Daughter of David & Priscilla (McKee) Evans, wife of Lafayette Calvert, m. Apr 15, 1883.
Emma R. McKee was born in Frederick County, Virginia, March 7, 1853.
Died at Princeville, Illinois, January 8th, 1895, aged 41 years, 10 months and 1 day. Was married to LaFayette Calvert April 5th, 1883. She was the mother of five children, four of whom are living. The oldest died in infancy.
She was converted in the summer of 1874 at the Oak Hill camp meeting and united with the ME church at Princeville soon after and since that time has been a devoted Christian, living a life worthy our imitation. Her last sickness of seven weeks was extremely painful and severe yet was borne with Christian patience without a murmur. She sometimes expressed a desire to live longer for her children, but near the close of her life, when the pains were intense, she would gladly say “Farewell, the Lord will provide for my children.” Among her last utterances she said, “Tell my children I am over there.” When asked by her sister if she would not rather go than stay, she said, “Oh, there is nothing dark to me, nothing dark but these pains.”
She was a kind, sympathizing wife, gentle, loving mother, affectionate sister and ever ready to aid any and all with whom she came in contact. At the time of her death she was a member of Zion church, five miles distant from Princeville.
From the Princeville Historic Association obituary collection.
Obituary transcribed and submitted by Ethel.
Emma R. McKee was born in Frederick County, Virginia, March 7, 1853.
Died at Princeville, Illinois, January 8th, 1895, aged 41 years, 10 months and 1 day. Was married to LaFayette Calvert April 5th, 1883. She was the mother of five children, four of whom are living. The oldest died in infancy.
She was converted in the summer of 1874 at the Oak Hill camp meeting and united with the ME church at Princeville soon after and since that time has been a devoted Christian, living a life worthy our imitation. Her last sickness of seven weeks was extremely painful and severe yet was borne with Christian patience without a murmur. She sometimes expressed a desire to live longer for her children, but near the close of her life, when the pains were intense, she would gladly say “Farewell, the Lord will provide for my children.” Among her last utterances she said, “Tell my children I am over there.” When asked by her sister if she would not rather go than stay, she said, “Oh, there is nothing dark to me, nothing dark but these pains.”
She was a kind, sympathizing wife, gentle, loving mother, affectionate sister and ever ready to aid any and all with whom she came in contact. At the time of her death she was a member of Zion church, five miles distant from Princeville.
From the Princeville Historic Association obituary collection.
Obituary transcribed and submitted by Ethel.
Daughter of David & Priscilla (McKee) Evans, wife of Lafayette Calvert, m. Apr 15, 1883.
Emma R. McKee was born in Frederick County, Virginia, March 7, 1853.
Died at Princeville, Illinois, January 8th, 1895, aged 41 years, 10 months and 1 day. Was married to LaFayette Calvert April 5th, 1883. She was the mother of five children, four of whom are living. The oldest died in infancy.
She was converted in the summer of 1874 at the Oak Hill camp meeting and united with the ME church at Princeville soon after and since that time has been a devoted Christian, living a life worthy our imitation. Her last sickness of seven weeks was extremely painful and severe yet was borne with Christian patience without a murmur. She sometimes expressed a desire to live longer for her children, but near the close of her life, when the pains were intense, she would gladly say “Farewell, the Lord will provide for my children.” Among her last utterances she said, “Tell my children I am over there.” When asked by her sister if she would not rather go than stay, she said, “Oh, there is nothing dark to me, nothing dark but these pains.”
She was a kind, sympathizing wife, gentle, loving mother, affectionate sister and ever ready to aid any and all with whom she came in contact. At the time of her death she was a member of Zion church, five miles distant from Princeville.
From the Princeville Historic Association obituary collection.
Obituary transcribed and submitted by Ethel.
Emma R. McKee was born in Frederick County, Virginia, March 7, 1853.
Died at Princeville, Illinois, January 8th, 1895, aged 41 years, 10 months and 1 day. Was married to LaFayette Calvert April 5th, 1883. She was the mother of five children, four of whom are living. The oldest died in infancy.
She was converted in the summer of 1874 at the Oak Hill camp meeting and united with the ME church at Princeville soon after and since that time has been a devoted Christian, living a life worthy our imitation. Her last sickness of seven weeks was extremely painful and severe yet was borne with Christian patience without a murmur. She sometimes expressed a desire to live longer for her children, but near the close of her life, when the pains were intense, she would gladly say “Farewell, the Lord will provide for my children.” Among her last utterances she said, “Tell my children I am over there.” When asked by her sister if she would not rather go than stay, she said, “Oh, there is nothing dark to me, nothing dark but these pains.”
She was a kind, sympathizing wife, gentle, loving mother, affectionate sister and ever ready to aid any and all with whom she came in contact. At the time of her death she was a member of Zion church, five miles distant from Princeville.
From the Princeville Historic Association obituary collection.
Obituary transcribed and submitted by Ethel.
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