ELIZABETH C. (ALEXANDER) BEST

MUNN, BEST, MURRAY, ALEXANDER

Posted By: David (email)
Date: 2/9/2005 at 18:22:39

The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, December 12, 1907

The friends of MRS. JOSEPH BEST were greatly shocked, on Monday morning, to
learn of her death which occurred very suddenly about 7:30 o'clock. She had
apparently been in good health, having returned from a visit with her
daughter, MRS. CHAS. MURRAY at Tingley, the last of the week. She arose as
usual in the morning, and assisted in preparing breakfast. Shortly after
the morning meal she was taken with a neuralgia pain near the heart, and
expired within a half hour afterward. She had in former years had neuralgia
but had not had an attack for several years.

An obituary will be given next week.

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The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, December 18, 1907

OBITUARY

~ ELIZABETH C. (ALEXANDER) BEST ~

ELIZABETH C. ALEXANDER was born in Ligonier, Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, January 11, 1838, and died at her home in this city Dec. 9,
1907. She was married to JOSEPH BEST Oct. 26, 1854. Soon after their
marriage they came to Chariton, which place has been their home, with the
exception of three years spent in Warren County, Tennessee. She was a
charter member of the United Presbyterian Church, of which she was a
faithful worker, and where she will be sadly missed. Being in the best of
health her death comes as a sad blow to her family and the community.
Beside her aged husband, she leaves eight children to mourn her departure,
ED, JOSEPH, FRANK and MAMIE, of Chariton; HARVEY, of Detroit; JAMES, of Los
Angeles, California; WILL, of Chicago and MRS. MINNIE MURRAY of Tingley,
Iowa.

The funeral services were held at the United Presbyterian Church on Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Munn, pastor of the church, officiating, and
the remains interred in the Chariton Cemetery.
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