Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-30
Obituary
From Tuesdays Daily.
IN MEMORY.

Du Quoin Tribune Adah Eliza
beth Lyman was born in New Hart
ford. Connecticut. May II, 1884. Sic
moved from there when four years of
age, with her parents, to Chllcotne,
Ohio. From there removed in 1840 to
Old Du Quoin, ILL.,. where she lived
until 1848. when she removed to Clles-
ter. this state, where she grew to
womanhood and was married 10
James Horace Hostetter Feb. %, 1852
Two children were born of this union
Lucy Alice, born June IA, 1853 and
Wagar Somers, born March 8, 1885.
Being widowed, she removed to
Centralia. where she was later mar
ried to Charles A. Bigger in 1860. or
this union there were born three
children: Charles H.. born in Cen
tralia Feb. II, 1861; Willard S., born
in Du Quoin on Sept. IL, 1856; Paul,
born in Du Quoin Jan ID. 1876. His
death occurred in a railroad accident
near De Kalb, Feb 20 1901.
Mrs. Bigger died in Ration, New
Mexico, Dec IS, 1907, at the home of
her son. Charles H. Bigger.
She leaves four children: Mrs.
Alice Yost of Du Quoin; Wagar S. Ly-
man of Drummond, Okla; Willard S.
Bigger of Cherokee, Okla, and
Charles Fl. Bigger of Ration, N. M.
The deceased left our CITY in 1854
for Creston, Iowa. and two years later
became resident of Ottumwa; about
the year 1898 she journeyed to Ash
ley, ILL.,, to cheer her invalid mother
beautiful "Auntie" Lyman with
whom she lived until the latter's
death In Du Quoin 1s months after
wards. The home ties severed, she
hoped to spend her remaining days
with her son Paul, but his tragic,
untimely death changed all her after
life. Her closing days were spent with
her children in Oklahoma and New
Mexico. her death occurring at Ration
N. M. In life she was acquainted
with grief" but through death and
I life she had that spiritual gift, a
calm and grateful heart, from every
one secret of her Christian fortitude
and resignation.
A loving daughter, sister. wife and
mother, her undying faith in Christ
her Lord, served to comfort her in the
last months of her life, after her
health failed and life's cord was
weakened.
Her last hours were peaceful and
she went to the dear Lord while she
slept. Contributed.
Rebecca Martin was born in Bel
mont county, Ohio, August 10, 1927.
| Died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. j. w. Long, of near Floris, Jan
uary 10, 1908. at o'clock o. M. at
the age of 80 years, 5 months and 7
days.
She was married to Jackson
Knedler on September u, 1852. in
Fayette county Ohio. they came
west In the fall of 1856 and first set
lied in the vicinity of Money church
In the spring of 1857 moved to their
home near Floris where they con-
tinued to reside till the death of Mr..
knedler. June 80, 1861. The first
years of her widowhood with the
dark clouds Of the civil war hanging
over all must have been lonely days
indeed. Early in life she gave her
heart to God and united with the
Methodist Protestant church in which
faith she continued to live tin the
close of her useful life. She is sur
vived by host of friends and rela-
tives: the nearest one brother,
Josiah Martin, of Rivertown. Iowa.
one sister, Martha Wilson, of Emmit,
Idaho. one son. C. F. KnedIer. of
Kaw City. Oklahoma, one daughter,
Mrs John L. Sawyer. died early in
| life, leaving one daughter, now Mrs.
Thomas Ware of Ottumwa.
1t was with sad hearts that the
friends and neighbors gathered at the
Lang home to pay their last respects
10 the departed
The funeral was conducted by the
Rev. Sinclair of the Floris Methodist
Episcopal church. Interment was
made in the Money Church cemetery.
| Contributed.