Lila Anna O'Brien Worley (1874-1924)
(Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Worley)
- Lila Anna Worley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel O'Brien, was born at
Momence, Ill., April 17, 1874, and died April 1, 1924, aged 49 years, 11
months and 14 days.
She united with the Church of Christ in 1893 under the ministry of Rev. A.M. Hootman and has been a good and loyal member of the local congregation. Upon the occasion of one of his pastoral calls upon Sister Worley, who has for several years been invalided by rheumatism, she remarked that if she could only sit in the back of the church in her chair and listen to another service she would be so grateful. Through her long years of suffering she has been patient and cheerful. She told her pastor that she used to pray to be well, but it was not God's will. Then she prayed for patience to endure her suffering cheerfully and patiently, and He who hearest all and knoweth all answered her prayer.
She was united in marriage February 14, 1898, to Benjamin Franklin Worley. No children were born to this union, but in the greatness of their hearts they took into their home and cared for their niece, Miss Marie Worley, who still resides in the home, and Maxine Clark until she was six years old.
She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband Benjamin F. Worley; her mother, Mrs. Margaret O'Brien; one sister, Mrs. Clara Clegg, Momence, Ill.; four brothers, Perry O'Brien, Gary, Ind.; Merwin, Los Angeles, Calif.; Clarence, Hammond, Ind.; Ivan, Momence, Ill.; niece, Marie Worley; and many other loving relatives and friends. Three brothers, Forrest, Pat and Elmer preceded her in death, the first named dying in infancy.
Those attending the service from out of town were: Mrs. Margaret O'Brien; Mrs. Clara Clegg; Mr. and Mrs. Ivan O'Brien, of Momence; Mr. and Mrs. Perry O'Brien, of Gary; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence O'Brien, of Hammond; Mr. and Mrs. John Hansen, of Powell, Wyo.; Glenn O'Brien, Gary; Miss Sylvia Worley, Chicago; Will Worley, Clara Gregg, Bert Worley and wife, James Moyer and wife, Mell Worley and wife, Mrs. L. Stocker, Mrs. B. Gregg, of Hammond. Funeral services were held at the Christian church at 2 p.m. Thursday. Rev. Fred Gibson, pastor of the church, preached the funeral sermon. Music was furnished by Forrest Griesel and Mrs. Grace McCarty with Mrs. Forrest Griesel accompanying on the piano. Interment was made in the Lowell cemetery. Undertaker Sheets was in charge of the burial service. The following were flower bearers: Guy Worley, Lorraine Worley, Peter and Theodore Nomanson, Bert and Floyd Griesel. The pall-bearers were Frank Worley, John Worley, Willie Worley, Bert Worley and Melvin Worley. For several years it has been the custom for Mrs. Dora Hayden, Mrs. Hattie Schmal, Mrs. Mamie Worley, Mrs. Ida Shurte, Mrs. Lyvah Patz, Mrs. Elizabeth Childress, Mrs. Lilah Clark and Mrs. Sarah Falk to send to Mrs. Worley a floral offering and on the day of the funeral these ladies presented their tribute in the way of flowers to their departed friend. The flowers they sent were placed in the casket with her.
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