Basha (Secrease) Garst (1896)

GARST, SECREASE

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 7/26/2004 at 11:36:40

Newspaper Unknown
July 1896

Basha Secrease Garst was born in Indiana, January 17th, 1847. When a child she moved to Iowa where she remained until death which occured on Thursday July 9th, 1896, aged 49 years, 5 months and 22 days. She was married to John W. Garst, June 13, 1872. To them were born 4 children, 3 daughters and 1 son, who mourn the loss of an affectionate wife and companion, and a kind loving mother.

She had been a great sufferer for years with sickness and her last moments were peaceful. A few days before her death she said, "all is well when the Lord sees fit to call me." (A poem
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