Mrs. Emily Wood Died Wednesday Night

Mrs. Emily Wood, a well known and highly respected citizen of Loudon Township passed away Wednesday night. She has been in failing health for some time, but apparently had been somewhat improved for a few weeks until Wednesday evening.

Obituary

Emily Lilly, daughter of Richard A. and Caroline Metham Lilly was born in Loudon Township on January 4, 1861 and departed this life at the place she was born on September 2, 1936, aged 75 years, 7 months and 28 days. Her entire life was spent on the farm where she was born.

She was until in marriage to Andrew W. Moore of Beecher City on June 16, 1878 to this union were born three children, Pren Moore of Boise, Idaho; Mrs. Lilly Campbell of France Field, Canal Zone; Mrs. Jessie Rogers of Beecher City. She was preceded in death by Mr. Moore, August 19, 1884. She was until in marriage to Leander J. Wood, February 23, 1888. To this union were born seven children, four boys and three girls, one son and three daughters preceded her in death, Florence died May 11, 1896; Fred, April 10, 1901, Alice, August 14, 1931.

The surviving [Wood] children are: Lemuel F. of Shelbyville; Chas., Arthur and Mrs. Dorothy Miller of Beecher City. Besides her children and husband she leaves to mourn her untimely departure one sister, Mrs. Mary Clark of Flora; three brothers, Henry Lilly of Beecher City; R.W. of Seattle, Washington and Charles Lilly of Moscow, Idaho, thirty-nine grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and a host of sorrowing relatives and friends.

Crossing The Bar

Sunset and evening star
And one dear called upon me,
And may there be
No mourning at the bar
When I put out to sea

For tho' from out our bourne
Of time and place
The flood may bear me far
I hope to see my pilot
Face to face
When I have crossed the bar

Funeral Services

Funeral services were conducted at the Universalist Church at 2 p.m. Sunday by Rev. Lloyd Barnard. Interment was in the Beecher City Cemetery. The pall bearers were: Lon and Blaine Rogers, Dale and Lee Donald Wood, Kermit Gregg and Kenneth Stubblefield, all grandsons. The flowers were carried by Misses Beulah and Helen Wood, granddaughters.

Among those from a distance in attendance at the funeral were: Lem Wood and family and Clarence Bartscht and family of Shelbyville, Mrs. Mary Clark and son Don of Flora, Harry Ladd and John Ladd and families of Taylorville; Wm. [K]Cramer and family of Pana, Elmer Larimore and children and Edd and Wallace Larimore of Milmine, Caroline Larimore of Bloomington, Dorse Rogers, Avena, Spurgin [Spurgeon] Lilly and family and Mrs. W. T. Wright of Macon and Herbert Waddelow and family of Rosamond.

Card of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere thanks to those who so kindly assisted us during our time of bereavement.

L.L. Wood and Children

Source: Beecher City Journal. (Beecher City, Effingham, Illinois, USA) 10 Sept. 1936. Page 1.