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Ða€good€swimmer,€she€came€out€all€right.€She€says€she€has€swam€the€Osage€many€a€time,€and€if€she€hadn't€been€a€goodÐ *¦" Ðswimmer€she€would€have€drowned€long€ago.€She€plowed€corn€many€a€day€for€50€cents€a€day€and€wove€cloth€at€10€and€5Ð â^# Ðcents€a€yard€to€get€means€to€support€her€children.€In€addition€to€their€other€work€they€would€usually€catch€about€$200Ð š $ Ðworth€of€furs€during€the€season,€as€fur€opossum€and€Ô_ÔcoonsÔ_Ô€abounded€in€plenty€along€the€Osage€bottoms.€As€I€have€notÐ R!Î% Ðyet€reached€the€most€remarkable€incident€of€this€aged€woman's€life,€I€will€continue€it€later.óóÔ#†5XB,XXXB,1 #ÔÐ  "†& ÐÓ  ÓòòÔ‡XB,Xà5XB,Ô--€S.€A.€D.€Ô_ÔEasterlingÔ_ÔóóÔ#†5XB,XXXB,Â#ÔÐ z#ö( ÐÓ  ÓòòÔ‡XB,Xà5XB,ÔßA€ )°°xdtE„é$xAßóóÔ#†5XB,XXXB,a#ÔÐ ê$f!* ÐòòÔ‡XB,Xà5XB,ÔPart€Two,€Friday,€May€13,€1921óóÔ#†5XB,XXXB,ÿ#ÔÐ %„!, ÐòòÔ‡XB,Xà5XB,ÔDuring€the€Civil€War€she€was€advised€to€never€refuse€the€soldiers€anything€about€the€house€which€they€should€want,Ð x&ô". Ðwhich€was€generally€something€to€eat€and€she€says€she€has€stood€and€cooked€all€day€and€sometimes€until€4€o'clock€inÐ 0'¬#/ Ðthe€morning.€The€state€militia€would€often€come€to€her€house€and€she€always€had€a€good€supply€of€meat€on€hand.€TheirÐ è'd$0 Ðhogs€ran€at€large€and€fattened€on€the€waste€that€abounded€in€plenty€in€the€woods.€She€was€never€treated€mean,€as€someÐ  (%1 Ðothers,€on€account€of€her€kindly€treatment€to€the€soldiers.€The€rebels€would€also€come€to€her€for€food.€One€day€thereÐ X)Ô%2 Ðwere€nine€of€them€came€and€asked€her€if€she€had€any€thing€cooked,€she€told€them€she€had€only€five€biscuits€and€twoÐ *Œ&3 Ðsmall€pones€of€cornbread€but€she€could€get€them€something€more€if€they€would€wait€a€little€while,€but€they€said€they€wereÐ È*D'4 Ðin€a€hurry€and€they€took€what€she€had€and€went€on€their€way.óóÔ#†5XB,XXXB,z#ÔÐ €+ü'5 ÐòòÔ‡XB,Xà5XB,ÔShe€had€a€brother,€John,€who€came€home€from€the€army€on€a€furlough.€One€day€he€and€some€other€men€got€after€aÐ ð,l)7 Ðrebel€sympathizer.€Her€brother€marched€him€in€front€of€him,€jabbing€him€occasionally€with€a€sharp€bayonet.€His€sister€wasÐ ¨-$*8 Ðvery€much€displeased€and€told€John€she€hoped€he€would€get€paid€back.€Sure€enough,€in€a€few€days€the€rebels€took€theirÐ `.Ü*9 Ðturn.€They€got€possession€of€him€and€marched€him€off,€stripped€him€of€his€uniform€and€put€an€old€dirty€suit€of€clothes€onÐ /”+: Ðhim€and€an€old€hat€with€the€crown€out.€They€made€him€take€an€oath€that€he€would€not€take€up€arms€against€them€againÐ „ Ðand€started€him€home.