The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-06-06
Obituary.

%, 1920, near Belfast, Ohio, and was
the oldest child of John Wade and
Polly williams Wade, and died June
Let, 1907, aged 81 years, months and
8 days.
Her father died when she was quite
young, and after his death she made
her home with her mothers sister,
Mrs. George Gall.
She had one brother who is dead
and two sisters, one of whom survives
her. She had also three half broth.
ers, two of whom are living, and two
half sisters, both of whom are living,
one being present with her at the
time of her death.
In 1889 she was married to Allen W.
Spargur and with him went to house
keeping In Rainsboro, moving later to
Spargur Mills where they spent their
life until his death, she living on
there for many years after, only NOV
Ing to Rainsboro to spend the declin-
ing years of her life. To them were
born nine children, fve of whom are
living to mourn her loss; these are
Maryann Beaver, Joseph, Henry and
John, and Marinda Lucas. She also
leaves twenty living grandchildren
and eleven great.grand.childred
In 1865 her husband died of pneu-
monia and for forty-two years she has
bravelv trodden the path of life
alone.
Her life was link to connec; us to
the pioneer days of our country, when
the men of the families spent many
of their days struggling with the pri-
meval forests making clearings large
enough for their homes, gardens and
few fields, Staying the wild animals
that haunted these forests and pro-
tecting themselves and their families
from the Indians, while heavy domes-
tic duties rested upon the women.
These duties we're taken up by her
early in life and we're borne cheer
fully, efficiently and faithfully, until
within few weeks of her death when
she layed them down one by one only
as failing strength and health com.
PEELED 1t.
AS the decades came and went
bringing the numberless changes in
the family life in its relation to the
commercial, political and religious
world she adjusted herself to them in
the manner that seemed right and
good to her, dreserving at all times
harmony and unity in the family and
dominating and moulding by the sheer
strength of her convictions many OF
their opinions. Her Bible was, through
all the years of her long life, much In
use and every movement for the up
lifting and betterment of mankind
had her spontaneous support and sym
pathv.
Her temperance sentiments kept ir
advance of the age and she at al
times and under all circumstance.
had the rare courage to raise hel
voice against all forms of vice ant
evildoing. She was a home-makei
and no me-keeper in the highest ant
best sense of both words her children
and children's children all loved tC
visit her, for her hospitality was ever
ready and her board abundant.
She never used for herself an undue
portion of this worlds good and ever
what was rightfully her own she
shared with others; her economy
thrift and Industry we're virtues Otter
spoken of by her children who indeed
"arise up and call her blessed"
Two months ago she was stricken
with an incurable disease which sht
bore with patience and resignation
and during the long period of her suf
fering she was thoughttully cared fol
by her childred and grand childred
and especially by the two whose home
had been with her much of the time
since the death of their mother; tn,
neighbors also rendering much time
ly assistance. She had kept her LAM
trimmed and burning, and when th'
end was near she said to her friends
81 am ready"
It IL not death to die
To leave this weary road,
And, with the brotherhood on high,
To be at home with God.
II Is not death to ning
Aside this mortal dust