Mrs. Sarah Jane Arthur died Monday evening at seven o’clock at her home in Lane. She had been in her usual health until one hour before her death.
Deceased’s maiden name was Sarah Jane Graves, and she was born in Indiana in 1836. Her parents came to Jacksonville, Illinois in 1842, where they lived until 1860 when they moved to Clinton, and DeWitt County has since been her home; her husband, Samuel Arthur, to whom she was married in 1853 (sic), died in 1896 (sic).
Of the twelve children born to them the following are living: Albert, Taylor, and Edward of Lane; James and Mrs. Fannie McKinney of Lincoln; Mrs. Mary Mills of Clinton; Mrs. Sherman and Mrs. Zilpha Phares of Springfield; Mrs. Maggie Vaughn of Virginia. She is also survived by three brothers, William Graves of Clinton; James and Taylor Graves of Garnett, Kansas.
She had been a member of the Methodist Church twenty years. She was a true Christian, and was always pleased when surrounded by children.
Funeral services were held in the Christian Church in Lane, Wednesday conducted by Rev. T.H. Miller. Burial in the Rose Cemetery.