€After€John€had€been€gone€some€time,€the€parties€at€the€house€saw€a€ragged€man€coming€downÐ <¸ Ðthe€road€and€she€said,€"I€believe€it€is€John,"€who€it€proved€to€be.€He€was€greatly€humiliated,€and€returned€to€his€post€ofÐ ôp Ðduty€in€the€army.óóÔ#†5XB,XXXB,Ô#ÔÐ ¬( ÐòòÔ‡XB,Xà5XB,ÔHiram€Jones,€a€close€neighbor,€was€known€to€have€money€hidden€away€and€a€gang€of€men€went€to€him€for€his€money.Ð ˜ ÐJones€refused€to€tell€the€hiding€place€so€they€hanged€him,€by€the€neck,€several€times€until€they€had€him€nearly€choked€toÐ ÔP Ðdeath.óóÔ#†5XB,XXXB,#ÔÐ Œ ÐòòÔ‡XB,Xà5XB,ÔFinally€he€told€them,€but€he€did€not€tell€them€where€it€all€was,€as€he€had€it€in€different€places.€They€got€his€money,€burnedÐ ü x  Ðhis€house€and€barn€and€all€outbuildings€except€the€chicken€house.óóÔ#†5XB,XXXB,z#ÔÐ ´ 0  ÐòòÔ‡XB,Xà5XB,ÔIn€her€childhood€days€a€man€had€robbed€an€Indian€grave€on€the€bluff€above€her€father's€home€some€distance€and€hadÐ $    Ðgotten€some€jewels€and€gold.€With€the€thought€in€view€of€the€rich€find,€she€and€the€other€children,€decided€they€would€seeÐ Ü X  Ðwhat€they€could€find,€so€they€slipped€away€and€Bill,€a€brother,€was€digging€away€in€an€Indian€grave€and€as€it€was€growingÐ ”   Ðlate€in€the€evening€Bill€struck€something€and€unearthed€it.€It€proved€to€be€a€skull€and€when€he€saw€it's€grinning€teeth€andÐ LÈ  Ðthe€holes€for€the€eyes,€he€was€greatly€alarmed€and€jumped€out€of€the€grave€saying,€"I€have€found€a€man's€skull,€I€amÐ €  Ðgoing€home."€They€were€all€so€frightened€they€lost€their€way€and€wandered€around€for€hours€and€would€always€comeÐ ¼8  Ðback€to€the€grave.€Finally€they€heard€their€mother€blowing€the€bugle€and€their€father€firing€the€gun.€When€they€got€theÐ tð  Ðdirection€they€made€it€safely€home.€Bill's€father€criticized€him€severely€and€told€him€if€he€dug€into€another€Indian€grave€heÐ ,¨  Ðwould€put€a€big€rock€in€the€grave€and€chain€him€to€it€and€the€Indian€would€haunt€him.€They€never€tried€it€again€or€wentÐ ä` Ðabout€the€graves.óóÔ#†5XB,XXXB,ª#ÔÐ œ ÐòòÔ‡XB,Xà5XB,ÔAs€this€is€getting€too€long€and€I€have€not€yet€reached€the€best€of€the€story€of€the€life€of€this€aged€woman€I€will€continue€itÐ  ˆ Ðlater.óóÔ#†5XB,XXXB,##ÔÐ Ä@ ÐÓ  ÓòòÔ‡XB,Xà5XB,Ô--€S.€A.€D.€Ô_ÔEasterlingÔ_ÔóóÔ#†5XB,XXXB,$#ÔÐ 4° ÐÓ  ÓòòÔ‡XB,Xà5XB,ÔßA€ )°°xdtE„£xAßóóÔ#†5XB,XXXB,¤$#ÔÐ ¤  ÐòòÔ‡ XB,Xà5XB,ÔPart€Three,€Friday,€May€27,€1921óóÔ#†5XB,XX XB,B%#ÔÐ Â> ÐòòÔ‡!XB,Xà5XB,ÔAfter€spending€many€years€on€the€river€farm€they€sold€out€and€moved€to€Council€Bluffs,€Iowa,€and€after€staying€there€forÐ 2®  Ða€few€years€they€longed€to€return€to€their€old€home€on€the€Osage,€so€made€arrangements€to€return€and€purchase€again,€ifÐ êf! Ðpossible,€their€old€farm€on€the€river.