MRS. REBECCA HARNESS SUMMONED BY DEATH
Funeral For Aged Resident Held at Weyand Funeral Home Sunday Afternoon
The Milford community this week mourns the passing of one of its oldest and most beloved residents, Mrs. Rebecca Harness. She passed away at her home on Lyle street about five o'clock Wednesday evening last week.
Mrs. Harness had reached the advanced age of eighty-nine years, having celebrated her anniversary on Oct. 8th. She had remained quite alert, mentally and physically, until recent months when she suffered a sharp decline in health, incident to old age. Mrs. Harness was the last surviving charter member of the Milford Royal Neighbors lodge.
A host of relatives and friends gathered at the Weyand Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at two o'clock to pay last respects to the memory of Mrs. Harness. Rev. R. H. Muelder, pastor of the Methodist church, delivered the funeral sermon.
Grandsons of Mrs. Harness served as pallbearers. They were Cpl. Kenneth Harness, Cpl. Alonzo Harness, Pfc. Paul Frame, Clarence Harness, Harold Parro and S 2-c Aubrey Justice. Interment was made in Maple Grove cemetery.
The following obituary was read at the service:
Mrs. Rebecca Harness, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Reeves, was born on Oct. 8, 1854, at West Point, IN. She passed away on Nov. 10, 1943, at her home in Milford at the age of 89 years, one month and two days.
She was united in marriage with Asa Harness on Sept. 25, 1871. Her husband preceded her in death in 1914. She leaves two sons, James Alonzo of Golden, CO and Charles William of Milford; a daughter, Mrs. Linnie Hammond of Portsmouth, OH; twenty grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren. Of these, six grandsons are in the service of their country. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son and five daughters.
Mrs. Harness was a pioneer member of the Milford Christian Church, having assisted in the laying of the corner stone of the present church edifice. Her devotion to her family and her church, her friendly spirit and her neighborliness endeared her to family, relatives and many friends and neighbors. Having lived in this community over seventy-five years. Mrs. Harness experienced the many changes which come within such a long span of life. With the family, many friends and kind neighbors mourn her passing.
Following are those from a distance attending the funeral service> Mrs. M. A. Hammond and Mrs. Clara Hammond of Portsmouth, OH; Alonzo Harness, Kenneth Harness and Paul Frame, serving in the Army; Mrs. Frank Tarman of Zionsville, IN; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown, Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchel, Mrs. Elsworth Stover, Mrs. Ed Johnson, Mrs. Gorge Doyle, Mrs. Ray Brown, and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Riley of Lafayette, IN; Mr. and Mrs. Winnie Williams and children of Rensselaer, IN; Mrs. Emma Seward and son Samuel of Newman; Mr. and Mrs. Parro, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Boyce and Mrs. Irvin Rhynas of Watseka; Harold Parro and Aubrey Justice of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Clint Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Oris Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mattox, Mrs. Lillie Doyle, Mrs. Clara Brown, Mrs. Ed Johnson of Lafayette, IN; Laura Wolford of West Point, IN; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reeves, MR. and Mrs. Charles Brown, Mrs. Elsworth Stover of Jackson Heights, IN; Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Riley of Veedersburg, IN and Frank Tarman of Zionsville, IN
By K. Ervin - July 1940
Through the kindly wisdom of Mrs. Rebecca Harness, 86, or Aunt Beck, as she is lovingly called, 18 pair of little feet have been guided to adulthood. Mother of nine children, she also reared to maturity the same number of grandchildren. Born Oct. 8, 1854, near Lafayette, IN, Mrs. Harness attended the public school at West Point, IN receiving a certificate to teach at the age of 14. In 1868 with her parents she came to Milford, settling on a farm. Two years later she married Asa Harness in a ceremony performed by Squire Stevens. Children born to this union were Mrs. Linnie Hammond, Mrs. Alice Fleming, Alonzo and William. Those deceased are Anna, Sara, Jeanette, Rosetta and Roy.
In the face of many sorrows, Aunt Beck had kept courage with the faith that something better lies just beyond the present, that behind each tribulation is a purpose not meant for human understanding. She has long practiced beginning each day new, never carrying over yesterday's burdens. She became a member of the Christian Church at age 13.
