Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-15
MRS. JOHN McKEOWN, AGED
RESIDENT OF MALTA, DIES

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RESIDENT OF MALTA, DIES
The following sketch Of the late
Mrs. John McKeown was furnished
the Democrat by Mrs. B. D. Rich.
ardson, neighbor and friend OF
the deceased:
With the passing of Mrs. John
.McKeown, whose death occurred al
1880 on Tuesday night, a long,
useful life came to a close. Since
last June. Grandmother McKeown
as she was Familiarity called, had
been failing gradually. and for the
past month she had been in very
frail health, her death occurring at
the home Of her sdaughter-in-law
Mrs. J.. E. McKeown, in Malta,
where she had resided for the past
seven years Her death brings to a
close really remarkable life,-a
life of service to her family and
friends, for she was one of a fast
disappearing class of sturdy, pioneer
men and women, to whom the best
things in life were work and SER
vice to those about them.
Isabel Moody. daughter of John
and Sarah Marshall Moody, was
born Jan. 10, 1910, little less
than SO years ago, at Hartford,
Conn, and was the last of family
of ten children At the age Of two
years, with her parents she moved
to st. Johns, Nova Scotia, where
she lived until 10 years of age,
when the family moved back to
Hartford. While in Nova Scotia,
the family resided in the country,
and Mrs McKeown often remarked
that those years of hard work and
life in the open, laid the founda
ton for her wonderful health dur
ing her long life. In 1865 she mar
ried John McKeown, who died in
1914. The McKeowns established
their home in Pittsburgh. coming
to. .McConnelsville sc years ago. TO
this union were born five children.
John Edward, Joseph NJ, and Rob-
ert, who are deceased: Mrs. Kath-
crime Viewer of Humboldt, Tenn,
and w. B. McKeown of Chagrin
Falls, O., who survive. Five grand
J. r. Alderman and
Miss Virginia Viewer of New York
City; Mrs. Elbert Thompson, Co
shocton; John Viewer, Humboldt,
Tenn, and John p. McKeown, of
Chagrin Falls. and three great
Mary M. Alderman,
New York City, and Barbara and
Patricia Thompson. Of Coshocton,
also survive, as does cousin Mrs.
Eta Watt, Pittsburgh, and num-
Der of niecss and nephews in Con-
lecticut
To Mrs. McKeown, her home was
ler castle, and her family were her
gods, and she loved to
serve and minister to them, yet she
always could find time to help the
lick and sorrowing. She was
BORN nurse, and back ir those years
when trained nursing was unheard
If, she was known far and wide for
Ter kindly ministrations. No night
vas too dark, or the road too long,
or her to respond to call for
lelp, and there are very few fam
lies that have not at some time
snown the kindly service of Grand
mother McKeown. She was pos
essed of keen mind and ready
Wit, and retained her faculties to
he end, to remarkable degree.
With her healthy and sane outlook
N life, she believed that things
we're never so bad that they might
lot, be worse. But the deaths or
Ier two oldest sons-J. e. and j.
d., within the last few years, were
severe blow to her. In her de-
lining years she has been tenderly |
ared for by her daughter-in-law
drs. Captola McKeown. who like
ruth with Naomi, made her life |
cry pleasant for her
Mrs. McKeown had been for years !
member of the Presbyterian |
hurch, and was the oldest member
f the First Presbyterian church of
1--WE should count |
ime by heart throbs, not by figures
n a dial" Thus it is, that once in
while a life is complete and well |
ived in a few years, but Grand |
nother McKeown was permitted to |
i've and serve longer than the Or
mary person, and we can truth !
ully say of her "She stretcheth out
er hand to the poor; yea, she
eacheth forth her hand to the
eedy. She openeth her mouth with
Tisdom; and in her tongue is the
NV of kindness. Her children arise
D, and call her blessed. Give her
he fruit of her hands. and let her
wn works praise her in the gates"
Funeral services will be held Fri
ay afternoon at 2 O'Clock, at her
ate home, with burial in the Nc
cemetery.
DeayertOWn Contemporaries"