Elizabeth's obituary appeared in The Axtell Anchor (Axtell, KS) on 7 Aug. 1903.

Dead.
Elizabeth Saffel was born July 14th 1829 near New Lexington, Perry Co., Ohio.

She was married to Samuel Rush December 23, 1847. To them were born 12 children, 8 boys and 4 girls, all reaching manhood and womanhood but one boy who died in infancy. Mr. Rush died July 1, 1885.

She with her husband united with the United Brethen (sic) church in the early Sixties. Their home was the stopping place for preachers in the pioneer days. It was their delight to be with them. Coming to Kansas, there being no church here of her early choice, Mrs. Rush united with the M.E. church of Axtell of which she remained a member, faithful to her death, which came Sunday August 2 surrounded by her children and friends.

It was sad to see her go, yet we realized that death was certain, and end of constant suffering. During the worse of her suffering she possessed patience like is seldom seen in the sick room. There was not a murmur of complaint.

She died as she lived, in the confidence that all was well and that Christ who had long been her Saviour (sic) and keeper would be so to the end. There was no fear of the future. Her death was like going to sleep.

(Elizabeth's obituary ended with a poem: "There Is No Death" by W.D. Hamilton.)

The Axtell Standard (Axtell, KS), 7 Aug. 1903, Fri., pg. 5: "Mr. & Mrs. F. Wolfe attended the burial of Mrs. Rush at Hiawatha, Tuesday." Hiawatha was a town located near the cemetery where Samuel Rush was buried in Brown Co., KS. That tells us that she was buried in the same cemetery as Samuel.

On Friday, July 29, 1887, the Brown County World (Hiawatha, Kansas) published on pg. 2 a notice involving a lawsuit by George W. White against John S. Lytle, Administrator of the Samuel Rush estate, as well as Elizabeth, the children and their spouses, Mrs. Spencer the widow of Wm. H. Rush and Della Maud Rush, who might have been a granddaughter, for $449.95 plus interest due to notes and a mortgage that were unpaid when at least some of Samuel's Brown Co. land was sold after he passed away in 1885.

Listed in the lawsuit along with Elizabeth were:
Hester Talmer Brewster
Clara Maria Null
James Addison Rush
David Ashbury Rush
Robert Oscar Rush
Charles Milton Rush
Frank Wilbur Rush
Mary Elizabeth Rush
Mattie Ella Rush
with Mrs. Spencer, widow of Wm. H. Rush
and Della Maud Rush

The eldest daughter Hester Talmer Rush b. Aug. 1849 OH married Isaac Brewster b. about 1849 NY in about 1882, according to the 1900 census for Axtell, Marshall Co., KS. They had a daughter Alta May Brewster b. 15 Feb. 1888 in Marion Tp., Nemaha, KS, according to Familysearch.org. That same website indicated that Alta married Walter S. Wilkin on 26 Jan. 1906 in Seneca, Nemaha, KS. Alta passed away in 1922, according to Findagrave.com. She and Walter had children.