The remains of Mrs. Esther Hull, who died from apoplexy at Washington, D.C. on the 16th. inst., were interred in the Mansfield Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. Funeral services were held at the Capitol City and attended by many prominent people. The last funeral rites were held at the residence of the late James Purdy, who was her brother, on Park Avenue West, this city. Deceased was a remarkable personage in many respects. She was 88 years old at the time of her death, and all her faculties were preserved to the last. She was from a long lived family, her brother passing away at 91 and a sister at 89 years of age. Mrs. Hull left Bellefontaine a year ago and took up a residence with a daughter, Mrs. Sarah J. Neal, at Washington. She left Mansfield six years ago and was then a great-great-grandmother. While yet in this city she was an active member of the United Presbyterian church and remained in that denomination up to the time of her deceased.
Richland Shield & Banner
March 24, 1888
Richland Shield & Banner
March 24, 1888
The remains of Mrs. Esther Hull, who died from apoplexy at Washington, D.C. on the 16th. inst., were interred in the Mansfield Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. Funeral services were held at the Capitol City and attended by many prominent people. The last funeral rites were held at the residence of the late James Purdy, who was her brother, on Park Avenue West, this city. Deceased was a remarkable personage in many respects. She was 88 years old at the time of her death, and all her faculties were preserved to the last. She was from a long lived family, her brother passing away at 91 and a sister at 89 years of age. Mrs. Hull left Bellefontaine a year ago and took up a residence with a daughter, Mrs. Sarah J. Neal, at Washington. She left Mansfield six years ago and was then a great-great-grandmother. While yet in this city she was an active member of the United Presbyterian church and remained in that denomination up to the time of her deceased.
Richland Shield & Banner
March 24, 1888
Richland Shield & Banner
March 24, 1888
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