Gospel Herald Obituaries - February, 1938
Sears. Christian A., son of Christian and Phebe Eigsti Sears, was born
in Woodford Co., Ill, Mar. 5, 1862; died in Tiskilwa, Ill, July 29,
1937; aged 75 y. 4 m. 24 d. At the age of five he came with his parents
to Bureau Co., Ill, near Tiskilwa, where he spent the rest of his life.
Feb. 5, 1899, he was married to Barbara Springer of Minier, Ill. Nine
children were born to this union, all of whom survive. They are Mrs.
Hattie Nafziger, Mrs. Mina Sommers, Mrs. Tilman Imhoff of Washington,
Ill.; Emery of
Minier; Mrs. Alvin Smucker, Mrs. Phebe Nafziger, Austin, Harvy and
Christian Jr. all of Tiskilwa. Beside his immediate family he leaves 14
grandchildren, 1 brother (Sam of Elkhart, Ind.) and 4 sisters (Mrs. Mary
Ropp, Mrs. Joe Springer, Mrs. Fanny Forney and Mrs. Phoebe Culp). Two
sisters (Mrs. Samuel Garber, and Mrs. David Bachman) and 1 brother
(Daniel Sears) preceded him in death. As a young man he united with the
Willow Springs Church of which he was a member at the time of his death.
Funeral services were conducted by the home ministers at the Willow
Springs Church (texts, Job 14:14:19:25,26) after which the body was laid
to rest in the adjoining cemetery.
Sears. Christian A., son of Christian and Phebe Eigsti Sears, was born
in Woodford Co., Ill, Mar. 5, 1862; died in Tiskilwa, Ill, July 29,
1937; aged 75 y. 4 m. 24 d. At the age of five he came with his parents
to Bureau Co., Ill, near Tiskilwa, where he spent the rest of his life.
Feb. 5, 1899, he was married to Barbara Springer of Minier, Ill. Nine
children were born to this union, all of whom survive. They are Mrs.
Hattie Nafziger, Mrs. Mina Sommers, Mrs. Tilman Imhoff of Washington,
Ill.; Emery of
Minier; Mrs. Alvin Smucker, Mrs. Phebe Nafziger, Austin, Harvy and
Christian Jr. all of Tiskilwa. Beside his immediate family he leaves 14
grandchildren, 1 brother (Sam of Elkhart, Ind.) and 4 sisters (Mrs. Mary
Ropp, Mrs. Joe Springer, Mrs. Fanny Forney and Mrs. Phoebe Culp). Two
sisters (Mrs. Samuel Garber, and Mrs. David Bachman) and 1 brother
(Daniel Sears) preceded him in death. As a young man he united with the
Willow Springs Church of which he was a member at the time of his death.
Funeral services were conducted by the home ministers at the Willow
Springs Church (texts, Job 14:14:19:25,26) after which the body was laid
to rest in the adjoining cemetery.
Gospel Herald Obituaries - February, 1938
Sears. Christian A., son of Christian and Phebe Eigsti Sears, was born
in Woodford Co., Ill, Mar. 5, 1862; died in Tiskilwa, Ill, July 29,
1937; aged 75 y. 4 m. 24 d. At the age of five he came with his parents
to Bureau Co., Ill, near Tiskilwa, where he spent the rest of his life.
Feb. 5, 1899, he was married to Barbara Springer of Minier, Ill. Nine
children were born to this union, all of whom survive. They are Mrs.
Hattie Nafziger, Mrs. Mina Sommers, Mrs. Tilman Imhoff of Washington,
Ill.; Emery of
Minier; Mrs. Alvin Smucker, Mrs. Phebe Nafziger, Austin, Harvy and
Christian Jr. all of Tiskilwa. Beside his immediate family he leaves 14
grandchildren, 1 brother (Sam of Elkhart, Ind.) and 4 sisters (Mrs. Mary
Ropp, Mrs. Joe Springer, Mrs. Fanny Forney and Mrs. Phoebe Culp). Two
sisters (Mrs. Samuel Garber, and Mrs. David Bachman) and 1 brother
(Daniel Sears) preceded him in death. As a young man he united with the
Willow Springs Church of which he was a member at the time of his death.
Funeral services were conducted by the home ministers at the Willow
Springs Church (texts, Job 14:14:19:25,26) after which the body was laid
to rest in the adjoining cemetery.
Sears. Christian A., son of Christian and Phebe Eigsti Sears, was born
in Woodford Co., Ill, Mar. 5, 1862; died in Tiskilwa, Ill, July 29,
1937; aged 75 y. 4 m. 24 d. At the age of five he came with his parents
to Bureau Co., Ill, near Tiskilwa, where he spent the rest of his life.
Feb. 5, 1899, he was married to Barbara Springer of Minier, Ill. Nine
children were born to this union, all of whom survive. They are Mrs.
Hattie Nafziger, Mrs. Mina Sommers, Mrs. Tilman Imhoff of Washington,
Ill.; Emery of
Minier; Mrs. Alvin Smucker, Mrs. Phebe Nafziger, Austin, Harvy and
Christian Jr. all of Tiskilwa. Beside his immediate family he leaves 14
grandchildren, 1 brother (Sam of Elkhart, Ind.) and 4 sisters (Mrs. Mary
Ropp, Mrs. Joe Springer, Mrs. Fanny Forney and Mrs. Phoebe Culp). Two
sisters (Mrs. Samuel Garber, and Mrs. David Bachman) and 1 brother
(Daniel Sears) preceded him in death. As a young man he united with the
Willow Springs Church of which he was a member at the time of his death.
Funeral services were conducted by the home ministers at the Willow
Springs Church (texts, Job 14:14:19:25,26) after which the body was laid
to rest in the adjoining cemetery.
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