wife of Obediah A. Lowe

Obituary.

Catherine Owens Lowe was born in Clarke county, Ky., one and a half miles from Winchester. She would have been 80 years of age the 10th of next April. Was married to father Lowe 62 years ago the 4th day of this month. They were born in a mile of each other and were acquainted with each other from early life. Fifteen children were born to them, of whom fourteen lived to be nearly grown. Ten are living now, eight sons and two daughters and eight were present at the funeral, seven sons and one daughter. Of this marriage there are two great great grandchildren, thirty-five great grandchildren and ninety-nine grandchildren.

As a wife she was faithful, and kind, always ready to help her husband. In old age they preferred a quiet life and so lived. As a mother she did her part well. She was loved by all the family. She worked hard at the spinning wheel and helped get a start in the world. She was very industrious and peaceful and seldom complained. She asked all her children at her bedside if they had ever heard her speak an evil word. They answered no. In moving from Kentucky she rode six hundred miles to Indiana on horseback and carried the oldest boy then a babe, in her lap on a pillow, while her husband rode beside her. They moved from Indiana to where Memphis, Mo., is now situated. Thence they moved to Davis county, Iowa, and came to Kirksville in 1861. After fifteen years they went to Kansas, but returned to Kirksville. Two weeks ago last Monday night, Feb. 27th she was taken sick with convulsions and died March 16th, 1893, at 6 p.m.

During her illness she felt prepared to go. She talked freely about it, and craved to die. She said she was a christian and her happiest time was in reading her Bible. She call[ed] her children to her side one by one and asked them to live in peace. She asked one of her daughters to live a christian, and asked her grand daughter to live for Jesus. She died with a kind heart and good will towards all, and requested several times that a song be sung for her, and we sang:

"Jesus lover of my soul
Let me to thy bosom fly."

And on another occasion she asked Prof. Gentry to sing:

"Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me,"

Let us cherish the memory of our mother and strive to meet her in heaven. The funeral was conducted at the house in the presence of a large congregation, and the sermon was preached by Rev. W.S. Walker of the Kirksville Baptist church from the last chapter of Proverbs.

Weekly Graphic
Kirksville, Missouri
March 24, 1893