Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1909 — Funeral and Obituary of Mrs. Alton Grant. [ARTICLE]

Funeral and Obituary of Mrs. Alton Grant.

The funeral of Mrs. Alton Grant was held Tuesday afternoon at the late residence one mile west of town, being conducted by Elder D. T. Haltead of the Church of God. The following obituary was prepared by him: Margaret J. Dillon was born in Marshal county,* Ind., February 20, 1845, and died near Rensselaer, Ind., October 23, 1909, at the age of 64 years, 8 months and 3 days. She was a daughter of Abner and Nancy Dillon, of Wabash county. She came to Jasper county in 1850, where she continued to reside until her death. In 1875, Jan. 17th, she was happily united in marriage with Alton Grant, of Jasper county, which union was blessed with the gift of three children, two sons and one daughter, viz: Charley, Garland and Josie Gertrude, who are still living and reside in Jasper county. She had also two brothers and qnq sister, viz: Eli, who died in the army in defense of his country during the war of the rebellion, and Burges, residing in Rensselaer, and Mrs. Amanda Morlan, residing in South Dakota. She gave herself to the service of the Lord and united with the Church of God at Rensselaer, somewhere In the early sixties, ever after living a true, devoted Christian life. Although being in very poor health for a number of years before her death, she failed not to assemble with the church for devotion and edification in "righteousness as often as health would permit, and sometimes, no doubt, to her physical detriment. She was much much beloved by the church, who, with unfeigned love, deplore her death, and truly sympathize with her bereft husband, children, brothers, sister and the many relatives, also a very large circle of long standing friends deeply deplore their loss. But let us all draw some consolation from knowing she lived not in vain, her works following on, from leaving such a noble record, and thereby let us eabh be incited to emulate her life work by like loving obedience to our Lord and master.