Arizona republican., 1912-12-04
DEATH REMOVES
 BELOVED WOMAN
Mrs. John P. Osborn More Than Forty Years Resi- dent of Valley Passes Away At Great Age of 92 Years.

Death removed from the residents cf Phoenix early yesterday morning one of the most beloved respected and appreciated women who ever lived within the borders of the state of Arizona. when Mrs Perlina C Osborn. one of the earliest white women settlers of Arizona passed away at the great age If 92 years at the home of her son, William L. Osborn on East Monroe street in this city Mrs. Osborn was sur TounGed by four generations of her children when death came and was conscious up to within a second or so of the time the grim reaper laid his hand upon her, Then she fell asleep as easily as a little child nestling in it's mothers arms.
 The remains are being prepared for burial and the funeral will take place from the Central Methodist Episco- pal Chuch South this afternoon at 2:30 The funeral sermon will be preached by Rev. W. R. Thornton, pastor of the church of which up to the time of her death she was the oldest living member. In fact Mrs. Osborn was an honored and faithful member of the Southern Methodist church from the time of it's organiza- ton in 1S44, and had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for some years before the historical division of the church came
 She is survived by six children who and living, twenty nine grandchildren. twenty-nine great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren. Truly a pioneer in Arizona she came here with her husband the late John r. Osborn in 1863, first went to Pres colt in 1864 and moved to the Salt River Valley in January 1870. For more than forty years she has been resident of this beautiful section of Arizona on the banks of the Salt river and has seen Phoenix grow from a little village harassed by In dians, and the refuge of the outlaw until it is today one of the finesr cities of it's kind in the who.e United States While living here she has seen her sons and daughters grow up and marry and become par 1uts and grandparents. The friends of her early days have many of them passed away and in many cases their children have also gone and their grandchildren alone remain.
 Mrs osborn was ore of Gods no blewomen In the early days when the village had no doctors whenever there were sick in the village Mrs. Osborn was always by the bedside IT was never too hot nor too cold for | glfs fort if there were sick in the neigh borhood that needed attention. Her home was always the home of the ! pioneer preacher of the early days, and hospitality was given with free hand. The Osborn home was the one point the old pioneer ministers would make for. some of them often ! staying as much as week at a ] time. She was always glad to have i them at her home, and with her ! husband made them dOubly welcome i at every visit.
 1 Mrs osborn was native of Ken i lucky born in Lawrence county i7 January 1921. She married John P. 1 Osborn in 1S41, at the age of tWen- : tv years and the two lived together
 without scarcely a days separation ! for nearly sixty years, MT. Osborn i dying in 1900 while Mrs. osborn was ] i'll with pnuemOnia. The old home
 was first situated up to 1884 where
 the Indian school now is, but after
 that was sold the present property
 southeast of the Indian school corner
 became her home for many years
 Her own children who are living art
 William L. Osborn who is T years
 of age and the father of ten child
 ren; John Osborn of this city who
 is the father of four children, Ner Osborn of Phoenix the father of si2 children, one of whom is Sidney P osborn, secretary of state; Mrs. L D. Copeland of Philadelphia who ha: three children. Mrs. Thomas Barnun of Phoenix who has six children, anC Mrs. Joseph Creamer of Aguas Cal ientes Mexico.