Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 299, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1918 — OBITUARY OF [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY OF

Mrs. Lena Swaim Lakin was the daughter «f ’Mr. and Mrs. Jamies Swaim. She was born near Aix, m Union township, Jasper county, Indiana, Dec. 16, 1882, and died at the Jasper county hospital Dec., 10, ivio, at the age of 35 years, eleven months and 22 days. When she was sixteen years of age she contracted lung fever and since has 'had asthma, which gradually brought her earth life to a close. ' , , She acquired her early education at the Aix public school. She united with the Aix United Brethren church at the age of 15 or 16, and has been a faithful member and constant Christian. ’ .. , . On July 22, 1899, she was united in marriage to Daniel Lakin. this union five children were-bora. Three of the children have preceded their mother to the heavenly country. The two living children are Miss aged’l7, and Miss Jessie, aged eight. She is survived by her husband and the two daughters, her father, James Swaim, step-mother, one sister, Mrs. -Omar Kenton, Buchanan, Mich.; two brothers, Glenn, with the American Expeditionary in France, and Leonard, in the Naval Training school at Caldwell, N. J., and other relatives and a host oi friends. , .. Her mother, one sister and three children have 'preceded her to the better land. All of her life has been spent in years, which were spent in Oklahoma. Mrs. Lakin was well known and will be greatly missed by her loved ones and friends, but we all join in extending to them our sympathies. * Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon from the Rensselaer Methodist church, and buna! was made in Weston cemetery. Rev. Ade, her pastor, conducted the services.