BOOE, Hannah Maria Spinning - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

The ?? church was filled with people from all over the county who came to pay their tribute of love and respect to Aunt Maria BOOE. After prayer by OE Kelley at her late residence on Main Street the relatives accompanied all that was mortal of Aunt Maria to the church she loved in life where the services consisted of Scripture reading by Rev OW McGaughey from the last chapter of Proverbs. Mrs. OW McGaughey, Miss Effie Kerr, Dr. Kirk and IN Kerr touchingly sang Face to Face, The Upper Garden and Going Down the Valley while Miss Daisy Warren sang Home of the Soul. Miss Helen Purnell was accompanist. Brother Kelley took for his text Alice in God and paid a touching and loving tribute to the memory of Aunt Maria. Hannah Maria, the eldest daughter of William F. and Eve Spinning was born in Dayton, Ohio Jan 16, 1837 and died at her home in Veedersburg Ind Oct 9, 1915 age 78 year 8 months 23 days. When she was about 9 she came with her parents to Covington Ind and here her father died. About 3 years afterward her mother moved to Wallace and was remarried to John Bowman. In her young womanhood Mrs. Booe confessed her faith in Christ and was buried with her Lord in baptism by William Evers, a pioneer preacher of New Testament Christianity. Form that time until the day of her death she was true to the faith once delivered to the saints. On the 28th day of March 1858 she was united in marriage to James M. Booe, who preceded her in death nearly two years ago. The young couple began their married life on the he old Booe homestead and lived there until four years ago when they sold the he farm and moved to Veedersburg. To this union was born five children, three of whom died in infancy. The other two children, who survive are Zebulon E. Booe of Dupant, Fla and Mrs. Maggie May of this city. Mrs. Booe filled full the measure of the offices and responsibilities that fell to her lot. It is useless in this connection to multiply words. As wife and mother she fully met the ideals of the wise man of olden times. As a Christian she made a monument for herself in the memory of those who knew her more beautiful and stately than any memorial that could be carved from stone. Mrs. Booe is survived by her son, Zeb, her daughter, Maggie, her grandchildren, Fred, Harry, Warden, Willie and James Booe and Frances May; two half sisters, Mrs. Ben Gray of Waynetown and Mrs. Milt Basham of Wallace. After the services at the church the interment was made in Rockfield Cemetery. Undertaker Fred Parham officiating at the funeral.

"Tribute to Aunt Maria"

Aunt Maria, as I have always called her is gone. Her suffering is over, but her works of love will live for many years to come. Her home was for many years the favored gathering place of sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews. How they all loved to go out to Aunt Maria's. Her home was a Christian home, a true Christian home and such faith as she had is seldom seen. One was not in her company long before you heard something of her church and her Savior. For many years she was a Sunday School teacher in the dear old Scotts Prairie Church and she was so earnest so concerned about the teaching of God's word. I would not even try to estimate the number of girls and boys now grown to men and women that would say that Aunt Maria was one who had had a part in causing them to be Christians. She was always more concerned about the making of Christians than anything else. She was a perfect wife and mother. Her life was a complete life, 60 years of service for her savior. Though she is gone, she still lives among us, who knew her and loved her so well. Viola G. Baker.