Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1888 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

Died, —January 13, ISSB, at 4 o’clock p. to , Mary, wife of Wra C. Pierce, aged 64 years, 8 months. and two (lays. . Mary Miller was “borii in the state of Ohio, May 11, 1823. SEe removed with her parents to Jefferson, Clinton county, Indiana,in the fall of 1830. Her parents living when she was about 12 years old, she was taken by her uncle, John Clark, to Tippecanoe county, Indiana, and on May 2, 1844, was married to William C. Pierce, who survives her, April 17, 1848, they removed to Jasper county and settled on the farm about 24 miles s<fmth of Rensselaer,' where they liked until the spring -of 1860, when they removed to Rensselaer Toni lived until the spring of 1802, .when Alley again returned to the I‘fuur, and lived until about two years ago when they again returned to Rensselaer. Her health began failiug about three years ago, and about three months ago she was removed to the residence of her son-in law, Mr. Samuel H. Howe, where she remained until death. She was the mother often children, four of whom are living, viz: John L. Pierce, living at Lebanon, fnd., Mrs. Mary A. Howe, living in Rensselaer, .James W. Pieice, living on the old homestead, and Rachel E. Knox, living at Chllcothe, Ohio, all of whom were present at the time of her death. She leaves besides the husband and children above mentioned, one brother and one sister, A. O. Miller, of Lebanon, and Mrs E. W. Billings, of Larued, Kansas In all the relations of life she did her duty. She was a faithful wife, a devoted and affectionate mother, a good neighbor, ever ready to render assistance -and sympathy to the distressed. The funeral services were conducted by ; The Rex. 8.-E. PMrguwn BTthe E W f Baptist church, pn Sunday, Jan 15, .1888, and the iemains

were buried in the Crockett burying ground, beside those of her children who have died.