Elisabeth Jane Duff (1908)
DUFF
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 2/14/2010 at 13:30:42
The Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, January 23, 1908
Page 3Obituary
Miss Elizabeth Jane Duff was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, Oct. 30th, 1829, and died at the home of her sister, Miss Susan Duff, in Douglas township, Jan. 19th, 1908. Miss Duff came with her parents to Madison county, Ia., in 1858, where she has resided ever since until death called her. She was a life long member of the U.P. church and was dearly beloved by all who knew her.
The funeral occurred Monday from the Worthington church and she was laid to rest in the Worthington cemetery.
_______________________The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Friday, January 24, 1908
Page 5, Column 3Elizabeth Jane Duff.
Elizabeth Jane Duff was born October 31, 1829, near Cambridge, in Guernsey county, Ohio, and died January 19, 1908.
In 1885 the family removed to Winterset, Iowa, and a short time afterward they moved to a farm about ten miles north of the city, which place has been her home ever since.
Early in life she united with the United Presbyterian church and continued to be a faithful, consistent member until the end. She was indeed a rare character. She was faithful, patient, kind and cheerful. Her life was thoroughly unselfish and was devoted entirely to the service of others. She was always taking the hard place that others might have the easier ones.
Being the eldest daughter any large family, the care of the home fell upon her shoulders at the death of her mother. Again in later years at the death of a sister, she took the motherless children to her home and care for them until they were grown.
Her humble, helpful, unselfish Christian life is a beckoning influence in the community to the service of the Master. We know that as her eyes closed to the things of time, they opened upon the beauty and glory of the eternal morning.
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