Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1918 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

Miss Martha Elizabeth Yeoman, second daughter of Joseph and Rachel A. Yeoman was botn in Newton township, Jasper county, Indiana, September 4, 1857 and departed this life January 15, 1918" at the age of 60 years, 4 months and 12 days. She lived with her parents on the homestead, in Newton township until about 25 years ago when she went with them to reside in Rensselaer, where she remained until her mother’s death in 1912. Since that time she has made her home with h€r brother and sister. She leaves to remember and love her two brothers, Robert J. and Reuben S. and one. sister, Mary E. Rush, all of Newton township and also may relatives and friends. Miss Yeoman unted in early life with the Freewill Baptist church at the old Curtis Creek schoolhouse near her home, but afterward changed her membership to the Rensselaer organization, where it afterwards remained. She always led a consistent Christian life, ever having sympathy and aid for all those in trouble and in the need of assistance ' and especially did she demonstrate these qualities in her sacrifices for her aged parents up to the end of her life—but her life’s work is finished —her suffering ended —and she has gone to receive the reward of the 'faithful.