Rebecca (Worthing) Mitchell Huffman (1900)

HUFFMAN, WORTHING

Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 8/13/2007 at 15:55:27

The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Friday, June 8, 1900

On Sunday, Mrs. Sam Huffman died of cancer, leaving 3 children, all boys, the eldest of whom is 18. Her funeral was held on Monday.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, June 7, 1900
Page 3, Columns 5 & 6

Truro

After a painful illness of three years and a half from cancer of the breast, Mrs. S. G. Huffman found rest in the long sleep on Sunday morning, June 3, 1900. In all her suffering she was patient, kind and thoughtful of those who waited on her. She enjoyed company and took delight in talking over the events of the day with all who came. For a year she has been confined to the house, and to her room since near the holidays.

The funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Ohio Baptist church, conducted by Rev. Lee, of Wick, a former pastor of this church. The remains were laid to rest in the family cemetery adjoining the church. The grave had been lined with white and trimmed with evergreens and flowers, and the ugly mound of yellow clay which always strikes terror to sorrowing hearts, was covered with green grass and evergreen. The deceased leaves a husband and three sons, an aged father and numerous relatives.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, June 7, 1900
Page 5

County and City

Mrs. Sam Huffman, whose illness was noted in last week’s MADISONIAN, died at her home in Ohio township on Sunday morning from cancer.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, June 7, 1900
Page 8

St. Charles

Mrs. Rebecca Huffman was buried in the Ohio (Baptist church) cemetery on Monday afternoon. Death was the result of cancer, and months of intense agony had been her experience.
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Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, June 7, 1900
Page 1

Truro

Died, June 3d, Mrs. Becky Huffman after a three years of patient suffering with cancer. She is the daughter of Richard Worthing.

Her funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Lee of Wick June 5th at the Ohio Baptist church. Her remains were laid to rest in the Baptist cemetery.

She was born May 4, 1859. She leaves a husband and three boys to mourn her loss.
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The Truro Enterprise
Truro, Iowa
Tuesday, June 12, 1900
Page 4, Column 3

Mrs. Rebecca Huffman, wife of Samuel G. Huffman, died at her home near Truro on Sunday, June 3, 1900, aged 41 years and 20 days. Her fatal malady was a cancer in the right breast.

The funeral was conducted from the house on Monday by. Rev. Sam W. Lee, of Wick, and was attended be a vast concourse of friends and neighbors, who assembled to pay the last sad tributes of respect to the memory of this worthy wife, mother and neighbor.

Rebecca Worthing was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, on May 4, 1859. Was married to M. O. Mitchell Sept. 5, 1878. To them were born two children, Frank and Porter, the husband dying in September, 1887.

On May 25, ’89, she was married to Samuel G. Huffman, and to them was born one son, Pearl—November 8, 1891.

In the spring of 1879 she moved to Marion county, Kansas, returning to Madison county, Iowa, in March, 1882.

In early life she united with the Wills Creek Baptist church in Guernsey county, Ohio, and afterwards became a member of the Ohio Baptist church at this place.

In March, 1897, she discovered a cancer in her right breast. After over three years of suffering with a fatal loathsome disease she passed over the river to loved ones gone before and departed from the dear ones left behind.

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