€Mr.€Hampton€drew€his€money€out€of€the€bank,€in€preparation€for€their€trip,€and€went€toÐ ¢" Ðstop€over€night€with€a€friend.€He€went€to€a€store€on€an€errand€and,€strange€to€say,€her€second€husband,€became€theÐ ZÖ# Ðvictim€of€a€murderer.óóÔ#†5XB,XX!XB,¿%#ÔÐ Ž$ ÐòòÔ‡"XB,Xà5XB,ÔHe€had€over€$2,000€on€his€person€when€he€was€shot€and€died€before€Mrs.€Hampton€got€to€see€him€again.€His€moneyÐ ‚þ& Ðwas€all€taken.€Mrs.€Hampton€heard€the€shot€but€thought€nothing€of€it€until€a€messenger€informed€her.€The€man€who€wasÐ :¶' Ðsupposed€to€have€committed€the€crime,€was€convicted€on€circumstantial€evidence€and€served€a€term€in€the€penitentiary.óóÔ#†5XB,XX"XB,c(#ÔÐ òn( ÐòòÔ‡#XB,Xà5XB,ÔShe€was€again€left€alone€to€battle€with€the€hardships€that€confront€a€widow€without€means€and€she€toiled€as€stated€in€aÐ b Þ* Ðprevious€article.€One€of€her€children,€Martha€Jane,€12€yrs.€old,€who€was€temporarily€staying€with€a€relative,€was€stolenÐ !–+ Ðaway€to€her€sorrow.€Time€went€on€without€any€trace€of€her€until€a€half€century€had€gone€by.óóÔ#†5XB,XX#XB,A*#ÔÐ Ò!N, ÐòòÔ‡$XB,Xà5XB,ÔAbout€the€year€1909€she€got€word€that€Martha€Jane€still€lived,€and€was€in€Okla.€City.€Her€daughter,€Mrs.€ElizabethÐ B#¾. ÐAdams,€whom€she€lived€with€in€Missouri,€received€a€letter€one€day€from€Martha€Jane.€She€told€her€mother€as€she€cameÐ ú#v / Ðfrom€the€mail€box,€"I€have€a€letter€for€you€from€sister,€Martha,"€she€said,€"Oh!€no,€Martha€Jane€is€not€alive,€it's€not€fromÐ ²$.!0 Ðher."€Yes€it€is€from€Martha€Jane€--€She€was€so€rejoiced€when€she€found€her€daughter€really€lived€that€she€manifested€herÐ j%æ!1 Ðjoy€by€jumping€and€said€she€was€going€to€see€her,€but€Mrs.€Adams€said€she€was€too€old€and€it€was€too€far€for€her€to€goÐ "&ž"2 Ðalone.€For€some€time€she€could€not€get€her€daughter's€consent,€and€finally€she€said€to€her,€"If€I€can't€go€by€good€means,€IÐ Ú&V#3 Ðwill€go€by€bad€means."€I€sleep€in€that€back€room€and€I€have€the€money€and€I€can€walk€to€the€railroad€station,€and€you€willÐ ’'$4 Ðget€up€some€morning€and€I€will€be€done".€Finally€she€consented€she€should€go.óóÔ#†5XB,XX$XB,,#ÔÐ J(Æ$5 ÐòòÔ‡%XB,Xà5XB,ÔAccordingly€they€wrote€to€Martha€Jane,€whom€a€great€many€years€before€had€become€Mrs.€Ô_ÔSherrellÔ_Ô,€that€on€a€certainÐ º)6&7 Ðdate€she€would€be€in€Oklahoma€City,€but€did€not€say€what€route€she€would€come.€Her€grandsons,€Jasper€and€Ô_ÔEleckÔ_ÔÐ r*î&8 ÐÔ_ÔSherrellÔ_Ô€went€to€different€trains€which€arrived€at€the€same€hour,€and€Jasper€was€the€lucky€one.