The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-10-04
DEATH OF AN
ESTIMABLE WOMAN.
Mrs. Elizabeth Montgomery, Be.
loved Wife of hon. Jas. F.
Montgomery. sinks TO
Rest.
END CAME AT LEBANON HOSPITAL

into better world at Lebanon Hos
pital last Tuesday evening at 6 O'Clock.
after long illness. She was afflicted
with gall stones and other complica-
tions and had not been out of her
home, at this place, for several months
before her trip to Lebanon, which
was made about one week before her
demise
She had the attention of the best
physicians in this place for some
months, but her affiiction did not
yield to remedies, finally her husband
and sons, with her consent, sent for
DR.. McChord, Lebanon, who came
down made an examination, deciding
that she had an aggravated case of
gall stone. She was very weak at the
time, but the Doctor, thought if she
could stand to. be conveyed to the hos
pitaI, then rest few days and sub.
nit to an operation, her life could be
saved; that she could not live without
an operation She was willing to fol-
low the surgeons advice, and was at
once conveyed to the hospital. She
stood the trip very we'll, and favorable
reports came from her bedside and
hope weiled up in the bosom Of her
husband and sons. The fourth day
unfavorable symptoms set up, and
G members of the family who were not
with her were called to Lebanon.
Later she rallied, but really was not
5 better, and she gradually grew worse
until the end which occurred at 6
o'clock Tuesday evening, as above
stated. Her husband, three sons,
Bruce, George and Ray, and daughter
in-law, Mrs. George Montgomery,
were with her in her last hours, Mr..
Gordon Montgomery having just re
turned home '.
The body was prepared for convey,
ance, and reached her late home, this
place, Tuesday night about II o'clock
The deceased was seventy years old
member of the Christian Church
and was a native of Russell county, &
= daughter of Colonel and Mrs Georg'
Moore She was married to Mr.. J. f
- Montgomery short time after the!
n had reached their majorities. Mr.
70 montgomery being promising youni
=, lawy er, his home being in jamestown
9 They lived and prospered in this plac
r until about forty years ago when the
IT. removed to Columbia where all ex
,r cept their oldest children were born
pc all reared here.
1. MIS- Montgomery's friends wer
,il very fond of her, as she was a woma
20 of strong mind, and possessed yer
in sociable disposition. She was goo
r. counsellor, aud was proud of her Chi
q dren, all her sons leading honorabl
it lives. Her only daughter, Mrs. Salli
Ne For nearly fifty years she and he
surviving husband walked hand
hand down the stream of Time and Z
one but those who have given up
companion, know how to sympathiz
with the sorrowing husband. Ma
"a God comfort him in these hours Of h
greatest grief, is the wish of the wri
er. His y little grand children ca
play about his knees. and in the
faces he can see the counterpart
his dear companion which indeed w
10 bring up pleasant memories of lol
lay ago.
nio The funeral services were held
he the residence Wednesday afternoon
'pO $50 O'Clock and we're conducted
h'S Mrs. q T. Williams, who paid hit
ECU tribute to the life and character
y the departed
Is :,
The remains were then conveyed
the city cemetery, her sons and SC
md in-law being the pail bearers, and
ny, grandchildren, all girls but lit
) IN James, bore the flowers, and thu
buried by the side of her daught