THE SPRINGVALLEY BLADE
SATURDAY - MARCH 24, 1894
SPRINGVALLEY, OHIO

Geo. W. KENT was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio October 23, 1824, departed this life March 15, 1894, at the age of 69 years, 4 months, 20 days. He was united in marriage to Mary SNODGRASS November 23, 1852. To them were born four children - three sons and one daughter. The deceased leaves surviving him his four children, companion, and a multitude of friends. Mr. Kent joined the great army for Christ in his boy hood days and proved himself a very faithful soldier.

 He united with the M.P. Church of Xenia when but 16 years of age, under the labors of J.I. DEVOILE.
 
From Xenia he moved to Bellbrook where he lived for 34 years. During this period of his life, he was a zealous worker in the M.P. Church, occupying at different times the various official positions of the church. But few years since 1846 he missed going as delegate to the Ohio Annual Conference. In this body of ministers and layman he proved his knowledge of church discipline and gained confidence of the conference. Four times he was sent as delegate to the general conference, and was a member of the convention held at Baltimore MD., after the close of the Civil War, when the Methodist Church North, and the M.P. Church South, were united. This event he often spoke of with a great degree of
gladness. His entire life, we may say, has been a life for Christ. He labored not entirely for his own enjoyment, but spent much time in winning souls for Christ, and the building up of his church. His sickness was a prolonged one, but through it all his faith in Christ did not waver. A few days before his death he expressed his faith in his Savior by saying " I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith, henceforth there is laid up for me a crown a righteous Judge shall give me".

The funeral services were from the M.P. Church at Bellbrook. A very appropriate discourage was delivered by Rev. T.B. GRAHAM, D.D. of Richmond, Ohio.

The body of the deceased was interred in the Bellbrook Cemetery on Saturday at 4:00 P.M.

25 Jun 2000

Deb (I have no connection with the family)

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