Aunt Beck has an irresistible love for travel and believes that one should fill their life with as much beauty as possible. She plans to visit again "Nature's Curiosity Shops" in the great western parks where she spent some time a few years ago, to view once more the rugged old mountains standing like white capped giants. She says in no other way is one's mind better enriched than through travel.
In the earlier history of local schools when writing ink was scarce, Aunt Beck originated a small ink-making business of her own. Each year when the first twang of autumn filled the air, she would gather the poke berry, a plant then considered very poisonous. By careful steeping, draining and brewing, the purple juice was turned into an ink second to none. Each small bottle retailed for ten cents. naturally, only the upper grades were afforded this luxury and the younger children continued to do ciphering on the old-fashioned slate with its unsanitary method of erasure.
Aunt Beck lives in her own little home on W. Lyle street with two granddaughters, Miss Louise and Miss Marjorie Harness, graduates from Milford High School, both of whom plan to enter training school for nurses within a few months.
Funeral For Aged Resident Held at Weyand Funeral Home Sunday Afternoon
The Milford community this week mourns the passing of one of its oldest and most beloved residents, Mrs. Rebecca Harness. She passed away at her home on Lyle street about five o'clock Wednesday evening last week.
Mrs. Harness had reached the advanced age of eighty-nine years, having celebrated her anniversary on Oct. 8th. She had remained quite alert, mentally and physically, until recent months when she suffered a sharp decline in health, incident to old age. Mrs. Harness was the last surviving charter member of the Milford Royal Neighbors lodge.
A host of relatives and friends gathered at the Weyand Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at two o'clock to pay last respects to the memory of Mrs. Harness. Rev. R. H. Muelder, pastor of the Methodist church, delivered the funeral sermon.
Grandsons of Mrs. Harness served as pallbearers. They were Cpl. Kenneth Harness, Cpl. Alonzo Harness, Pfc. Paul Frame, Clarence Harness, Harold Parro and S 2-c Aubrey Justice. Interment was made in Maple Grove cemetery.
The following obituary was read at the service:
Mrs. Rebecca Harness, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Reeves, was born on Oct. 8, 1854, at West Point, IN. She passed away on Nov. 10, 1943, at her home in Milford at the age of 89 years, one month and two days.
She was united in marriage with Asa Harness on Sept. 25, 1871. Her husband preceded her in death in 1914. She leaves two sons, James Alonzo of Golden, CO and Charles William of Milford; a daughter, Mrs. Linnie Hammond of Portsmouth, OH; twenty grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren. Of these, six grandsons are in the service of their country. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son and five daughters.
Mrs. Harness was a pioneer member of the Milford Christian Church, having assisted in the laying of the corner stone of the present church edifice. Her devotion to her family and her church, her friendly spirit and her neighborliness endeared her to family, relatives and many friends and neighbors. Having lived in this community over seventy-five years. Mrs. Harness experienced the many changes which come within such a long span of life. With the family, many friends and kind neighbors mourn her passing.
Following are those from a distance attending the funeral service> Mrs. M. A. Hammond and Mrs. Clara Hammond of Portsmouth, OH; Alonzo Harness, Kenneth Harness and Paul Frame, serving in the Army; Mrs. Frank Tarman of Zionsville, IN; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown, Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchel, Mrs. Elsworth Stover, Mrs. Ed Johnson, Mrs. Gorge Doyle, Mrs. Ray Brown, and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Riley of Lafayette, IN; Mr. and Mrs. Winnie Williams and children of Rensselaer, IN; Mrs. Emma Seward and son Samuel of Newman; Mr. and Mrs. Parro, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Boyce and Mrs. Irvin Rhynas of Watseka; Harold Parro and Aubrey Justice of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Clint Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Oris Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mattox, Mrs. Lillie Doyle, Mrs. Clara Brown, Mrs. Ed Johnson of Lafayette, IN; Laura Wolford of West Point, IN; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reeves, MR. and Mrs. Charles Brown, Mrs. Elsworth Stover of Jackson Heights, IN; Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Riley of Veedersburg, IN and Frank Tarman of Zionsville, IN
By K. Ervin - July 1940
Through the kindly wisdom of Mrs. Rebecca Harness, 86, or Aunt Beck, as she is lovingly called, 18 pair of little feet have been guided to adulthood. Mother of nine children, she also reared to maturity the same number of grandchildren. Born Oct. 8, 1854, near Lafayette, IN, Mrs. Harness attended the public school at West Point, IN receiving a certificate to teach at the age of 14. In 1868 with her parents she came to Milford, settling on a farm. Two years later she married Asa Harness in a ceremony performed by Squire Stevens. Children born to this union were Mrs. Linnie Hammond, Mrs. Alice Fleming, Alonzo and William. Those deceased are Anna, Sara, Jeanette, Rosetta and Roy.
