Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-06-24

Aber, ChandIersville; Mrs. Elisha
James and son, Blue Rock; Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. PARCEL, Mr.. and Mrs. Ha-
,mer PARCEL and daughter of Center
township. The sketch referred 20
above, was as follows:
On Monday morning about $3.50,
the spirit of Florence Ann Best
quietly took its flight, and she slip
ped away, bringing to close Pc
riod of long illness from diabetes
and complications. For years she
had fought brave fight against dis
ease, and all that loving care and
medical attention could do was of no
avail. Even while facing blindness,
her unquenchable spirit would not be
conquered, and she was living and
looking for the time when she could
be able to spend the days i'll rest un-
der the naples in front of her home.
Of late she had seemed to be some
what improved, and her death, while
not unexpected, came as shock to
her family and friends. Florence
Ann Best was born July 5, 1865, in
Center township, and was the young
est daughter in the family of nine
children, of the late Joseph and
Frances Taylor Aber, and on the
coming July 5, would have been Y
years of age. When she was about
eight years cid. the family moved to
the Aber family home on the Ken
grade school in the country, she
completed the high school course in
the Malta public schools, and prepar-
ed herself for teaching, and taught
two years at Stony Point school. On
Nov. /, 1890, she was united in mar
riage to William J. Best, and they
established their home west Of Nal
ia, and have since resided in that To-
cality. Four children were born to
Mr.. and Mrs Best, all of whom, with
their father, are left to mourn the
loss of loving and devoted wife and
mother The children are Mrs. Faith
Scott of Penn township; Neal and
! Clyde Best of Malta, and Mrs. Kath-
! leen Abel, of McConnelsville. Thir-
teen grandchildren and one great
grandchild also survive. She leaves
| also a sister, Miss Kate Aber. Of Ken
nebec ridge, and brother Jesse
Aber, of McConnelsville. The fol-
lowing brothers and sisters are de-
ceased: John, Joseph, Andrew Jack
son and Thomas Aber, and Mrs. Mar
| tha Horner and Mrs Mary McBee.
Two grandchildren, Nina and Ray
mond Scott. and one great grand
child, infant daughter of Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Norman Scott. are also deceas-
! ed A host of nieces and nephews
to whom Aunt Ann was very dear,
also survive, together with countless
neighbors and friends. She was a
member of the Wesley Chapel Meth
odist Episcopal church, and of the
| Pennsville grange. She had the
happy faculty of making and keeping
friends, and her friends were num-
/ bered by her acquaintances. She
was the very soul of hospitality, and
made of her home a place where rel
atives and friends loved to linger.
No eulogy need be written of life
so well lived, and it is difficult to pay
fitting tribute. With her death,
an unusually useful and busy life
has come to a close. No one ever
got more out cf living than she did
Every interest of her husband and
children and grandchildren was her
! interest, and she was the companion
and advisor of all, in JOY and in sor-
row. Before her eyesight failed. she
was a great reader, and was always
well informed on various questions
! of community and national life On
the Sunday nearest the date of her
birthday, July S, it had been the Gus
tom for many years for her family
and friends to gather at her home
for reunion, and this year on that
day, one of life's pleasant contacts
will be missed by those in the habit
of attending, and the memory and
/ presence of Aunt Ann will seem very
near. Truly such a life as has just