DOROTHY (AYERS) GERINGER

AYERS, GERINGER, BILLINGTON, GOGLEMAN

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Date: 2/2/2002 at 20:20:07

Decatur County Journal
September 3, l9l4

DOROTHY AYERS, daughter of MR. and MRS. DAVID
AYERS, was born June l4,
l840, in Knox County, Ohio, and died at her
home in Riley Township,
August l3, l9l4, aged 74 years, l month and
29 days. She was united in
marriage to JOHN L. GERINGER, March 5, l854.
To this union were born
eleven children, two of whom preceded her in
death.
She is survived by her aged husband and nine
children: A.W. GERINGER,
Jerome; H.D. GERINGER, Axtel, Mont.; E.A.
GERINGER, Gettysburg, S.D.;
MRS. J.H. NEWMAN, Leon; BYRON GERINGER, Mt.
Ayr; MRS. ANNA BILLINGTON,
Willow Lakes, S.D.; A.A. GERINGER, G.C.
GERINGER and W.A. GERINGER, who
are still at home. Twenty-five
grandchildren, fourteen great
grandchildren, one sister, MRS. ELLA
GOGLEMAN, of Kirksville, Mo.,
besides a host of other relatives and friends
are left to mourn her
loss.

At the age of l3 she was converted and united
with the Christian Church
and remained a faithful and consistent member
until the time of her
death. She was a faithful wife, a kind and
loving mother and her first
thoughts were of ministering to her family
and those around her, being
ever ready to help bear the burdens of
others. She was very patient
during her last illness which lasted about
five weeks and all that
loving hands could do for her was of no avail
and she succumbed to
disease and passed away from this world to
await the summons of the
resurrection morning. Funeral services were
held from the Mt. Zion
Church Friday afternoon and interment was
made in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
MR. and MRS. GERINGER were pioneer residents,
having settled in Ringgold
County in April, l86l.

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