In the face of many sorrows, Aunt Beck had kept courage with the faith that something better lies just beyond the present, that behind each tribulation is a purpose not meant for human understanding. She has long practiced beginning each day new, never carrying over yesterday's burdens. She became a member of the Christian Church at age 13.
Aunt Beck has an irresistible love for travel and believes that one should fill their life with as much beauty as possible. She plans to visit again "Nature's Curiosity Shops" in the great western parks where she spent some time a few years ago, to view once more the rugged old mountains standing like white capped giants. She says in no other way is one's mind better enriched than through travel.
In the earlier history of local schools when writing ink was scarce, Aunt Beck originated a small ink-making business of her own. Each year when the first twang of autumn filled the air, she would gather the poke berry, a plant then considered very poisonous. By careful steeping, draining and brewing, the purple juice was turned into an ink second to none. Each small bottle retailed for ten cents. naturally, only the upper grades were afforded this luxury and the younger children continued to do ciphering on the old-fashioned slate with its unsanitary method of erasure.
Aunt Beck lives in her own little home on W. Lyle street with two granddaughters, Miss Louise and Miss Marjorie Harness, graduates from Milford High School, both of whom plan to enter training school for nurses within a few months.
MRS. REBECCA HARNESS SUMMONED BY DEATH
Funeral For Aged Resident Held at Weyand Funeral Home Sunday Afternoon
The Milford community this week mourns the passing of one of its oldest and most beloved residents, Mrs. Rebecca Harness. She passed away at her home on Lyle street about five o'clock Wednesday evening last week.
Mrs. Harness had reached the advanced age of eighty-nine years, having celebrated her anniversary on Oct. 8th. She had remained quite alert, mentally and physically, until recent months when she suffered a sharp decline in health, incident to old age. Mrs. Harness was the last surviving charter member of the Milford Royal Neighbors lodge.
A host of relatives and friends gathered at the Weyand Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at two o'clock to pay last respects to the memory of Mrs. Harness. Rev. R. H. Muelder, pastor of the Methodist church, delivered the funeral sermon.
Grandsons of Mrs. Harness served as pallbearers. They were Cpl. Kenneth Harness, Cpl. Alonzo Harness, Pfc. Paul Frame, Clarence Harness, Harold Parro and S 2-c Aubrey Justice. Interment was made in Maple Grove cemetery.
The following obituary was read at the service:
Mrs. Rebecca Harness, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Reeves, was born on Oct. 8, 1854, at West Point, IN. She passed away on Nov. 10, 1943, at her home in Milford at the age of 89 years, one month and two days.
She was united in marriage with Asa Harness on Sept. 25, 1871. Her husband preceded her in death in 1914. She leaves two sons, James Alonzo of Golden, CO and Charles William of Milford; a daughter, Mrs. Linnie Hammond of Portsmouth, OH; twenty grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren. Of these, six grandsons are in the service of their country. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son and five daughters.
Mrs. Harness was a pioneer member of the Milford Christian Church, having assisted in the laying of the corner stone of the present church edifice. Her devotion to her family and her church, her friendly spirit and her neighborliness endeared her to family, relatives and many friends and neighbors. Having lived in this community over seventy-five years. Mrs. Harness experienced the many changes which come within such a long span of life. With the family, many friends and kind neighbors mourn her passing.
