Margaret Miller-Lyman

LYMAN, MILLER

Posted By: Sherry Isley (email)
Date: 6/12/2007 at 10:17:22

Margaret Miller-Lyman
On Friday the sad intelligence reached here of the death of Mrs. C.W. Lyman, mother of Sanford and Fred Lyman of Prairie township, which occurred suddenly in the evening before at the home of her brother, John Miller, in Sioux City. The immediate cause of her death was heart trouble. For years, Mrs. Lyman has suffered with asthma, together with some form of heart disese. Several weeks previous to her fatal journey she had been feeling unusally miserable. Two years ago, while visiting in Sioux City, she seemed to get relief and came home somewhat improved. She hoped to be again benefited by a visit at the home of her brother and departed on Tuesday of last week for Sioux City, but on reaching there became much worse and on the following evening, Thursday, at eight o'clock, she passed away. Her remains were brought by her two sons to the family home, two miles and a half southwest of Manchester, on Monday last, where the funeral services were conducted by her former pastor Rev. C.H.Taylor, at two o'clock in the afternoon. The last sad rites over her mortal remains were attended by a large number of her friends and neighbors. Interment was made in the family lot in the Manchester cemetery.
Margaret Miller was born at Newark, New Jersey, in September 1838, being therefore at the time of her death 62 years of age. When 16 years of age her parents came to Delaware county and located at Sand Creek, this being in the fall of 1854. This locality was her home for nearly half a century, she residing there continually up to the time of her death. She was joined in marriage with Chester W. Lyman in July 1858, and to them were born four children, three of whom with the husband and father survive to mourn the loss and cherish the memory of a good wife and loving mother. Mrs. Lyman was held in high regard in the neighborhood in which she lived as a kind neighbor, helpful whenever help was needed and exemplifying in her life the principles of the religion which was her solace. She was an intelligent woman, a reader of good literature and well informed on the topics of current interest. In her death her family lose one who made the home attractive and bright and the community a kindly Christian woman, who died in the hope of eternal life.
Source; 'The Press' 27 Sept. 1900