GILLUM, Jennie Richardson - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Mrs. Jennie Richardson GILLUM, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Richardson was born May 4 1858 died June 7, 1902 aged 44 years, 1 month 3 days. She was united in marriage to Wm. B. Gillum April 28, 1874, coming immediately to their home at Sylvania, which has ever since been their place of residence. Two children were born to them: Chloe Alice and Harry Gaston. Three years ago last march she fell prey to that dread disease, consumption from which she has suffered until death released her. While she often expressed a desire to be spared to her family, it was always accompanied with an expression of cheerful resignation to the Divine will. She was heard to say that the things of time lose their charm and spoke of the beautiful lesson set forth by Christ's parable of the rich man who set up greater barns, recorded in the 12th chapter of St. Luke, which was a favorite one with her. She said there were many deep lessons which which could be learned only through suffering like Jesus who was made perfect, through suffering. Her quiet christian life has shed forth a fragrance which has been a benediction upon those who came within the radius of her influence. Her home was always open for the entertainment of the messengers of Christ. Soloman's description of a good woman in chapter 31 of Proverb finds its embodiment in the life of our dear sister, "Her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her. She will do him good and not eveil all the days of her life and worketh willingly with her hands. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She openeth her mouth with wisdom and in her tongue is the law of kiness. She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idlesness. Her children arise up and call her blessed: her husband also and he praiseth her." The words spoken from heaven and penned by John the Revelator have their full significance in the death of our dear sister: "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth, yeah saith the Spirit: that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them." The funeral services were conducted by Rev. JM McHargue of Kingman at Sylvania church after which her remains were taken to Thomas Cemetery near Newport, Vermillion Co Ind for interment. She leaves a husband, two children and many friends to mourn.