Sarah Moffitt 1815-1909

MOFFITT

Posted By: Bill Smith
Date: 8/10/2013 at 15:31:18

Villisca Review, 1 March 1909

DEATH OF MRS. SARAH MOFFITT

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Mrs. Sarah Moffitt, the mother of Mrs. William Burnside of southeast of town and of T. J. Moffitt formerly of this vicinity but now of California, died at her home at Winfield, Kansas, Tuesday, February 23, 1909, of heart failure. The body was brought here and the funeral and interment took place at Fairview chapel under the administration of Rev. Foreman of the Christian church of Bedford, last Friday forenoon. Mrs. Moffitt was 84 years of age . She formerly lived at this place and was widely known and greatly beloved by Villisca people. She left here and moved to Kansas about six years ago. She was the mother of thirteen children, eight of whom survive as follows: Mrs. Elizabeth Gunn of Kansas; Mrs. Sarah Sheldon of Washington; Mrs. Ellen Gentry of Oregon; Mrs. Wm. Burnside of this place; W. R. Moffitt of Washington; T. J. Moffitt of California, and G. W. Moffitt of Nebraska. Mrs. Moffitt leaves many friends who sympathize with the bereaved relatives in their hours .......