TARPENNING, Mrs. Ritty

TARPENNING, DARBY, TURNBULL, PRATT

Posted By: Cay Merryman (email)
Date: 5/25/2004 at 18:12:21

This obit was transcribed and abstracted by Leland Smith of Tabor, some years ago.

TARPENNING, Mrs. Ritty, died at her home near Emporia, Ks. Sept 28, 1910, at 3 A.M. from paralysis, at the age of (I can't read this). She was the oldest of eight children of James and Lockey Darby and was born in Dallas Co. Mo. on May 21, 1841. In 1850 she came with her parents to Fremont County and for a short time the family resided near Hamburg; later they located 3 mi. west of Tabor, which was their home for several years. Her educational advantages were meagre, yet she gained a knowledge of the rudiments of the common branches taught in those days. On Dec. 17, 1868, she was united in marriage to James Tarpenning and to them two children were born, namely: Mrs. Sadie Turnbull, who resided with her parents, and J. L. Tarpenning of Tabor. She leaves of her own immediate family her husband, two children, sister, Mrs. E. R. Pratt of Northboro and D. D. Darby of Hamburg. In 1869 she and her husband moved to Page county and located at what was then known as Union Grove, two mi. SW of Northboro, which was her home until two years ago they moved to Ks. During her long residence near Northboro her acquaintance was widely extended; and during her invalid life of six years proved unmistakably her character. She was buried on Friday the 30th in Union Grove cemetery near Northboro by the side of her parents, who had passed on before.
(Oct 6, 1910 - Tabor Beacon - Thursday)