Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 210, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1920 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

Emmarine Pritchard was born in Johnson county, Indiana, January 29th, 1839. She spent the first thirteen years of her life in the place of her birth, after which she moved to the old Pritchard homestead about five miles northeast of Rensselaer. She received her education in the' public school of the vicinity in which she lived. She was married to Albert F. Israel on October 27th, 1859, ana became the mother of seven children, namely, four daughters and three sons. Three sons and three daughters preceded the mother to the world beyond, the oldest having died in infancy. She was left a widow on October 16th, 1875. The past eight years she spent with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Stackhouse, where she shared in the home life and received a faithful daughter’s tender care. In her young womanhood she united with the Methodist Episcopal church and remained faithful to her religious convictions' unto the end. The deceased had many splendid characteristics. She was liberal, contributing generously to any good cause, a home-maker, a devoted wife and mother and a kind neighbor. Lives like this leave abiding influences which bless generations to come. She is survived by her devoted daughter, five grandsons, two granddaughters, and four great grandchildren and many neighbors and friends. The funeral services were held at Trinity M. E. Church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock and in-

terment was made in Weston cemetery - . . . The services were m charge of the Rev. E. W. Strecker.