Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1912 — Obituary of Mrs. Francis Waggoner. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Mrs. Francis Waggoner.

Mrs. F. M. Waggoner of Giiiam tp. died at the Northern Indiana Hospital for the Insane, at Logansport.! Sept. 9, and the funeral was held at! Francesville Friday morning at 10' o’clock, conducted by Rev. T. N. Russell, pastor, of the Christian church, at which place the funeral was held. Mrs. Waggoner bad been in bad mental condition for time and was sent to the acylnm' from this county for . the second time several months ago. Her immediate! death, it is said, was caused from kidney .trouble, with which she was stricken the Sunday night before her death.

The following obituary was read by Rev. Russell at the funeral: Lora Belle Hacker was born in Etna Green, Kosciusko county. Indiana, March 4, 1862. She departed this life, September 10, 1912, being 50 years, 6 months and 6 days of age. On June 23, 1885, she was unitea in marriage to Francis M. Waggoner.! To this union were born four girls and two boys. Two of the daughters have preceded her to the eternal home of the soul. The other children two girls and two boys, and their father, also her aged father and mother, two brothers and a sister, are present today. Two brothers and three sisters were unable to come.

Realizing that one’s life is not safe without a shepherd, she obeyed her Lord and Master in baptism on January 14, 1891, near Fisher, 111. Her children say, “we as a family always attended church and Sunday school until her health became too poor. Even, then she continued to read and comment on the scripture. Sick or well she made a special study of the new Testament on Sunday.” ’ Though in poor health for the past eleven years, the last sixteen months have been the most telling. But the One who ever cares for His own, has recorded to his Holy Book that they who die in the Lord are “blessed.” While the earthly ties are strong the paternal love is great a mother unflinchingly undergoes all the sorrows and aches of this lifb; but she is the true mother whose life is a • > • eq ( an see the Christ; Life—the life in which there is the thought that we are here for only a short season at most, then we must die the death that is commor to the human family, but the second death, we need not fear, as in His book He says: “Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.” To the parents, husband and children I would say, "Her work is done, but her influence will live forever.”