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her speedy recovery. In the meantime any news item for her column can be sent to, Mrs. Thos. W. Friend.Mrs. Mary Rash of this place died suddenly Friday night while on a visit to her daughter, Mrs.' Lilly Bell Thompson, of Absarokee. The remains were taken to Columbus, and as they were to be sent! to Iowa for burial beside her hu3 * | band, who passed away many, years ago, it was thought best to J have the funeral services at the. Evangelical church there. These were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Tool of that church, assisted by Rev, I Theile of Reed Point. !A large number of people from1 Reed Point went down to pay i their last respects to Mrs. Rash.! who was well known and much' loved in the community. Though almost 90 years of age she retained fully all her faculties and was cheerful and hapRy to the last.) Several years ago she wrote her! own obituary, which is given verbatim below:4‘Reed Point, Mont., Feb. 28, 1928. Mary Martin, daughter of James M. and Susanna Martin, was born' March the 25th, 1840, in Lee Co., j Virginia, came with her parents j to Kentucky at the age of eight' years, where she grew to womanhood. Was united in marriage to Fountain F. Rash in the year 1865. Tc this union were born nine children, W, S. Rash, Belgrade; Susie Poundstone, Reed Point Mont.; James I. Rash, Reed Point, Mont.; Lilly Bell Thompson, Absarokee, Mont.; John L. Rash, Reed Point, Mont.; Dortha A. Dar-rah, Derby, Iowa;Elmer Rash, Laurel, Mont.; Bertha O. Lugar, Derby, Iowa. She came with her husband and family to Iowa the year of 1880, and the husband passed tc* the Great Beyond the 7th day of February, 1891, leaving six children at home and when these children grew to manhood and womanhood and went out to make homes for themselves, she came to Montana and took up a homestead of 320 acres and lived on it till she got her title. She united with the Baptist church when a young lady and lived a staunch Christian life, always looking to the Savior, and looking to him for guidance to the end. The husband was a soldier of the Civil war.One son, William S. Rash of Belgrade, died a few years ago. Mrs. Rash is survived by eight children, 24 grand children, 27 great grandchildren, and 11 great great grandchildren. These, with Mrs. Rash, comprised five generations, and is a recor.d rarely equal • el. The remains were sent back to Derby, Iowa, to be interred beside her husband. They were accom-panied by Elmer.Rash of LaurelA ligh night ac wind.Dough Adolf M the win! tend set Milton his eigh entertair little fricasion.Mr. ai Howard Sunday with thi Cooke C The W Henry H They delt; party an giving d Mr. ai and Mrs Gateway Sander guests aiTWELVCon! countere kinds of Red-ej morning Pilot Ro Air Line the ill-f called b “From smudge, ily that had a cl crash.” Highw who hel] bring tb barely scenes 1 “Some in comp “Others clothes‘THCon lowed si city’s fir years, w grounds St. Loui after re lead.Goslin cious in It gave pionship gave th $58,071.0 pool, an each Tilreceive shares; 382.72 a
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Big Timber Pioneer
Big Timber, Montana, US
Thu, Oct 10, 1935
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