Lucretia S. Bushong

MANKIN, STONEBRAKER, POLING, HALE, PERRY, VERBIC, CAMPBELL, ERRETT, SMITH, GARFIELD, SCOTT, PETTIT

Posted By: Charles E. Hales (email)
Date: 11/1/2004 at 16:37:18

Lucretia S. Bushong was born January 20, 1839, in Columbiana County, Ohio, and departed this life Sunday morning, May 20th, 1917, at the home of her daughter Mrs. Chas. Stonebraker.

She made the good confession Aug. 20th, 1856. She was married to Samson Mankin at her home in Ohio, September 27, 1862.

To this union eight children were born: Mrs Chas Stonebraker and Mrs Marion Poling of Cantril, Iowa, Mrs. William Hale, who departed this life August 12, 1910; Charley O, Mankin of Blue Lake, California; E. C. Mankin of Brookpark, Minnesota; Mrs. Eva Perry of Towner, North Dakota; Lizzie Mankin died April 8, 1881; Emma V. Mankin Verbic, died November 1905, and one died in infancy.

Grandma Mankin, as we were wont to call her, was a devoted christian woman, one who derived a great deal of comfort from her study of the Bible. Up until a short time ago , the Christian Standard published at Cincinnati, Ohio, made its weekly visit to her home, and next to the Bible itself she enjoyed reading its pages.

She, in her younger days, had the good fortune of hearing our great preachers, the Campbells, Errett, Smith, Scott, Garfield and many others.

She now rests from her labors and her good works shall follow her.

Funeral services were held in the Cantril Christian church May 22, 1917, at 2 o'clock p.m. the regular minister B. W. Pettit conducting the services. Following the services at the church her body was taken back to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Stonebraker, where it was kept until 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, and was then taken to Mt. Sterling for burial.

A large company of friends and neighbors attended the funeral and accompanied the body to its last resting place.

From the Keosauqua Republican May 31, 1917 page 2 columns.4&5
William George Hales is this writer's great uncle.