The Pagosa Springs Sun August 31, 1934) Roxana Woodard Flaugh , was born February 14 1840, at Toledo, Ohio and passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Pearl Best, in Los Angeles, Calif., on August 27 1934, at the age of 85 years and 6 months. Just three days before her death she suffered a stroke of paralysis, from which she never rallied. The remains are being returned to Pagosa Springs for burial and funeral services, which will be held at the M. E. Church in this city Sunday, Sept 2nd. in 1868, at Meadville, Pennsylvania she was united in marriage to Mr. Andrew J. Flaugh and moved to Pagosa Springs in 1887, making her home in this section until 1905, when she moved with her family to La Plata, New Mexico, where she resided until the death of her husband in 1914. Since that time she had made her home with her children at Aztec, Pagosa Springs and Los Angeles. She was the mother of nine children, four of whom still survive; Fred Flaugh of Pagosa Springs, Mrs. Belle Macht of Pagosa Springs, Von Flaugh of Aztec, New Mexico and Mrs. Pearl Best of Los Angeles, California. In addition to the above survivors left to mourn her passing are fourteen grandchildren and nine great grand children. Grandmother Flaugh, as she had come to be known, was a woman of sterling character. She was a lifelong Methodist and a charter member of the church of Pagosa Springs. With her passing there is probably only one charter member surviving. She was not only a loving mother, but was likewise a mother beloved in her old age and feebleness, she did not lact the loving care of her children. With her passing Heaven is richer and earth is poorer. - Contributed.
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