was born No
vember q, 1884, lived his life of ~
years months and "a days on the
same farm on which he was born, and
died there February 81, 1907. His
career was an uneventful one. A
radius of twenty miles from his birth
place encompassed almost every act
of his life. A few short journeys to
the larger cities of the state satisfied
his desire for travel and made him
content to pass his days on the farm
that gave him birthplace. Few lives
have been lived within such narrow
confines and few have been lived with
more Joy and contentment. The home,
its comforts and pleasures, were
enough for him. The trip that he
could make In day was as long as he
wished to take. But though this was
true, he did not take narrow view of
life.
he kept in touch with the doings OF
the world through conversations with
his neighbors and friends and through
the newspapers which came into his
home regularly. His mind was alert
to the needs of his country and his
judgment on public questions was as
that of more widely known men. Who
can say his life was not lived to as
good purpose as that of men who have
travelled the earth over and have not
found contentment
Manson was the son of Jose ph and
Ann Terrell. His early childhood was
darkened by the loss of his mother
and he had many of the trying expe-
riences that come to the orphaned
child, but his sunny disposition was
not to be spoiled by hardships. He
grew to manhood and selected for his
life companion Susanah Stretch, who
to-day accompanies his body to it's
last resting place. To them were born
four sons and three daughters, four
of whom are living. Two infants and
Anna, the wife of A. l. McVey, passed
on before their father Those children
never knew any of the hardships and
sorrows that came to many homes.
Their needs we're provided for and
their pleasures we're not forbidden
Kindness ruled the home and a happy
family was the result. The writer
of these words was permitted to know
the deceased well and to visit his home
often. He can say with truth that no
man was ever more kind, no home
more hospitable. To be in his pres
ence was to feel free, to be in his
home was to be happy. The relative,
the friend, the travelling pedler, the
poor and unfortunate always found
his door open and his table free. He
could not turn the hungry away nor
refuse them shelter.
In time grandchildren began to visit
his home and no grandchildren ever
found more hearty welcome nor a
more kind and loving grandfather. 1t
was his delight to please them and
many time have they walked with
him in his woodland, the place of all
his farm he loved the best, in search
of squirrels. Even these creatures
were not forgotten and many an ear
of corn was left near their haunts
that they might not 60 hungry.
In loving and being loved he grew
old, and disease gained entrance to
his vitals. AS this began to sap his
strength and cause him to grow feeble
many hearts grew sad for they beheld
the passing of dear companion, a
loving father, a kind grandfather and
a true friend. When he became toe
feeble to work, he chaffed a little at
his enforced idleness, but he bore up
with brave spirit, and passed out OF
life as he had lived, content with his
lot.
Such was the life of William M
Terrell. He shall lie at rest in the
little churchyard, near which his life
was spent, and sleep the sleep of the