Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1916 — MRS. GRANVILLE MOODY DEAD [ARTICLE]

MRS. GRANVILLE MOODY DEAD

Wife of Prominent Barkley Tp. Cattle Grower Died Tuesday Night. Mrs. Granville Moody, who had been in failing health for more than a year past from cancer, died at her home in Barkley tp. at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening, surrounded by all the members of her family. Her age was 59 years and 10 months. Besides her husband she leaves five children, Mrs. George Dunn of Wichita, Kan.; Mrs. Charles Lewis of Waterford, Me.; Mrs. George Long of Rensselaer; Mrs. Paul Hall of Spivey, Kan., and Granville Moody, jr., at home. She also leaves seven grandchildren and four brothers. The brothers are ‘ Edward, James, George and R. A. Parkison of Jasper county. Mrs. Moody was a life-long resident of Jasper county and was a woman held in high esteem by ail who knew her. Most of her life had been spent in Barkley tp., but for a few years the family resided in Rensselaer, occuping the property now owned and occupied by S. S. Shedd on Grace street. She had been a member of the Methodist church for many years and until poor health came was prominent in the church work. Short services were held at the house Tuesday afternoon after which the body was brought to Renssem and taken to Trinity M. E. church where the funeral proper, conducted by Rev. Cramer of the Barkley M. E church, assisted by Rev. Paul C Curnick of Trinity M. E. church, was held at 3 p. m. The funeral was very largely attended by neighbors and friends paying their last sad respects to this good woman. Burial was made in Weston cemetery.