EMMA (STALL) LEEDY

 

 Sister Emma LEEDY, nee STALL, wife of J. C. LEEDY, died at her home in Benton Township, Cedar County, Missouri, Dec. 14, 1906. She was born in Cedar County, March 22, 1870, being 36 years, 8 months and 22 days old at the time of her death. She married J.C. LEEDY Feb. 12, 1888 and to this union four children were born; one preceding its mother to the glory while an infant. Sister LEEDY had been a sufferer for several years. She professed faith in Christ when 14 years of age, and was baptized into the fellowship of Glade Springs Baptist Church in August 1884, of which she was a member at the time of her death. Realizing that her life was drawing to a close, she made her own funeral arrangements, asking the Rev. M. A. CHAMBERS, former pastor of this church, to preach her funeral from Rev. 14 at the churchhouse, after which her remains were laid to rest in the resurrection in the Walnut Grove Cemetery in the presence of a large number of sorrowing relatives and friends. She was conscious of everything till death. Her last words were asking her mother if this was death. She said everything is getting dark and real numb. She leaves a husband and three children, and aged mother, three brothers, two sisters and a host of friends to mourn her loss. Bro. LEEDY has the sympathy of many Christian Friends, and it won’t be long at most till we meet again where dark shadows never come and parting is unknown. “Dearest Emma, we have laid thee in the peaceful grave’s embrace, but they memory will be cherished till we see they heavenly face. Then resolved that we as a church have lost one of its best members, one that will be missed very much, an also that a copy of these resulutions [sic] be sent to each county paper and copy spread on the church records.”

Cedar County Republican, Stockton, Missouri.

Transcribed by Kay Snow

 

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