€He€saw€some€one€step€offÐ *+¦'9 Ðthe€train€and€said€that€is€grandma€for€she€looks€like€mother.€He€laid€his€hand€on€her€shoulder€and€said,€"Is€this€granny."Ð â+^(: Ð"Yes,€but€who€are€you?"€My€name€is€Ô_ÔSherrellÔ_Ô.€Martha€Jane's€son?€Yes.€She€was€taken€direct€to€Martha€Jane's€home,Ð š,); Ðwhere€they€rejoiced€together.€While€her€parents€were€religious€and€her€brother€Bill,€mentioned€before,€was€a€MethodistÐ R-Î)< Ðpreacher,€Granny€had€never€been€converted€but€Martha€Jane€had€become€a€Christian€and€the€grandchildren€especiallyÐ  .†*= ÐJasper,€Ô_ÔElickÔ_Ô€and€Silas€Ô_ÔSherrellÔ_Ô,€were€devoted€men€of€God.€Not€long€after€her€association€with€them,€she€becameÐ Â.>+> Ðinterested€in€her€soul's€welfare.€She€had€smoked€her€pipe€so€long€she€could€not€remember€when€she€began,€and€saysÐ „ Ðshe€walked€many€times€a€quarter€of€a€mile€to€get€her€pipe€filled.€She€went€to€a€revival€meeting,€became€awakened€andÐ <¸ Ðsought€the€Lord€and€was€happily€converted.€Three€days€afterwards€one€of€her€grandsons€said,€"Granny,€where€is€yourÐ ôp Ðpipe?€Her€answer€was,€"I'll€declare,€I€hadn't€thought€of€it."€And€she€never€did€use€it€again,€having€been€completelyÐ ¬( Ðdelivered€from€the€appetite.óóÔ#†5XB,XX%XB,“0#ÔÐ dà ÐòòÔ‡&XB,Xà5XB,ÔSome€time€afterward€she€was€taken€very€sick€and€had€been€sick€about€two€weeks.€The€doctors€said€it€was€old€ageÐ ÔP Ðprincipally€that€ailed€her€and€there€could€be€nothing€done.€She€seemed€to€be€at€the€point€of€death.€The€Ô_ÔSherrellÔ_Ô's€did€notÐ Œ Ðonly€believe€God€was€able€to€heal€the€soul€but€the€body€as€well,€and€went€to€their€knees€in€prayer.€Faith€laid€hold.€GrannyÐ D À Ðjumped€from€the€bed,€went€leaping€and€rejoicing€and€praising€God€for€His€love€that€had€raised€her€up€and€made€her€well.Ð ü x  ÐSince€her€conversion€she€especially€loves€the€association€of€Christian€people.óóÔ#†5XB,XX&XB,*8#ÔÐ ´ 0  ÐòòÔ‡'XB,Xà5XB,ÔWith€the€exception€of€a€few€years€spent€in€Alabama€with€her€grandson,€Ô_ÔElickÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSherrellÔ_Ô€whose€address€is€Grand€Bay,€sheÐ $    Ðhas€made€her€home€in€Oklahoma€since€1909.€She€is€not€contented€without€something€to€do€and€says€if€she€could€onlyÐ Ü X  Ðwork€in€the€timber€again€and€split€rails€she€would€feel€better.€She€helps€wash€dishes€and€such€light€work€about€the€houseÐ ”   Ðas€her€folks€will€permit€her€to€do,€but€her€main€work€with€her€hands€now€is€to€sew€quilt€blocks.€She€says€she€has€madeÐ LÈ  Ðseveral€quilt€tops€since€living€here€and€has€four€on€hands€now.