BAILEY, Rebecca Elizabeth (SHIPMAN)

SHIPMAN, BAILEY, SMITH, MARIS

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/11/2015 at 00:04:48

Obituary ~ Rebecca Elizabeth (Shipman) Bailey
September 22, 1833 ~ January 13, 1917

Leon Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
Thursday, January 25, 1917, Page 3

Mrs. Jacob Bailey.
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Rebecca Elizabeth Shipman was born Sept. 22, 1833, in Highland county, Ohio, departed this left at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Smith, Jan. 13, 1917, aged 83 years, 3 months and 21 days old.

March 3, 1856, she was married to Jacob Bailey. To this union were born 7 children, 5 of whom preceeded her to the better world. In early childhood she became a member of the United Brethren church, of which church she remained a consistent member until her death. She leaves to mourn her death two daughters, Mrs. Will Smith of Grand River and Mrs. J. A. Maris of Stockton, Kansas, eleven grandchildren, and a host of friends.

Funeral services were conducted at the home of Will Smith at 11 a. m. by the pastor of the M. E. church, of Decatur City, Rev. F. H. Perkins. Interment was made in the Westerville cemetery.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2015