| Obit For | Eliza (Swindle) Overton |
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| Headline | OBITUARY |
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Eliza Swindle was born November 29, 1863 and died October 2?, 1928 at the age of 64 years and 11 months. She was united in marriage to R. C. Overton December 24, 1882. To this union were born three children; Minnie Brattin of Wheaton, Wendell Ira, of Purdy, and Homer of Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Her husband, her children and six grand children survive her. She leaves, also, four brothers and three sisters; John Swindle, of Deer, Ark., Lafayette, of Hollywood, Calif., George of Fairview, Abe of Santa Anna, Calif., Martha Parks, of Sumas, Washington, Nannie Overton of Purdy, Frances Holmes of Wheaton, and a step-sister, Sarah Garrison of Verona, Mo. She was an earnest student of the Bible, a true Christian, a devoted wife and mother, and the number of her friends is the number of her acquaintances. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. A. Meggison of Galena, Kan., Wednesday afternoon at the Baptist church and internment made in the Rocky Comfort Cemetery under the direction of Pogue Undertaking. |
| Newspaper | Wheaton Journal |
| Date | Thursday, November 1, 1928 |
| Death Cert Link | - |
| Resource | The State Historical Society Microfilm, Columbia, MO |
| Submitted by | Don Warner - dwarner@mo-net.com |
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