Marion Ordell Mitchell (1887)

MITCHELL, WORTHING

Posted By: Cay Merryman
Date: 8/2/2004 at 19:40:15

Newspaper Unknown
September 1887

We are under the painful necessity this week of announcing the sad death of M. O. Mitchell, formerly of Truro, lately of Des Moines, which occurred at the residence of his father-in-law R. S. Worthing, three miles north-east of this place on Monday September 26th, at 3 pm. The immediate cause of his death is a matter of conjecture, it being possible that it was due to hemorrhage of the bowels.

Marion Ordell Mitchell was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, on the 9th day of March, 1858, and at the time of his death was in his thirtieth year. His father dying when he was but a lad, he was left in his youth to form those habits of life and traits of character which should in after time determine the man, without the aid, admonition and kindly counsel which a father only can best give.

His early education was begun in an academy at Kimbolton, Ohio. Afterward he attended Cambridge college, in the same state, where much of the foundation was laid for his subsequent career. Upon leaving college he adopted teaching as a profession, in which calling he was eminently successful.

On the 5th of September, 1877, Mr. Mitchell was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Worthing, then of Guernsey county. They moved from Ohio to Kansas in the spring of '78, and settled near Peabody, Marion county. They resided there until 1881 when they removed to Truro, where with the exception of the last six months, they lived until his death.

The ten years of their married life were all that true love could make it. He leaves a wife and two sons to mourn, although they are surrounded with the kindest friends, death has left a void that no earthly friend can fill, but what joy there must be in knowing that he is at rest, where sickness, death and sorrow cannot come. They who are left can look forward to that meeting beyong this life, and there to spend eternity.......
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Winterset Madisonian and Chronicle
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, October 6, 1887

Mr. M. O. Mitchell, of Ohio township, died very suddenly at the residence of his father-in-law, Richard Worthing, of the township, on Monday of last week. He had been working in Des Moines during the summer and was at home on a visit. He was quite a young man and apparently in the best of health till his last fatal sickness of about ten days duration. Mr. Mitchell was highly esteemed by his acquaintances and leaves a wife and two small children.

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