Obit:

McConnell, Sarah (1846 - 1926)

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MCCONNELL CHRISTIE BROWN

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner 6/10/1926

 

OBITUARY OF MRS. SARAH E. MCCONNELL


Mrs. Sarah E. McConnell was born in Ontario, Canada in 1846. She was united in Marriage there to Geo. McConnell in 1866. They came to the United States and resided in the east until 1877 when they came to Greenwood, Clark County where she lived until her death, Friday June 4th, 1926.


Her husband, three sons, on brother and four sisters preceded her in death. She leaves to mourn her death one brother in Canada and three daughters and three sons. The children are George, James, Robert and Mrs. Elizabeth Christie, who live in the vicinity of Greenwood, Mrs. Farning of Tacoma, Wash., and Mrs. Fred Brown of Glen Flora, Wis. She also leaves 21 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren, besides a host of friends.


Funeral services were held from the local M.E. Church Monday afternoon. The Rev. T. O. Thompson preached on a text chosen by Mrs. McConnell, Prov. 12, 28: In the way of Righteousness, is Life and in the Pathway thereof this is no Death.


The remains were laid to rest in the family lot in the Greenwood Cemetery.


Deceased was a kind and loving wife and mother and a friend to all who knew her. Her sudden departure will be a great loss to her relatives and friends.

 

 


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