Julia Ann Taylor
(Mrs. Obadiah G. Taylor)

DIED: -- Mrs. Julia Ann, wife of O.G. Taylor, died at her home in Creston last Thursday at 4 p.m. at the age of 63 years, 5 months and 25 days. She was the beloved daughter of Adonijah and Lucy Taylor, of Vermont, where she was born in the year of 1828.

She married O.G. Taylor the 30[th] day of April, 1884, and unto them was born 11 children, 3 sons and 8 daughters, of which 3 sons and 6 daughters survive the mother.

She united with the church as a divine and righteous follower in her childhood and from that time has placed great devotion upon her Holy Redeemer. She has proven her estimability as a christian mother by educating her many sons and daughters to elevate themselves from illiteracy to the learned and pious standpoint which they just as fairly enjoy. The misfortune of sickness, several years ago, caused her beloved daughter, Jennie, to be taken away on snowy white wings to her eternal home above and henceforth Mrs. Taylor has been completely broken down in heart and health.

She has suffered from a long illness of consumption and during that time she drank of the blood of the righteous and trusted for strength in God with utmost solicitude. During the latter days of her terrible sickness she trusted that the time would very soon arrive when she would be leased from her strife with death and be called by the blast of the trumpet: "Come all ye needy and afflicted" into the New Jerusalem, where wailing and moaning are unknown and where sunshine is ever present. There has "Passed across the river Jordan" one of the devoutest christian mothers and one who has always been recognized in the highest society of the community. Her absence will be noted by a circle of friends . . . [a line is missing here] . . . look upon God's ways as unjust in calling away such a loving and tender mother, but God knows best in his manner of dealing with people on this earth. She died surrounded by her family, which she had previously bid good-bye until they would meet in Heaven. A husband, nine children, twenty-six grandchildren and three great grandchildren are left to mourn their loss of a good tender wife, mother and grand mother.

The funeral took place Saturday at 10 o'clock a.m. at the M.E. church, Rev. Bennet delivering the sermon, after which the remains were lain to rest in the cemetery, to await the glorious morn when all of God's children shall be called together.