Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-10-02
MRS. BLANCHE MILLER REED
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS

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heart trouble, during which time
she had suffered with more or less
severe attacks of the malady, Mrs.
/ BENJAMIN F. Reed died Friday night
| about 9:20 o'clock, at her home a
short distance from McConnelsville,
in the vicinity of Harmony Hill
school house. Her last illness was
of very short duration, covering a
period of only about "a hours.
Funeral services were held at the
residence Monday afternoon, the Of
ficiating ministers being Rev. A. O..
Tillotson, pastor of McKendree cir
cult, and Rev. R. A. Pelt of Amster-
dam. a former pastor and close
friend of the Reed family. Music
was furnished by quartet com
posed of F. NJ Beckett, Mrs. Carl
Betz, Mrs. L. B. Adrean and E. j.
Arrick, who sang three numbers
Ny Jesus AS Thou Wilt" "Jesus
Savior. Pilot Me and Crock of
Ages" Those serving as pail bear
ers were Nessrs. r. F. Miller, Frank
Peairs, Walter Barkhurst, Everett
Barkhurst, Chester Strong and j R.
Alderman. Burial was made in the
McConnelsville cemetery. An obit-
uary sketch written by Mr.. G. o.
McGonagle was read by him at the
sketch follows:
Blanche Miller Reed, daughter of
John and Nancy A. Miller, was born
Feb. II, 1852, and died Sept. 26,
1880, aged 68 years, seven months
and nine days. She was reared in
the old Miller homestead just above
Malta this was a land mark for so
many years. until destroyed by the
flood of 1913. Oct 6, 1892, she was
married to Benjamin f. Reed. He
and their two daughters, Mrs. Mary
Smith, wife of William Smith, and
Miss Florence Reed of the home, are
bereft of an ideal wife and mother.
OF Mrs Reeds family, there remain
one sister, Mrs. E. M. Stanbery Of
McConnelsville, and one brother,
Emmett Miller of Malta. She also
leaves four grandchildren Mrs.
Reed was a member of McKendree
M. E. church, and was affiliated
with Morgan grange. She was in
terested in all civic and community
affairs, and her wise counsel was
often sought in these matters. She
was quiet, unobtrusive, never for
ward or self seeking. The home
was pre-eminently her domain, and
within it's sacred realm the gentle
scepter of love was swayed, and all
who knew her. revered the nobility
of character as shown in the every
Nf Il, ,v,J
She came to this home from a home
in which she was idolized and where
every effort was made to further her
happiness. Here in a new home,
along with her devoted husband
she found care and labor, but hers
was not a nature to shrink from eX-
ertion She made her husbands
business her business, his interests
her interests; his joys and sorrows,
fortunes and misfortunes she fully.
shared and when children came to
bless the home, the added cares of
motherhood seemed to enrich and
ennoble an already high character.
Her grandchildren too were a source
of great interest and pleasure to
her. How fitting and proper it was
that on her last day of comparative
health these little folks were her
all day visitors. Her goodness was
not limited to her family circle. All
who came in contact with her felt
the impress of her gentleness. Said
a young man who made his home
here for several years you can
not say too much of her; she was
always helping someone who was in
trouble; she was like a mother to
me-" No higher compliment can be
paid than this-no finer testimonial
to her goodness.