Myrtle (Rollstin) Litton (1911)

LITTON, ROLLSTIN

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 5/16/2007 at 17:41:33

Winterset Madisonian - September 7, 1911
Winterset, Iowa

OBITUARY

Myrtle Rollstin Litton was born in Madison County, May 3, 1878 and died in Winterset, Iowa, Aug. 23, 1911 aged 33 years, 3 months and 18 days.

She was married to Harlan Litton on July 6, 1898, to this union three children were born, the first born dying in infancy, two are left, Loraine and Robert.

She was converted and joined the Baptist church at the age of 14. She has remained faithful to her Lord and His church ever since.

Her death came early in life, and she leaves to mourn her departure, her husband, the two children, her father and mother, three sisters and one brother living in Colorado, who could not be present.

Sister Litton lived all her life in Madison county, except about six months when she and her husband went to Colorado, trying to recover her health, but seeing it was no use they returned to Madison county last June. Since then she has been a patient sufferer and while she wanted to live for her husband and children's sake, she resigned herself to the will of the Heavenly Father. Often during her illness, she cried to the Lord for help and exclaimed "Yes, He is with me right now" and stated she "did not fear death as it only seemed like stepping out of the room into Heaven." The last day of her life, while lifting her up, she exclaimed "Take me into your own, Lord, I am ready to do anything you want me to do." Surely "How precious in thy sight is the death of thy saints, oh Lord".

The writer called to see her often and found her trusting in Jesus.

The funeral services were held at her home on East Green street on Thursday, Aug. 24, 1911, conducted by Revs. Stewart and Wilburn, and her body was laid away in the hope of resurrection in the Winterset cemetery.

May our Heavenly Father sustain and comfort the kind husband and father and mother, brother and sisters "Be ye also ready, for at such an hour as ye think not, the Son of Man cometh".