Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1909 — Obituary of Mrs. Isabel Paxton. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Mrs. Isabel Paxton.

Mrs. Isabel Sharp Paxton, widow of William Paxton, died at the home of her son Chas. N. Paxton, at Longmont, Colo., on Jan. 24th, 1909, at the advanced age of 83 years. The burial took place at Longmont, the funeral being private, on Jan. 27th. For many years Mrs. Paxton and her husbnad resided in Newton township, this county," and there their children were born and raised to maturity. Some eighteen years ago they moved to Rensselaer and Mrs. Paxton had an extensive acquaintance among the early settlers of this county and city and was a woman of splendid traits of character. After leaving Rensselaer both Mr. and Mrs. Paxton lived with some of the children at Arcadia, Ind., and there Mr. Paxton died some four or five years ago. Two years' ago Mrs. Paxton went ~to Longmont, Colo., where she has since made her home with her sons, Charles and John. For much of her life she has been in ve;y frail health, and for the past two years quite helpless, but entirely uncomplaining and bearing her suffering with the greatest Christian fortitude. The living children are Chas. N. and John and Allie, of Longmont, Joseph, of South Bend; Will, of Hammond, and Ralph, of Wyoming.

MARY LOWMAN. —•. — -yy 7 -—'- ;- Mrs. Mary Lowman was born near Columbus, Ohio, July 18th, 1833, and died in Rensselaer, Ind., Feb. 6th, 1909, at the age of 75 years, 6 months and 19 days. She was united in marriage to William Lowman in her 23d year, being in April, 1866, at Rensselaer. To this union were born six sons and one daughter, all of whom survive but the oldest son Charles who died in Tennessee eight yeais ago leaving a wi r e and five children. The living sons in the order of their Ages are Washington, Alfred, George, Carey and Harvey, all of whom reside in this county but George and Carey, the former residing in Miami county and the latter in Michigan. The only daughter, Mrs. Maggie Griffin, lived with her

mother at the time of her death. All the children were present at the funeral and Mrs. Charles Lowman, the widow of the oldest son was also present Mrs. Lowman resided on the old home place northeast of town for forty years. The husband of Mrs. Lowman ded 8 years ago. Mrs. Margaret McDonald, a half sister of Mrs. Lowman, and the only surviving member of her father’s family, of Wilders, Ind„ was alec* present at the funeral. There are 14 surviving grand children of Mrs.. Lowman. As a young girl of 17 in Ohio she united with the M. E. church and at the time of her death was a> member of the Barkley church. Those who have knowuTMrs. Lowman all or most of her married life say of her that she was a woman of superior worth, quiet and retiring but that her life rang, true to the things that were highest and best Her influencewas always on the right side. Though earth is poorer, heturen is richer and nearer.