Orpha Adkison

ADKISON, BENGE

Posted By: Ida Morse
Date: 3/15/2006 at 19:28:52

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, September 6, 1934
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CALLED BY DEATH

Winterset Woman was Leader In fields of Religion and Education

Orpha Adkison, prominent Madison county woman, died at the home of Mrs. Fred Murrell on September 3 after an illness of about a year. Had she lived until Friday of this week she would have been 83 years old.

Miss Adkison had long been identified with educational and religious activities, both here and elsewhere. She was a veteran member of the Madison county W.C.T.U., being one of its first secretaries. She spent several years on the Woman’s Mission board at Dayton, Ohio, and for eight years she taught in a school for Indian children at Clamath Falls, Washington. Most of her life, however was spent in Truro and Winterset.

Orpha Adkison was born September 6, 1851, in Vermillion county, Illinois, the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. A. J. Adkison, with whom she came to this county at an early age. Here she affiliated with the Christian church, but a few years ago she changed to the Church of Christ.

The deceased is survived by three nephews, B. M. Benge of Grand Junction, Colorado, Harry Adkison of Long Beach, California, and W. P. Benge of Winterset.

Funeral services were conducted from the Tidrick funeral home Wednesday at 2 p.m. under the Rev. H. L. Olmstead, of the Church of Christ. Burial was made at Winterset.

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