The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-17

death OF the two prominent members
Of this reunion, Mrs. Emma TillotsOn
and Mrs. Gertrude Mount, but they
have sown the seed, and. we must keep !,
up the work and keep their memory.
We wonder how many are present
today who attended the first reunion
Elizabeth Craddock was born in
Herfordshire, England, December,
1888. When about "A years old, she
came to America with her parents,
and lived part Of the time in Royal
ton. In 1866, she was married to
Lucuis Waite and they lived in Bruins
wick, on the Charley Clark farm, near !
Goodman's Corners, and also on the
Blial farm, in the west part of town.
After the death Of her husband she |
made her home with DR.. Hamlin Of
Cleveland, and later moved to San
Gabrial, Calf, where she died April
2, 1917, at the age Of S3 years. She
left a son, Charles of Los Angeles,
Calf, and a daughter, Mrs. Nellie
Gabell Of Cleveland, and eleven grand
children and thirteen great-grand-
children. Her burial was at San
Gabrial, Calf. have been told she
was the last Rebekah OF lodge form
ed here years ago.
Nancy Ann Killean, the youngest
daughter OF Jonas and Elizabeth Will
nan, was born in Yorkshire, England,
Sept. 80, 1886, and came to America
with her parents when five years Of
age. Her folks settled in RUyalton
and Mrs. Killean has spent The re-
mainder OF her days near this place.
She was married TO John Killean,
December 2, 1853, and to this union
were born six children, two dying in
infancy. Her husband and four chill
Edren, Mrs. Elizabeth Ganyard, John
Iand Charles Kiltean and Mrs. Nettie
Bartlette, eleven grandchildren and
five great-grandehildren are left 'tC
mourn the loss of a wife, mother and
grandmother, besides her many
friends. Mrs. Killean Gedaat the home
Of her daughter in Brunswick, April
16, 1917 at the age Of 80 years, si1
months and 16 days. The funeral was
April 18, at Bennetts Corners M. E
church, conducted by Rev. C. n
, Searses, burial at Benefits Corners.
Mrs. Ora Hulet Ward was born a
, Abbyville, Sept. 16, 1885, and died al
Morgan Hii, April 20, 1917, aged tB1
years, seven months. She was {
highly educated woman and took grea
interest in church and public duties
and wrote prose and poetry for fht
fpess. She was graduate from Bald
; win university at Berea, in 1851.
Mamie Kemp, daughter of Rome,
snd Margaret Kemp, was born il
Brunswick, July \, 1877. Later the,
lmoved to Abbeyville, and marrie'
J. Bamuel Rock. To this union was bor1
:. 1.-TWO daughters, Jessie and Edith. iSh
I fSuffered long with the dread disease
+ Sconsunrption, and died here on the "
fCarpehter farm, May a, 1917.
III Alice Somers, daughter Of d.
| TElijah and Elmina Freese Somers, wa
; lSborn in 1Olmstead Falls, o., Nov.
E.l849. When two years Of age, wit
her parents she moved to Brunswick
2 on the farm now owned by her sis
7 ter, Mrs. Orson Harrington. She al
tended The school I'm the Leinseder .diI
) trict. When 20 years Of age she mai
? riedE. Levi Clark, and they went
e Il Michigan to live. She died at Aldil
J. Mich, May A, 1917, aged 68 year
:, Her husband died in March, 1916. Sh
y leaves three daughters, eight granc
3 children; a brother Irving Somers q
I'll Medina; two sisters, Mrs. Orson Hal
ringtCn mad Mrs. Elijah Somers {
Washington.
M Ray Gibbs Moody, SON Of John an
3 Josephine Gibbs Moody, was born
Il Lafayette, Medina county, o., Sep
fsl f9, 1891, and departed this life Ma
! 15, 1917 ,at Sunny Rest Sanitariun
III Colorado Springs, aged rs years,
Jill months and 26 days. When youn
boy, with his parents he moved
u Brunswick, and attended our schoc
4 graduated here in the year 1909. F
was brought up in Christian 'infuenc
=. as both his grandfather Moody ar
81 grandfather Gibbs were Discip
1 Y preachers. In the year 1905 he mac
confession and united here with Il
Church of Christ, and always r.
! n$inAd faithfully to the cause. H
: last words were he had NO fear az
: wanted to meet all his friends !
lHeaven. Ray was Of -quiet, mode
Idisposition but liked by al he can
',Iin contact. After leaving here for
:. tnew home in Akron, he engaged
fthe automobile business, but h
! health began to fail and finally, la.
! ! Fall, he went to Colorado, hoping
twinter spent there would be beneficia
!. tbut the dread disease, consumption
7 took away his young life. His parent
J, reached his bedside before death, an
! they brought the body to Medina fl
.. burial, May 18, in Spring Grove cem'
: terry. He leaves, besides his fatht
: and mother, one brother, 'Clau6
? Moody, and host of relatives an
: friends. The, pallbearers were Glen
J Kingsbury ED and Earl Gibbs. Alvi
: Gibbs, Vern Miner and Ralph Stront
( Augusta A. Fosket was born in Nev
E York state, July q, 1840. His m0the
r died when he was year and hal
! old, ard he made his home with df1
4 ferent relatives until he entered tn
q Civil War. en1isting from Hardin
5 county. He served six months at tha
0 time, then came to Medina and enlist
led in the End Ohio cavalry. In tn
year 1864 he received a bullet wound
and was honorably discharged. HI
! came back and, on September rs, 1854
! was married at Brunswick to Mis-
Laura Foster. They lived here fol
some seventeen years, and then move,
to Medina, where he lived until hiI
death, May II, 1917. His widow still
resides there.