€She€makes€her€home€with€her€grandsons,€John€and€SilasÐ €  ÐÔ_ÔSherrellÔ_Ô.€John€lives€west€of€Carmen,€near€the€Green€Valley€school€house€and€Silas€1€Ô_Ô1/2Ô_Ô€mile€east€and€2€south€of€theÐ ¼8  Ðschool€house.€One€of€her€eyes€is€fairly€good€yet€but€she€can't€see€much€out€of€the€other.€She€is€bothered€with€asthma,Ð tð  Ðespecially€early€of€mornings.€She€was€very€sick€at€one€time€last€winter€and€Dr.€Ô_ÔMatlockÔ_Ô€of€Carmen€was€called€and€treatedÐ ,¨  Ðher.€She€says€the€doctor€told€her€she€had€the€constitution€of€a€mule€but€she€told€him€he€was€only€making€fun€of€her.óóÔ#†5XB,XX'XB,#;#ÔÐ ä` ÐòòÔ‡(XB,Xà5XB,ÔI€wish€you€could€all€see€our€aged€friend€and€talk€with€her,€and€I€wish€I€could€have€written€more€interestingly€regarding€herÐ TÐ Ðlife.€I€got€most€of€my€information€direct€from€her€and€have€done€my€best€to€interest€you€as€this€grand€old€woman€hasÐ  ˆ Ðbeen€of€interest€to€me.€Let€us€honor€and€treat€kindly€the€aged€ones€as€they€go€down€the€western€slope.€Now€you€canÐ Ä@ Ðjudge€what€was€the€most€remarkable€incident€in€her€life.óóÔ#†5XB,XX(XB,ç@#ÔÐ |ø ÐÓ  ÓòòÔ‡)XB,Xà5XB,Ô--€S.€A.€D.€Ô_ÔEasterlingÔ_ÔóóÔ#†5XB,XX)XB,)C#ÔÐ ìh ÐÓ  ÓòòÔ‡*XB,Xà5XB,ÔßA€ )°°xdtE„[xAßóóÔ#†5XB,XX*XB,ÈC#ÔÐ \Ø ÐÌÓ  Óò òòòòòAline€Chronoscope,€óóFriday,€July€20,€1923óóó óÐ RÎ! ÐÝ‚ÿÝò òÔ€5°T(°X5XB,ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚¿DÝÝ  ÝCountry's€Grand€Old€WomanÐ ’# ЀDies€at€Age€of€107€Years݃¿DüD݌Рjæ$ ÐŒó óÔ€5XB,X°5°T(ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÿÝò òÔ€5„¬Â„X5XB,ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚½EÝÝ  ÝMrs.€Elizabeth€Hampton€LivedÐ "–& Ѐa€Century€of€Hardship.€--€TwiceÐ ‚#þ' ЀWidowed€by€Tragedy.݃½EúE݌Рê$f!( ÐŒó óÔ€5XB,X„5„¬ÂÔÝ  ÝÓ  ÓòòStricken€with€paralysis€last€Thursday,€Mrs.€Elizabeth€Hampton€died€Sunday€at€the€home€of€her€grandson,€John€W.Ð º'6$* ÐÔ_ÔSherrellÔ_Ô,€eight€miles€west€of€Carmen.€She€was€past€107€years€old€and€up€to€the€time€of€her€last€illness€was€enjoying€goodÐ r(î$+ Ðhealth€and€taking€active€part€in€the€affairs€of€the€neighborhood.€At€the€last€presidential€election€she€cast€her€first€vote€forÐ *)¦%, ÐHarding€going€into€the€voting€booth€unaided.€Her€sight€was€good.óóÐ â)^&- ÐòòFuneral€services€were€held€Monday€at€the€Sand€Creek€Church€and€the€body€was€laid€to€rest€there.€A€large€gathering€ofÐ R+Î'/ Ðneighbors€and€friends€attended€and€paid€honor€to€the€"Country's€Grand€Old€Woman."óóÐ  ,†(0 ÐòòAn€obituary€sketch€written€by€S.€A.€D.€Ô_ÔEasterlingÔ_Ô,€a€neighbor€and€a€friend,€is€an€interesting€story€of€the€remarkable€life€ofÐ z-ö)2 Ðthe€good€old€woman€and€is€here€presented.