KERR, Roselle Coen
WHOOPS - missed the citation - probably the Crawfordsville Journal Nov 21, 1881
Mrs. Roselle Kerr, wife of Mr. John Kerr, near
Newton, Fountain county. Ind., died Nov. 17th, 1881, aged 24 years, 3.months
and 1 day. She had been in poor health
for some time, though she complained very little ‘She was a patient sufferer,
yet for some weeks before her death her near friends could see that she was
gradually wearing away. She suddenly grew worse some six or eight hours before
she passed away. She retained full
possession of her mental faculties until the last, though she was able to
converse but very little. She asked to see her babe of three months old; gave
it in charge to her mother, requesting her to care for and raise it, and
requested her uncle, I. M. Coen, to write her obituary. She, with her, husband
who is now so suddenly and unexpectedly bereaved, had just moved into their new
and beautiful dwelling which they had erected the past summer, with high hopes
and fair prospects of a long and happy life. But death came and claimed the
light of this new home and with relentless hand took her away. What sad work
death makes in this and all our homes. The funeral was largely attended. The
sermon was preached by the Rev J. W. Mann, from the text, ’’Jesus Wept.” *
Deceased was the daughter of John and Sarah Coen, of Rensselaer, Jasper county,
Ind. Her father, mother and three sisters, who were all present at the funeral,
survive her. She was a consistent and acceptable member of the Presbyterian
church of Newton, Ind. Her end was peace; she sleeps in Jesus. In accordance
with her dying request the hymns, “When shall we Meet Again,” and “In The Sweet
Bye And Bye,” were sung at her funeral. again we hope to meet thee. When the
clay of life is fled: Then in Heaven, with joy to greet thee, here no farewell
tear is shed
Note: the birthdate calculator I use and love (longislandgenealogy.com/birth.html) gives her birthdate as 16 August 1857