Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-01
MRS. NETTIE b. TANNEHILL
DIES AT HOME IN COLUMBUS

News of the death of Mrs j. w.
TannehilI, which occurred in Co.
lumbus at o'clock last Thursday
morning, came to this office just as
the Democrat was about off the
press, and too late for publication
in that issue. Mrs. Tannehill's s
death occurred at her home, and
came after a nine weeks illness of
carcinoma of the throat. She had
taken treatment at Columbus hos
pital.
The deceased whose maiden name
was Nettie B. Harlan, was a daugh-
ter of the late Benjamin H. and
Mary Frances Trimble Harlan. She
was born at GAINESVILLE, but spent
the most of her life in McConnels-
Vile, up to 10 years ago when the
Tannehill family moved from here
to Columbus. She would have been
So years of age the coming Dec. End.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tannehill were the
parents of five children. A daughter
Eleanor died in 1907 at the age Of
eight years. and son William died
in 1913 at the age of one year. Sur
viving with the husband, Joseph w.
Tannehill, former head of the Ohio
state building and loan department,
are three daughters-Olive Tame
hill, who is commission clerk to the
governor; Helen who holds a posi-
ton as inspector in the state build
ing and loan department, and Ken
yon, all of the home. Sisters AMI
brothers of Mrs. Tannehill, surviv-
ing, are Mrs. Elizabeth Basnett of
Fredericktown, o.. Mrs. Jessie
Shimp and James Harlan, both OF
Pittsburgh; Miss Zella Harlan Of
Clarksburg, w. Va, and Carl Har-
Ian of Duncan Falls. A brother
Howard was burned to death in Ma
rietta some years ago.
Mrs. Tannehill had been since
childhood a member of the Baptist
church, and at the time of he-
death was a faithful member OF the
Tenth Avenue Baptist church in Co.
lumbus. She was active in church
matters so long as health permitted,
and was the possessor of sweet
soprano voice, and in her earlier
church life gave of her services in
that respect. The pastor of Tenth
Avenue Baptist church, Rev. I.
Thomas Wyley, officiated at the fu
neral services which were held at
$3.50 O'Clock, Saturday morning, at
the residence in Columbus. The
large number of friends in attend
ance and the masses of exquisite
flowers in evidence testified some
thing of the high regard existing
and the love felt for the one who
had gone.
The body was brought to McCon-
nelsville for burial Saturday after
noon, the funeral party arriving
here about o'clock. The pastor
above mentioned officiated at the
burial services, giving brief but
most appropriate address, and al
luding to the life of the deceased,
and the beautiful traits of character
as he had observed them in the
church relationship, and in his per-
sonal visits at the Tannehill home.
He also read a fine tribute to Mrs.
Tannehill, which had been written
by John Henry Newman, a friend OF
the family, and who holds the posi-
tion of state librarian.
Local friends serving as pail bear
ers were Messrs. John Dover, j. b.
Robinson, George Ralston, E. j. Ar
rick, Irven Travis and Raymond
Durbin. A large number of persons
here, friends and former neighbors
of the family, gathered at the GEM
etery for the burial service. The
members of the Tannehill family
J. w. Tannehill and three daugh-
ters, and the brothers and sisters
of the deceased, with the exception
of Miss Zella Harlan, were in at
tendance, together with some men,
bers of their families. Among 9TH
ers present were Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Markley of Columbus, close friends
of the family, and relatives from
Rockville neighborhood, and from
Reinersville and other parts of Nor
gan county.
Burial was made beside the graves
of the daughter and son above men
toned.
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