Following are those from a distance attending the funeral service> Mrs. M. A. Hammond and Mrs. Clara Hammond of Portsmouth, OH; Alonzo Harness, Kenneth Harness and Paul Frame, serving in the Army; Mrs. Frank Tarman of Zionsville, IN; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown, Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchel, Mrs. Elsworth Stover, Mrs. Ed Johnson, Mrs. Gorge Doyle, Mrs. Ray Brown, and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Riley of Lafayette, IN; Mr. and Mrs. Winnie Williams and children of Rensselaer, IN; Mrs. Emma Seward and son Samuel of Newman; Mr. and Mrs. Parro, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Boyce and Mrs. Irvin Rhynas of Watseka; Harold Parro and Aubrey Justice of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Clint Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Oris Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mattox, Mrs. Lillie Doyle, Mrs. Clara Brown, Mrs. Ed Johnson of Lafayette, IN; Laura Wolford of West Point, IN; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reeves, MR. and Mrs. Charles Brown, Mrs. Elsworth Stover of Jackson Heights, IN; Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Riley of Veedersburg, IN and Frank Tarman of Zionsville, IN
By K. Ervin - July 1940
Through the kindly wisdom of Mrs. Rebecca Harness, 86, or Aunt Beck, as she is lovingly called, 18 pair of little feet have been guided to adulthood. Mother of nine children, she also reared to maturity the same number of grandchildren. Born Oct. 8, 1854, near Lafayette, IN, Mrs. Harness attended the public school at West Point, IN receiving a certificate to teach at the age of 14. In 1868 with her parents she came to Milford, settling on a farm. Two years later she married Asa Harness in a ceremony performed by Squire Stevens. Children born to this union were Mrs. Linnie Hammond, Mrs. Alice Fleming, Alonzo and William. Those deceased are Anna, Sara, Jeanette, Rosetta and Roy.
In the face of many sorrows, Aunt Beck had kept courage with the faith that something better lies just beyond the present, that behind each tribulation is a purpose not meant for human understanding. She has long practiced beginning each day new, never carrying over yesterday's burdens. She became a member of the Christian Church at age 13.
Aunt Beck has an irresistible love for travel and believes that one should fill their life with as much beauty as possible. She plans to visit again "Nature's Curiosity Shops" in the great western parks where she spent some time a few years ago, to view once more the rugged old mountains standing like white capped giants. She says in no other way is one's mind better enriched than through travel.
In the earlier history of local schools when writing ink was scarce, Aunt Beck originated a small ink-making business of her own. Each year when the first twang of autumn filled the air, she would gather the poke berry, a plant then considered very poisonous. By careful steeping, draining and brewing, the purple juice was turned into an ink second to none. Each small bottle retailed for ten cents. naturally, only the upper grades were afforded this luxury and the younger children continued to do ciphering on the old-fashioned slate with its unsanitary method of erasure.
Aunt Beck lives in her own little home on W. Lyle street with two granddaughters, Miss Louise and Miss Marjorie Harness, graduates from Milford High School, both of whom plan to enter training school for nurses within a few months.
Funeral For Aged Resident Held at Weyand Funeral Home Sunday Afternoon
The Milford community this week mourns the passing of one of its oldest and most beloved residents, Mrs. Rebecca Harness. She passed away at her home on Lyle street about five o'clock Wednesday evening last week.
Mrs. Harness had reached the advanced age of eighty-nine years, having celebrated her anniversary on Oct. 8th. She had remained quite alert, mentally and physically, until recent months when she suffered a sharp decline in health, incident to old age. Mrs. Harness was the last surviving charter member of the Milford Royal Neighbors lodge.
A host of relatives and friends gathered at the Weyand Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at two o'clock to pay last respects to the memory of Mrs. Harness. Rev. R. H. Muelder, pastor of the Methodist church, delivered the funeral sermon.
Grandsons of Mrs. Harness served as pallbearers. They were Cpl. Kenneth Harness, Cpl. Alonzo Harness, Pfc. Paul Frame, Clarence Harness, Harold Parro and S 2-c Aubrey Justice. Interment was made in Maple Grove cemetery.
