Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-08-22
MISS CORINTHA WHIPPLE
CALLED FROM EARTHLY LIFN

! Miss Sarah Corintha Whipple. re-
/ tired school teacher, and a very ac-
tive member of Trinity Methodist
/ church, passed away at her home
here on Union street, Sunday even
ing about six o'clock. Death was
due to complications and she had
| been i'll for about year The de-
ceased was a daughter of the late
Abram and Roxanna Weeks Whip
pie, members of pioneer families,
| and she was born on the farm now
owned by Harry Fouts, just off route
78. Miss Whipple attended Har-
mony Hill school, and later took
| special work at Wooster college.
When quite young, she began teach
ing, and taught almost half CEN
tury. She taught at Reeds school,
East Bloom; at Harmony Hill, Sher-
woodsburg, and for many years,
and until she retired eight years
ago, taught the Malta primary
grade.
Early in life Miss Whipple joined
the Wesley Chapel church, Morgan
township, and later transferred her
membership to Trinity Methodist
church here. Throughout her life
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very active and faithful in all de-
partments of the church. For many
years she was the superintendent
of the primary department, and the
primary Sunday school building of
the church was named Whipple
Hall in her honor She was mem
ber of the w. H. NJ S., and the w.
F. M. S., of Trinity church; of the
w. c. T. u; the Community Civic
club. The Mothers club of the
Twin Cities honored her by naming
the club the ''Corintha Whipple
Circle" of the c.. c. l.. of A..
In May, 1882, when Miss Whipple
retired from school work, this paper
carried the following tribute: "Miss
Whipple has. served almost a half
century in the teaching profession.
She has taught in the first grade in
the Malta schools as long as the
present school building has been in
use. During this time hundreds OF
children have come under her in
fluence. More important than her
length of service to the schools, is
the high quality of service she has
rendered. All through the years
her thoughts have been for the best
interests of the children under her
care. She has loved them and they
have loved her. Her interest in
the children does not cease when
they are promoted to the second
grade. She is vitally concerned
with their progress through the
grades, the high school, and col
lege, and is interested in their sue
cess when they leave school. On
every hand we find people that have
gone to school to Miss Whipple. In
every case they testify that she is
an outstanding teacher, and that
her influence meant much in guild
ing them in their future work.
Miss Whipple possesses every one
of the essential qualities of a good
teacher She is well prepared, is
kind and sympathetic, keenly inter-
ested in the welfare of every child,
possesses strong personality is
loyal to her superiors, and above all
her character is above reproach.
Miss Whipple in retiring can do so
with d clear conscience, knowing
that she has been a good and faith
full servant of the public and that
her work has always been appreciat-
ed"
Miss Whipple is survived by two
brothers, J. c. Whipple of this place
and Everett w. Whipple, of the
Cleveland Y. M. c. A. camp, at Au-
rora, o.; one sister, Mrs. Ella
Cosgrave of the home; three nieces,
Mrs. F. w. Cochran of this place;
Mrs. A. S. Herzer, GAINESVILLE, and
Mrs. Arthur Lynch, of Clarksburg.
w. Va, and one nephew, Howard
E. Whipple of Columbus. Two
brothers, Wilkin and Orton, died
when young.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home Tuesday afternoon by
Rev. Glenn L. Tennell, assisted by
DR.. H. H. Scott. Mrs. Kathryn
Root sang as solo af avorite hymn
of the deceased, Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere" Pail bearers were rel
atives, and close friend-H. E.
Whipple, H. A. Lynch, c. X. Will
son, A. S. Herzer, F. w. Cochran,
and c. r. Cooper. Interment was
in McConnelsville cemetery.
Friends and relatives at the SER
vice from away were: E. w.
Whipple, Aurora; Mr.. and Mrs. H.
E. Whipple, Mrs. C. E. Silbernagle,
Mrs. M, X. Bradley, Miss Beatrice
Cochran, of Columbus; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Lynch, Clarksburg, w.
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. A S. Herzer, Mr..
and Mrs. c. K. Wilson, Mrs Kath-
crime Snyder, Mrs. Marguerite Dut-
ro, Zanesville; Mr.. and Mrs. H. o.
Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Barnett,
J. A. Uphold, H. W. Mckee, Cum
berland; Mrs. Lane Schofeld, Wash
ington, d. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. c. R.
Cooper, Fremont; Miss Nola Thomp-
son, Miss Lillian Thompson, and
Mrs, O. G. Wallace, Stockport; Miss
Jean Cochran, Kenneth Wilson, and
Mrs. Leila Miller, GAINESVILLE; Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Bradford and w. T.
Rlakp Wooster