GARDNER, Mrs. Abigail,1896 obit

GARDNER, MORRISON, DIBBLE

Posted By: Cay Merryman (email)
Date: 12/2/2002 at 23:23:49

Tabor Beacon 3 July 1896

GARDNER, Mrs. Abigail, age 77 years died Thursday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.
L. Morrison, 3 miles east of Tabor. The funeral services will be held at the residence Friday at 10
o'clock. (26 Jun 1896). Abigail Dibble was born in Austerlitz NY, 17 February 1817. She was the
youngest of 3 children who were left orphans at an early age. She married Benjamin F. Gardner 18
Mar 1834. After moving to Kisman OH and living there a few years, she and her husband moved
with a small colony to Clay IA. From Clay a move was made to Galesburg, IL in 1848, and in 1855
the family moved to Tabor. 17 years ago she was stricken with paralysis so that her life prior to that
time was in a great measure blank to her. For the past 10 years she had been almost helpless with
inflammatory rheumatism. 17 days before her death, the rheumatism took a malignant turn so that
her last days were full of pain. At 8 o'clock Thursday morning 25 Jun 1896, her spirit took its flight.
She was laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery at Tabor, beside her husband, who had preceded her
to the better world only a few months, on Friday morning. A host of friends were in attendance to
honor her memory.