, 1925-05-13
Grandma Kepford Dies Sunday---
Laid to Rest at Riverside Tuesday

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the Great Divide and in her going
the town of Cody loses one of its
grand old ladies and all mankind
has lost a deal friend and benefac-
tor. AS PEACEFUL as if she were
but closing her eyes in sleep,
Grandma slipped away at ten
o'clock Sunday morning, Mothers
Day, and has gone on to her great
reward, which surely is a place
upon the great white throne. She
has not been feeling well for many
months, and with her advanced age
of "a years, her demise was not I'M
expected. She has been belfast for
the greater part of the winter
months. Services were held Tues
day morning at Methodist church
by the Rev. G. S. Upton.
Lucinda Brown Kepford
Lucinda Brown hepford was born
at Mount Vernon, Knox county,
Ohio. May %, 1871. and died at
the home of her son. Walter A.. KEEP
ford. in Cody. Wyoming. May 10.
1925, lacking but 16 days of being
"a years of age. She was the
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Thomas and Fannie Brown. When
but a few years old she moved
with her family to Albion, Indiana.
and it was there she spent many
years of her life. In July. 1868,
she was married to Frederick KEEP
ford, to which union five children
were born, three of them survive
the mother. They are Mrs. Eta
Dew of Long Beach. California, VIM.
Kepford of Sheridan, and w. A.
Kepford of Cody. There are also
sixteen grandchildren. who include
the Kepford children, Mrs. L. H.
Larom of Valley, Wyoming, and
Mrs. Lola Dew Watkins of San
Antonio, Texas. together with two
great grandchildren. She also
leaves a sister. Mrs. Martha Oliver
of Columbia City, Indiana, and a
brother, Asa Brown of Vernonville,
Michigan.
Grandma Kepford came to the
Cody country the first time in 1901,
after her husband died, and lived
with her son, Walter, at his ranch
at Ishawooa. At hat time the
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Lodge, 1t being before the railroad
had penetrated the Big Horn basin.
She lived for several years at the
1shawooa home, and endeared her
self to the many residents on this
river by her beautiful character and
her life of service among those she
knew. She was a practical nurse
and went miles and spent hours
and hours comforting and admins
tering to the needs of the sick
and no one lived in the %Southforl
country but had a kind word fol-
this wonderful woman
Later Mrs. Kepford returned tc
Indiana to be with some of hei
other children, and came to Wyom.
ing again fourteen years ago, ant
made her home in Cody where SHE
has resided the greater part of hel
later years. Living alone in he
little cottage on Alger avenu wa
her choice of life, although he.
children would have preferred t,
nave her with them. She was
friend of all who knew her and lie
true Christian spirit and brigh
philosophy of life made her a gcu
eral favorite with her friends an
neighbors.
Grandma Kepford was a churcI
worker always. When but siXteel
years of age, at Albion. Indiana
she was converted and became
member of the First Baptist churcl
and in later years. wherever sh,
resided. she was identified witt
some church. During her residenc
in Cody she has been a faithful
worker in the Methodist church
N a temperance worker in tn
Women's Christian Temperate
Union. and when she knew tina
death vas not afar, she sent wor,
to the members of the Cody w. C
T. u. that by no mean would sh,
have them postpone a meeting whic'
was called for Monday evening.
Words are Inadequate to expires
are regard and esteem for Grandmi
Kepford. Her friends were legiol
and her influence for good was be
yond our power to estimate. On
of natures noblewomen.