Mollie (Molly) was the daughter of Rev. Abner Clopton Farthing and Mary Narcisus Farthing.

Obituary

Mrs. Pollie W. Edmisten, departed this life August 17, 1924, at the age of 64 years and 21 days. She was the daughter of Elder A. C. Farthing deceased and was born July 26, 1860.

She was married to the late M. P. Edmisten August 19, 1875.

The deceased was the mother of 14 children, 10 of whom are still living. Seven sons. George, Dallas, Carl, Marshall, Ira, Dwight and Edgar and three daughters, Mrs. W. D. Farthing, Mrs. Walter L. Johnson and Miss Anna Edmisten. All the above children are professors of Christianity and members of Baptist churches.

Beside the ten children our sister left one brother and sister: Mr. John A. Farthing and Mrs. Caroline Greene, both now living in Missouri and a host of friends and relatives to mourn her loss.

Sister Pollie professed faith in the Christ in the year 1878 was baptized into the fellowship of the Globe Baptist church of Caldwell county, North Carolina. In 1886 she transferred her membership to Bethel Baptist Church of this county by letter of recommendation and again in 1888 she transferred her membership from the Bethel Baptist Church to Zion Hill Baptist Church.

Our sister's funeral wsa largely attended and was conducted by Elder G. W. Trivett, assisted by others of ter which her body was tenderly laid away by the side of her deceased husband in the C. S. Farthing family cemetery, near brother E. J. Farthing's home.

Sister Pollie adorned the profession which she made in 1878 by an unstained consecrated Christian life and left to he children a priceless heritage of good example well worthy of their imitation and we would say to them grieve not for the going away of your mother for death to a Christian is only deliverance a translation from a lower to a higher sphere of existence and when the summons comes to us may we all be ready for the change.

W. S. Farthing

Watauga Democrat, August 28, 1924, Page 3