The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-03-07
SINKING SPRING.

Mrs. Eta ration, VINO mas been the
guest of Mrs. 7. j. McKeehan, has
returned to her home Ia PEBBLES.
Mrs. Edna Garman and aunt Lou
Butler were visitors at the home of
Bert Butler, ex-Probate Judge of
Adams county, Saturday. Mr.. Butler
has oeen Ill for several months and is
gradually growing weaker.
Mrs. L. f. House and children we're
visitors at cambridge Saturday and
Sunday.
Mesdames J. N. Kisling and Tilton
Gray visited friends here Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Bert Setty and child
ren, Ruth and Marguerite and Mrs.
D. Leadbetter, of Hillsboro, we're
called here Friday by the death of
Miss Anna McKeehan.
John p. Reddick, after lingering
illness, died at his home Saturday
morning.
Frank McKeehan died at the home
of his sister-in.law, Mrs. Cora Houston
of Bainbrldge, Monday 25.
Mrs. Scott Mason and little son, of
Seaman, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bud Copeland.
DR.. L. F. House attended the ifty-
fifth annual reunion of the Ancient
Accepted Scottise Rite, at Cincinnati,
February 10 to %.
Anna McKeehan, eldest daughter
of l. N. and Hannah Jenkins Mckee
han, was born at Sinking Springs and
after lingering illness, died at the
home of her parents in the village of
her nativity, on Wednesday evening
at o'clock, February q, 1907.
Anna spent happy free childhood
and girlhood, enjoying very much the
company of her school and playmates,
ever cherishing through lite the
memory of their friendship, some of
whom will be there to greet her In
that land of health and sunshine to
which she has now gone. Many of
those who are left will be saddened
to know of her earl departure.
Anna was possessed of bright and
intelligent mind, of a retentive men,
orv, keeping what she learned. She
was diligent student in the schools
of Sinking Spring, later going to
Hillsboro to further pursue her studies
intending to be a teacher but Ill
health compelled her to abandon the
idea. In school days she was bright,
quick at repartee, always ready with
some witty and quaint remark when
drawn out by companions, making her,
on occasions, jolly comrade.
Anna became a member of the NJ.
E. church of Sinking Spring in early
girlhoOod. She was an active men,
ber of the Epworth League and a
Sunday School scholar until failing
health caused her to forego active
participation and regular attendance.
The christian truths and faith inn
planted in her mind by early religious
training took deep root in her mind,
and in her last days of suffering,
found exposition in the simple, practi-
cal way in which she gave up her
earthly and took hold on life eternal.
The seed had not been sown in vain
and when need came, bloomed into
perfect flower.
"In the home there is a vacant
chair and haunting echoes in the air."
for as she had expressed her wish
Anna has been the first of her family
to go hence, leaving dear mother,
father, one brother, three sisters and
two dear little nieces, who we're mex
pressibly dear and precious to her.
She was very devotedly attached to
each one OF the family, so loyal to
their interest and ready to stand in
their defense. She was so grateful
and so often expressed her gratitude
to her mother and to each member
of the family for their tender, loving
care and unfailing efforts TO prOlOng
her life. Many tender comforting
words she spoke to them, that, in
tune to come will be as balm to their
sorrowing hearts.
One of the pleasures of Annals
afflicted life was her visits to her
dear Aunt Joe Leadbetter and other
friends at Hillsboro, where, on the
occasion of her last visit, notwith-
standing everything possible was done
to make it pleasant and helpful to
her, she became very much worse,
now she will visit them NO more. How
comforting to them all though when
Anna at last left them.
There was sunset and evening star, and one
clear call for her,
M nd, t.. q.