Obituary - Probably from Cottonwood Chronicle, Cottonwood, Idaho
Susan Elizabeth McFerrin was born at Brunswick, Mo., June 14th, 1852, and died at Cottonwood, Idaho, on December 14, 1904, aged 52 years and 6 months. She was united in marriage to Joseph M. Eller at the place of her birth in November, 1865, and to this union was born 14 children, 5 girls and 9 boys, five of whom preceded her to the better land. In 1875 she moved with her husband and three children to Arkansas and resided there for eleven years. In 1886 she accompanied her husband and eight children to Idaho where she resided with her family until the time of her death. She was baptised in the Methodist church at an early age and was a faithful member during her entire life. Her death was due to cancer of the stomach, with which disease she had been troubled for some time. The remains were laid away in the Cottonwood cemetery on Thursday, Dec. 15, the funeral service being conducted from the Methodist church by Rev. Dake. She leaves a husband, six sons and three daughters besides a host of friends to morn her loss, but their loss is her gain. A large concourse of people attended the last sad rites, a sorrowful tribute to the universal esteem in which she was held.
Obituary - Probably from Cottonwood Chronicle, Cottonwood, Idaho
Susan Elizabeth McFerrin was born at Brunswick, Mo., June 14th, 1852, and died at Cottonwood, Idaho, on December 14, 1904, aged 52 years and 6 months. She was united in marriage to Joseph M. Eller at the place of her birth in November, 1865, and to this union was born 14 children, 5 girls and 9 boys, five of whom preceded her to the better land. In 1875 she moved with her husband and three children to Arkansas and resided there for eleven years. In 1886 she accompanied her husband and eight children to Idaho where she resided with her family until the time of her death. She was baptised in the Methodist church at an early age and was a faithful member during her entire life. Her death was due to cancer of the stomach, with which disease she had been troubled for some time. The remains were laid away in the Cottonwood cemetery on Thursday, Dec. 15, the funeral service being conducted from the Methodist church by Rev. Dake. She leaves a husband, six sons and three daughters besides a host of friends to morn her loss, but their loss is her gain. A large concourse of people attended the last sad rites, a sorrowful tribute to the universal esteem in which she was held.
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