Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-24
DEATHS.

day morning at , O'Clock and "a
body was buried in EImwood cen
etery. The Rev. W, A. shullenberger
OBLIGATED. The following wer
pail bearers: O r Clark, Geo. MAJ
shall. A @ Turner. s III Locke. G !
Rodgers and J A Guthrie. They wi
meet at L. w. Roberts furniture
store at $3.50.
Mrs. Hit was born In Oldham coui
ty. KY. Dec. 2sth. 1928. Her maid
en- name was CarolineAmanda Nethe
ton. She was the daughter Of Johi
and Margaret Johnston Netherton
and was a Granddaughter OF Pearson
W. Johnston of Virginia. a relative o
Gen. Joseph q. Johnston.
She was married to Abram G. Hit
In her native county, on April 18th,
1s49. and came with him to Missouri
In 1856. She has lived in Mexico
most of the time since then. To
this union five children were born.
Two Of them, Orlando and Mrs. La
tona Larimore. are dead. Those sur
viving are Mrs Worrell, John c., o.
Longmont, Colo, and Joel l., OF Tim
met. Idaho. Mrs Kathryn Dighton,
sister. also survives. Mr.. Hit died
several years ago
Mrs. Hit was a sweet Christian
woman and a staunch member OF tn,
Christian Church from girlhood. Sht
was a loving wife, a careful mother
and a kind neighbor. Her loss will
be deeply felt by all who knew her
The Ledger joins other friends in
extending sincerest sympathy to the
bereaved family.
The funeral service OF Mrs. Abra
ham G. Hit was held at the famii!
residence on South Western Avenu'
Saturday morning at $3.50 o'clock.
Friends gathered in the quiet o
the beautiful old trees to pay thu
last tribute OF respect to a pionee
Christian woman, listening to tn,
hymns, the words Of prayer and con
ISOLATION as offered by Rev. w. A..
Shuilenberger while the song of
bird from the bough of a tree aede,
solemnly to the occasion.
The opening Of the old homestead
with its associations and the word
Shall We Gather at the River"waft
ing sweetly through the atmospher
made the service one OF tender sol
emnity. Reading the 2Srd Psalm
was followed by the ~quartette sing
ing ooh, What 1t Must Be to B,
There" Rev. w. A. Shullenberge
in his remarks was soothing ant
comforting for in death had been CRY
talized the Christian living of sew
eDty years.
After the hymn, abide Wit
Me-" the body raj moved to Elm
wood cemetery and laid to rest sur
rounded by a company Of friends VIII
have mourned and ~sympathized wit
the family a number of times in re
cent years.
The out-of-town persons at tn
funeral we're; Kerr Hit, OF Chicago
Mrs. Henry Larimore of Kansas City
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dlghton Of
\ Monticello, ILL.,, and Mrs, j. L.
Henry of Columbia.
The funeral OF Mrs Perry Riggs,
who died Thursday. was held a
the home Saturday morning. at /
O'Clock and the body was burie
in Elmwood cemetery.
Mrs Riggs was 80 years Of age. Sh
leaves a husband and n son, Fred
besides her parents, Mr.. and Mr.
: Richard Muir and several brothers
and sisters as follows: Mrs. Frank
Duffie, Charles, VIII and James Mui
] She was a sweet Christian charat
ter and had a large number of frient
in the community who will mourn ht
loss. The bereaved family has tn
sympathy Of the entire community.
, T. L. McCubbin, 81 years of ag'
father OF Mrs. John Kemp, died a
his home in Auxvasse Friday morn
) ing about 4 o'clock.
| Mr.. McCubbin was born in Virg
mia, but has lived in this part of Mi
souri, since 40. He lived in Mexic
for a number OF years. Beside hi
wife, he is survived by the follow
ing children: Mesdames John KEN
E Mexico; McMurtry. Bachelor; w. :
School, near Auxvasse; Alice Mou
\. thorpe, Kansas City; r. M. Sheltol
Butler; and Messrs. Joe McCubbinl
), Galloway county, John McCubbin, A
/, tesla, N. M; Charles McCubbin, Oh
cago.
Mr.. McCubbin was a splendid Chr
a tian man and n of the leading eli
zens Of the Kingdom and OF th
part Of the State. He had a large
number of friends and admirers, WI
IN willmourn his death.
!, The Ledger joins other friends
extending s~Incerest sympathy to t
bereaved.
TX J. w. Rouse received word, Fridi
"a morning, of the death Of his daug
70 ter-in-law. Mrs. q. T. Rouse, at On
ha, Neb. He left Immediately TO
Omaha. Beside her husband, M
Rouse leaves four children. The FL
ir eral will be held at Omaha. The LIE
ger Joins friends in extending SYM
thy to the bereaved.
ID Nancy Ann Utterback was DO
n April 2, 1925. in Boone Co, Ky. s.
OIL came with her parents to Nilsson
when she vas a small child, and or
up on a farm South of Salt River.
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