Harbison, Mrs. William  (Adcock, Zilpha)  5 February, 1942 MRS. WILLIAM
HARBISON LIVED IN COUNTY 83 YEARS
  Zilpha Mary Harbison was born September 4, 1858, near Mt. Pleasant, Mo., and departed this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Homer Crane,  she was 83 years, 4 months and 27 days old at the time of her death. She was the daughter of John and Caroline Adcock.
    She was united in marriage to William Harbison on September 3, John, Ida, Pearl, who preceded her mother in death in March, 1932,  and Albert, who passed away at the tender age of six months.
   Mrs. Harbison confessed her faith in Christ at the age of eighteen, and united with the Mt. Pleasant Christian Church where she remained a member until God called her home.  Aunt Zilpha, as she was known to her many friends, was a great inspiration to all who knew her.  She suffered a broken hip from a fall more than six months ago and had been bedfast since that time, but she bore her illness patiently.  She always met her friends with a cheerful smile.  Having spent her entire life in the community, she will be sadly missed by a wide circle of  friends.
   She leaves to mourn her passing a devoted husband, William Harbison, a son, John Harbison of Kansas City, Mo., a daughter, Mrs.  Ida Crane, of Etterville, Mo., eight grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.
   Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2;00 o'clock at the Mt. Pleasant Christian Church by Rev. A. L. Alexander.  Burial was made in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Phillips Funeral Home Service.

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