From the West Mansfield Enterprise 11 Jan 1918
Obituary
Mrs. Catherine C. Headington, widow of the late Lovelace H. Headington, and the next to the last pioneer between Bayhalia and West Mansfield, died early Tuesday morning January 8, 1918.

Altho she had been in failing health for some time, she was up the greater part of the time, therefore her death was very sudden. The end came at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Hathaway, in West Mansfield.

Mrs. Headington was born December 23, 1838. She was nearing her four score years of age. She was a daughter of Urias and Belle(Isabel)Williams and was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, later the family moved to Indiana. In November 22, 1860, she was united in marriage to Lovelace Headington in Newport, Indiana. They begun housekeeping in Indiana. Later they moved to Knox county, Ohio where they resided until the seventies, when they moved to Union county, Ohio, and locate on a farm two miles west of Byhalia on the Greenville treaty line, said farm has been her home ever since; thus spending the greater part of her life in Union county.

Mr. and Headington were the parents of the following children: Alice R., John J., Cora B., Nellie J., James L., Sarah J., who died at the age of three years, W. Clay, Charles N., and George L. Mr. and Mrs. Headington fought life’s battles together and in their own strength seemingly, until they felt the need of a higher life.

They both united with the Church of Christ at West Mansfield, to which they were very faithful. In April 22, 1897, Mr. Headington was called to meet man’s last enemy “Death”, thus leaving Mrs. Headington with the family cares. She trusted in the One who said: “I will be a husband to the widow and a father to the fatherless”. Therefore she had a burden bearer. Her door was always ajar. How many times we have enjoyed her hospitality.

As we see it, her motto was “others.” How devoted was she to her home, and how helpful to her friends and neighbors. She will be greatly missed; she is gone but not forgotten. She has been transferred from the Church Militant to the Church Triumphant We feel the great loss but our loss is her gain. By her death she leaves to mourn her eight children, one brother Daniel Williams, one sister Ella Moore, both of Indiana; sixteen grandchildren, and many relatives and friends. We mourn not as those of no hope. The Master said, “I go to prepare a place for you,” may we prepare for that place.

Our hearts are harrowed with distressing weight of grief, For mother is no longer with us here below; Into our home “Death” entered as a heartless cruel thief, Alas we suffer every day from this dark dreaded foe.
I hear the echo of a voice from darkest tomb e’en death’s domain, That said : “Death has been robbed of deadly venomed sting;” And lo! “Thy mother tho’ now dead shall doubtless live again,” And all the ransomed of the Lord, will Christ to glory bring.