óóÐ 2.®*3 ÐòòWood's€country's€oldest€citizen,€Mrs.€Elizabeth€Hampton,€passed€away€at€her€grandson's,€John€W.€Ô_ÔSherrellÔ_Ô,€west€ofÐ „ ÐCarmen€about€seven€o'clock€Sunday€evening.€She€was€stricken€with€paralysis€last€Thursday,€her€left€side€beingÐ <¸ Ðcompletely€paralyzed€and€her€speech€so€she€could€not€speak€distinctly.€Her€health€for€the€past€few€weeks€had€beenÐ ôp Ðbetter€than€usual€and€she€was€cheerful€and€happy€having€just€been€discussing€with€her€daughter,€Martha€Jane,€about€aÐ ¬( Ðbundle€of€remnants€she€had€ordered€for€her€favorite€work,€piecing€quilts.óóÐ dà ÐòòGrannie,€as€she€was€familiarly€called€had€passed€beyond€the€century€mark€but€her€exact€age€is€not€known€as€the€recordÐ ÔP Ðof€her€birth€was€burned€years€ago€when€she€lost€her€home€by€fire.€In€answer€to€a€phone€call€the€writer€and€his€wife€wereÐ Œ Ðat€her€bedside€Friday€evening.€She€seemed€to€recognize€us€and€gripped€my€hand€with€her€right€hand€which€she€still€hadÐ D À Ðthe€use€of.€Dr.€Harris€of€Carmen€visited€her€and€advised€her€that€there€was€no€hope€for€her€recovery.€Readers€of€theÐ ü x  ÐChronoscope€will€remember€a€few€years€ago€an€incident€in€the€life€of€this€aged€woman€we€tried€to€pen,€we€try€to€write€theÐ ´ 0  Ðclosing€chapter€of€this€remarkable€woman.€Few€live€to€the€advanced€age€to€which€she€lived.€She€went€through€hardshipsÐ l è  Ðbeyond€the€average€person€of€this€life.€She€was€born€in€Miller€county,€Missouri€on€a€farm.€On€account€of€her€father'sÐ $    Ðhealth€and€lack€of€boys€to€do€the€work€she€became€a€Ô_ÔfarmenÔ_Ô,€plowing€the€soil,€planting€and€tilling€and€in€fact€doingÐ Ü X  Ðeverything€that€was€done€on€the€farm€as€well€as€the€work€about€the€home.€She€lived€in€the€days€of€the€homespun€andÐ ”   Ðhome€woven€cloth€and€did€a€great€deal€of€this€work€for€others€as€well€as€for€the€household€at€home.€She€was€marriedÐ LÈ  Ðtwice,€both€of€her€husbands€being€murdered.€Her€first€husband,€William€Ô_ÔShearlyÔ_Ô€who€was€murdered€by€a€drunken€manÐ €  Ðfor€which€he€was€executed€for€his€crime.óóÐ ¼8  ÐòòSeven€years€later€she€was€married€to€John€Hampton€and€for€years€they€lived€on€the€Osage€river€near€Ô_ÔBabtownÔ_Ô,€whereÐ ,¨  Ðthey€owned€a€farm€besides€doing€the€farming€they€made€railroad€ties€cut€cord€wood€and€kept€a€wood€yard€on€the€OsageÐ ä` Ðand€sold€wood€to€the€steamboats€which€plied€the€Osage.