The following obituary was read at the service:
Mrs. Rebecca Harness, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Reeves, was born on Oct. 8, 1854, at West Point, IN. She passed away on Nov. 10, 1943, at her home in Milford at the age of 89 years, one month and two days.
She was united in marriage with Asa Harness on Sept. 25, 1871. Her husband preceded her in death in 1914. She leaves two sons, James Alonzo of Golden, CO and Charles William of Milford; a daughter, Mrs. Linnie Hammond of Portsmouth, OH; twenty grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren. Of these, six grandsons are in the service of their country. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son and five daughters.
Mrs. Harness was a pioneer member of the Milford Christian Church, having assisted in the laying of the corner stone of the present church edifice. Her devotion to her family and her church, her friendly spirit and her neighborliness endeared her to family, relatives and many friends and neighbors. Having lived in this community over seventy-five years. Mrs. Harness experienced the many changes which come within such a long span of life. With the family, many friends and kind neighbors mourn her passing.
Following are those from a distance attending the funeral service> Mrs. M. A. Hammond and Mrs. Clara Hammond of Portsmouth, OH; Alonzo Harness, Kenneth Harness and Paul Frame, serving in the Army; Mrs. Frank Tarman of Zionsville, IN; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown, Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchel, Mrs. Elsworth Stover, Mrs. Ed Johnson, Mrs. Gorge Doyle, Mrs. Ray Brown, and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Riley of Lafayette, IN; Mr. and Mrs. Winnie Williams and children of Rensselaer, IN; Mrs. Emma Seward and son Samuel of Newman; Mr. and Mrs. Parro, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Boyce and Mrs. Irvin Rhynas of Watseka; Harold Parro and Aubrey Justice of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Clint Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Oris Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mattox, Mrs. Lillie Doyle, Mrs. Clara Brown, Mrs. Ed Johnson of Lafayette, IN; Laura Wolford of West Point, IN; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reeves, MR. and Mrs. Charles Brown, Mrs. Elsworth Stover of Jackson Heights, IN; Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Riley of Veedersburg, IN and Frank Tarman of Zionsville, IN
By K. Ervin - July 1940
Through the kindly wisdom of Mrs. Rebecca Harness, 86, or Aunt Beck, as she is lovingly called, 18 pair of little feet have been guided to adulthood. Mother of nine children, she also reared to maturity the same number of grandchildren. Born Oct. 8, 1854, near Lafayette, IN, Mrs. Harness attended the public school at West Point, IN receiving a certificate to teach at the age of 14. In 1868 with her parents she came to Milford, settling on a farm. Two years later she married Asa Harness in a ceremony performed by Squire Stevens. Children born to this union were Mrs. Linnie Hammond, Mrs. Alice Fleming, Alonzo and William. Those deceased are Anna, Sara, Jeanette, Rosetta and Roy.
In the face of many sorrows, Aunt Beck had kept courage with the faith that something better lies just beyond the present, that behind each tribulation is a purpose not meant for human understanding. She has long practiced beginning each day new, never carrying over yesterday's burdens. She became a member of the Christian Church at age 13.
Aunt Beck has an irresistible love for travel and believes that one should fill their life with as much beauty as possible. She plans to visit again "Nature's Curiosity Shops" in the great western parks where she spent some time a few years ago, to view once more the rugged old mountains standing like white capped giants. She says in no other way is one's mind better enriched than through travel.
In the earlier history of local schools when writing ink was scarce, Aunt Beck originated a small ink-making business of her own. Each year when the first twang of autumn filled the air, she would gather the poke berry, a plant then considered very poisonous. By careful steeping, draining and brewing, the purple juice was turned into an ink second to none. Each small bottle retailed for ten cents. naturally, only the upper grades were afforded this luxury and the younger children continued to do ciphering on the old-fashioned slate with its unsanitary method of erasure.
Aunt Beck lives in her own little home on W. Lyle street with two granddaughters, Miss Louise and Miss Marjorie Harness, graduates from Milford High School, both of whom plan to enter training school for nurses within a few months.
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