MARY ELIZABETH (MILLER) PEEBLES

 

   Mary Elizabeth (Miller) Peebles was born near Val Paraiso, Porter County, Indiana, February 27, 1854.  Departed this life at her home near Needmore, November 4, 1929.  Being at her death 75 years, 8 months and 7 days of age. She leaves to mourn their loss - one son, Charles of the home address; one daughter, Mrs. Bertha Fleeman of near the home; and one sister, Mrs. Dave Crawley of near Filley, Mo.  She was married to William E. Peebles September 3, 1885.  To this union two children were born, Charles and Bertha.  Her husband preceded her to the Great Beyond, September 13, 1929.   Mrs. Peebles immigrated with her parents from Indiana to Missouri in 1870 and settled 3 miles west of Stockton where she spent her young girlhood.  She was one of a family of twelve children, who helped to settle Cedar County, and wrested it from a wilderness to a community of homes.  Mrs. Peebles as she was known by her neighbors will be greatly missed in the community.  She was always ready to help the sick and afflicted and to do a neighborly kindness.  She always lived up to the Golden Rule and set a good example for the community to live by.  She was stricken with dropsy about three years ago.  All that loving hands could do was done to ease her suffering; but to no avail.  The Great Giver of life saw fit to close her long and eventful life;  so she was summoned to a better world, where all suffer is o'er.  Funeral services were conducted at the home and at the cemetery, by Rev. R. C. Oldham. After which the remains were laid to rest in the Lindley Prairie Cemetery.

 

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