Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-01-16
MRS. EF'FIE CARTY DIES
AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS


Mrs. Effie A Carly who made he-
home here with her daughter Mrs
Floyd Norman, died Saturday morn
ing about six o'clock, after brief
illness with what was pronounced
Intestinal flu. Her death occurred
at the home of her sister Mrs. F. A.
Davis in Malta, where she had gone
on Thursday morning to make a
short visit She became very i'll
along near midnight of the same
day, and continued to grow worse
until the end which came soon, as
above stated. About one year ago
Mrs. Carty had suffered an illness OF
the same disease that is said to have
been the cause of her death.
Short funeral services were held
at the Davis residence at one o'clock
Monday conducted by Rev. e. F.
Kendle, after which the body was
brought here to the Main Street
Church of Christ, where the public
service was held. Two musical
numbers were furnished by Mr.. H.
c. Betz. The following served as
pail bearers: Messrs. F.. A. Davis, A.
Nj. Love, L. T. Conner, Chas. Ross.
George Norman, Edward Milligan
and Ralph Clawson. Burial was
made at Chesterhill
| Outside persons in attendance at
the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Geo Nor
man, Newark, O.; Mr.. and Mrs. Jos
eph Lipford, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Ross, Mrs. l.. L. Connett and son
; Levi, Columbus, O.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Ross and daughter Lena, Mr..
and Mrs. T. A. Snider, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jess Mansfield, Mr.. and Mrs. Strawn,
Mrs. Earl Carpenter, Mrs. Herbert,
! Rice, Mrs. Rodehaver, Mrs. Hiram
Russell, Mrs. Chas. Russell, all OF
Athens, O.; Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Carr,
Clarence Carr, of Crooksville.
The following obituary sketch was
read at the funeral:
Effie A. Carly was the oldest child
of Jehu K and Rachel A. kinsey
She was born in Marion township.
Morgan county, Ohio, Sept. 8, 1873,
and departed this life on the morn
ing of Jan. IL, 1880, at the home OF
her sister in Malta, being Sc years,
four months and two days of age.
After graduating from the common
school she attended high school at
Chesterhill and later at Stockport.
In her school work she was diligent
and painstaking These character
istics may be applied to all her un-
dertakings in life. Dec. 8, 1898,
she was married to Frank B. Carly.
To this marriage were born two
daughters, Bernice, wife of Floyd j.
Norman, and Doris May who died in
infancy. She leaves to mourn her
departure, an aged mother; one
daughter and son-in~law, one grand
son Richard F. Norman, aged six
years; two sisters, Mrs. Chas. Ross
Of Athens, and Mrs. F. A. Davis of
Malta, and many other relatives and
friends. Her father and one sister,
Angie E., are deceased. Fifteen
years of her life were spent in Ath
ems, where she made many friends
who were dear to her and she to
them. She also spent some of her
time in the city of Columbus, where
she had many friends She was
scrupulously honest, and by industry
and frugality accumulated consider
able property, yet she gave herself,
her time and her strength most gen
erously, to anyone in need AS the
Master ''came not to be ministered
unto, but to minister" and "to do
the will of the Father" she, too,
vice and endeavoring to do the will
of the Father. On several occasions,
shortly before her passing, she eX-
pressed her regret that she was not
able to do more for those who were
dear to her. In early life she con-
ed Him in the holy ordinance of bap-
tism at Tabor, O. Later she trans
fered her membership to the Main
Street Church Of Christ at McCon-
nelsville, O., at which place she was
a member at the time of her death.
She was active in the work of the
church and of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union of which or
ganization she served as president
for the years of 1927 and 1928.
The cause of temperance has lost
champion in her death. "And II
heard voice from heaven saying
unto me, write, blessed are the dead
which die in the Lord from hence
forth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they
may rest from their labors; and
their works do follow them -