Mrs. J. B. Packard

PACKARD

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Date: 12/4/2002 at 02:33:56

PACKARD, Mrs.
Thursday, September 12, 1878 - Died in Red Oak, Sunday morning last, September 8, 1878, Mrs. J. B. Packard, aged 62 years. Mrs. Packard has lived in Montgomery County since 1857, having with her husband, settled at that early period in Frankfort. Rev. W. W. Merritt preached the funeral discourse. (Montgomery County Express)
September 12, 1878 - Died - In Red Oak, Sunday morning last, September 8, 1878, Mrs. J. B. Packard, age sixty-two years. Though her death was very sudden, she has been a sufferer for some years. The immediate cause of her death was an aggravated attack of asthma, with which she has been afflicted for a long time. Her funeral took place yesterday at ten o'clock. Sermon on the occasion by Rev. W. W. Merritt. A large concourse of people were present and accompanied the remains to the cemetery. Mrs. Packard, with her husband and two young sons, settled in Frankfort, this county, at an early period of its history - 1857, and lived there until 1865, when they moved to Red Oak. She fills quite an important place in the early history of this county. With admirable social and domestic qualities - with a mind enriched with the best thoughts of such writers as Carlisle, Goethe, Swedenborg, Thoreau and Emerson and others; familiar with contemporaneous literature, and withal given to hospitality, made her home unusually attractive to all who came "within the circle of its influence. Her religious experience and convictions were deep and earnest, giving her that "peace that passeth understanding;" sustaining and comforting her amid the trials and duties of life, and giving calmness and serenity to her death. (Red Oak Express)