HALL, Mary Rabb - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Mrs. Mary Elpha Hall, wife of Barton Hall, died at their home in this city, Sunday morning, December 7 1901, at 7o'clock, after a ten weeks' illness from intermittent fever. Mrs. Hall was the eldest child of Frank and Amanda Rabb, her father dying when she was but eight years of age, when she soon after, went to live with her uncle,Smith Rabb, of Perrysville, where she received much of her early education. She was born August 20 1866 and was therefore 35 years, 3 months and 17 days old at the time of her death. Her sweet gentle life was thus ended, apparently just in its prime, and her days were numbered at the meridian of her greatest usefulness. Mary Elpha Rabb was united in marriage to Barton E. Hall at the home of her mother, now Mrs. William Wilkey, two miles south of Kingman, December 1st 1893 and their bright home began in the spring of 1891 at Kingman, was a most happy one, until death called the mother to her reward, last Sunday morning. To them were born three bright children, Fauneil aged 7, Marie 6 and Donald 4, who with the bereaved husband, mourn today only as those who can, who have been deprived thus of a loving mother's tender care and a devoted wife's affection. Her mother, a sister and three brothers, members of her immediate family, also survive her, and together with a host of other relatives and friends, these mingle their tears with those of the disconsolate husband. In April of 1894, Mrs. Hall became a member of the Christian church, and ever lived a careful consistent christian, exemplifying her strongest sweetest life in her home and in the training of her children, impressing upon all with whom she came in contact, the gentleness of her nature. In the spring of 1897 the family moved to Covington where they have since resided. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Baker assisted by the Rev. Mrs. Sarah Mackey, of Marshall, Ind., an old friend and relative of the family and Rev. Fowler, were held in the Presbyterian church, this city, at which was in attendance the Rathbone Sisters' Lodge of this city, Mrs. Hall being an honored member. Following the church services, interment was made in Mt. Hope cemetry, where loving hands consigned her body to its last resting place, to await the resurrection call of God.