€She€was€not€afraid€of€the€river€or€high€water€and€had€manyÐ œ Ðthrilling€adventures€when€the€water€was€high€many€rafts€of€rail€road€ties€would€break€loose€above,€with€cables€or€heavyÐ TÐ Ðropes€at€hand€she€would€paddle€her€skiff,€as€she€called€it,€out€to€the€floating€raft,€make€fast€the€rope€and€paddle€back€toÐ  ˆ Ðthe€shore€and€anchor€it€to€a€tree€for€which€she€would€be€amply€rewarded€by€the€owner€who€would€identify€his€timber€byÐ Ä@ Ðthe€brand€attached.€Later€they€sold€out€and€moved€to€Iowa€where€Mr.€Hampton€was€robbed€and€murdered.€She€had€sixÐ |ø Ðchildren,€three€by€each€husband.óóÐ 4° ÐòòIn€later€years€she€moved€to€Oklahoma€and€made€her€home€with€her€grandson,€the€Ô_ÔSherrellÔ_Ô€brothers€for€a€few€years.€SheÐ ¤  Ðmade€her€home€in€Alabama€with€Ô_ÔEleckÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSherrellÔ_Ô€whom€she€loved€and€esteemed€very€much€for€his€noble€ChristianÐ \Ø Ðcharacter.€It€was€at€the€coming€of€her€grandsons,€and€at€her€advanced€age€about€sixteen€years€ago€she€was€converted.Ð  ÐShe€was€addicted€to€the€tobacco€habit,€having€used€it€so€long€that€she€could€not€remember€when€she€began€but€on€beingÐ ÌH Ðconverted€her€appetite€entirely€left€her.€She€identified€herself€with€the€Free€Methodist€Church€and€remained€a€memberÐ „  Ðuntil€called€home.óóÐ <¸! ÐòòHer€funeral€was€conducted€by€the€Rev.€Ô_ÔShipleyÔ_Ô€of€Carmen€assisted€by€Rev.€E.€O.€Davenport€of€Oklahoma€City€at€theÐ ¬(# ÐSand€Creek€Holiness€church€and€the€precious€remains€laid€to€rest€in€the€cemetery€at€that€place€to€await€the€firstÐ dà$ Ðresurrection.óóÐ ˜% ÐòòHer€kindly€disposition€won€for€her€admiring€friends€everywhere€she€was€known.€She€romped€and€played€with€the€childrenÐ Œ' Ðto€their€delight.€She€made€her€home€the€last€few€years€with€her€grandsons€John€and€Silas€Ô_ÔSherrellÔ_Ô.€We€enjoyed€severalÐ D À( Ðgood€visits€with€her€at€our€own€home.€Her€last€visit€was€last€winter€during€the€revival€meeting€at€the€church€hereÐ ü x) Ðconducted€by€Rev.€Waters€of€Ô_ÔEstesÔ_Ô€Park,€Colo.€She€was€a€regular€attendant€and€her€testimony€was€an€inspiration€to€all.Ð ´!0* ÐShe€was€indeed€an€interesting€figure.€She€had€longed€to€go€home€and€be€with€her€lord€she€loved€so€well€and€she€feltÐ l"è+ Ðresigned,€especially€the€last€few€weeks€of€her€life€to€stay€and€suffer€if€it€was€his€will.€Her€loved€ones€are€heartbroken€butÐ $# , Ðdo€not€sorrow€as€those€who€have€no€hope.€While€they€have€bidden€adieu€to€her€here€they€will€meet€her€again€around€theÐ Ü#X - Ðgreat€throne€to€part€no€more.óóÐ ”$!. ÐÓ  ÓòòTranscribed€from€microfilm€at€the€Oklahoma€Historical€Society,Ð &€"0 ЀOklahoma€City,€by€Rodney€C.€Murrow,€9€August€1973.Ð ¼&8#1 ЀòòSpelling€and€punctuation€remain€as€they€appear€in€the€original€document.óóóóÐ t'ð#2 ÐÓ  Ó€