Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1915 — WIFE OF JOEL F. SPRIGGS IS DEAD [ARTICLE]

WIFE OF JOEL F. SPRIGGS IS DEAD

Died at Her Home in Walker Township Last Friday—Funeral Took Place Here Sunday.

(Mrs. Julia Ann Spriggs, widow of Joei F. Spriggs, died last Friday at her home in Walker township. The body was brought to Rensselaei; Sunday and a funeral service conducted in the Christian church at 1 o’clock. Burial was made in Weston cemetery. The following obituary Was read at the service: Julia Ann James was bom Jan. 5, 1843, near Morocco,'lnd., and died at her home in Walker township, Jasper county, Ind., Jan. 22, 1915, aged 72 years, 17 days. The direct cause of her death was pneumonia, being confined to her bed only seven days, but had been in poor health for some time. Deceased spent most of her early life in the vicinity of Morocco, at which place she was married Jan. 4 1864, to Joel F. Spriggs. To this union were born ten children, Ave of whom have preceded her in death, also her husband, he having died March'26, 1914. The children living are, Simon, David, Dmziila Lee, Maria Folger and Roxana B. Holser. She united with the Christian ehureh early in life; then after her marriage united with the Church of God at Rensselaer and remained a member until death. Mrs. Spriggs had resided at her home in Walker township for fortyAve years. She was a kind and loving mother, a good neighbor. She now resets from her trials and suffering, which she bore patiently until the end, leaving Ave children, twenty-three grandchildren, Ave great grandchildren, two sisters and many friends.