MADDEN, Lydia Marks - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

While her many relatives and friends with aching hearts stood by her bedside or waited the final message, the spirit of Aunt Lydia Ann Madden took its flight to Him who gave it Friday evening and she entered into the portals of Eternal rest from her long and good labors in her Master's vineyard. She has been in a critical condition for several weeks and her dear ones fully realized that the end of her allotted time was near. She had no fear of death for she had lived the life of faith and death to those who have the faith in God is only to enter into a sleep and awaken at the right hand of their Savior. Aunt Lydia Ann Madden was a woman of noble, pure Christian character. She always added sunshine, she always had a kind and encouraging word for everyone she met. She was a true friend, a grand and good mother, and a loyal neighbor. To those who mourn her death we can say you mourn not as those who have no hope, for Aunt Lydia is not dead. Such as she never dies in spirit. To her two sons who have laid in the silent tomb all that was mortal of that grand and good father and now that beloved mother, words cannot express the sympathy deserving. You have lived as they taught you to live and none can ever take the place that mother held, but her influence, her teachings and her devotion should be inspiration every moment of your lives to follow, so that when the end of time comes to you there will be an unbroken family in the realms of perpetual paradise. OBITUARY At 7:30 p.m. in Kingman Fountain County, Indiana, on July 17th 1908, LYD IA A. (MARKS) MADDEN relict of the late Samuel Chew Madden passed from t he Earth Life through the unseen portals and entered upon the inheritan ce of her heirship in the Life Eternal that is unmarked by the Calend ar of Time. She was born May 23 1830, Died July 17 1908, Aged 78 years 1 months and 24 days. She entered life in the humble rural home of her parents on the farm now owned and occupied by her brother, George Marks. The necessities of that early period compelled her to begin at an early age to feel t he actual burdens that comes in the care and rearing of a large family. She willingly and faithfully carried her part of lifes load being the main stay for years in the household, while the mother was disabled by afflictions. On December 5 1859 at the home of her parents, she was joined in marriage with Samuel C. Madden, the late Rev. John Pickard Ephlin officiating. To this union was born two sons, Miles M. who lives on and owns a part of the old homestead and Anson G. who resides in Covington, Fountain County, Indiana, filling the Hon. position of Clerk of the Circuit Court. They both were permitted to be present and faithfully and tenderly administer to her wants during her last sickness of 7 weeks duration. She was converted at an early age, but by disobedience was made to taste the remorse that comes to the backslider, and during the remarkable revival at Rush Creek near 35 years ago, she was able to renew her covenant and soon after with her husband had her name registered on the Friends church, remaining a loyal member the balance of life. Her life is an open book in which her many neighbors and friends will long extol her virtues. And like a "shock of corn fully ripe coming in its season" she calm ly and carefully made arrangements for her funeral, selecting the chapter and verse that s he wanted the Minister to use, together with the songs she wished sung a nd so passed quietly to her rest. Funeral services were conducted Sunday from the Rush Creek Friends church at eleven o'clock by Rev. Noah Dixon assisted by Revs. Willis Cook and J. E. Miller of this place, afterwhich the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery near the church. -- thanks, Jennie

LYDIA A. (MARKS) MADDEN was of the most highly known and highly respect d old ladies in Millcreek township passed away last Friday evening at a r ipe old age. Her illness was of seven weeks duration and death was caus ed by gall-stones and old age. She was a kind mother and was loved by eve ry one who knew her. The name "Grandma" by which she was familiarly kno wn was familiar to every one and she will be greatly missed. At 7:30 p.m. in Kingman Fountain County, Indiana, on July 17th 1908, LYD IA A. (MARKS) MADDEN relict of the late Samuel Chew Madden passed from t he Earth Life through the unseen portals and entered upon the inheritan ce of her heirship in the Life Eternal that is unmarked by the Calendar of Time. She was born May 23 1830, Died July 17 1908, Aged 78 years 1 months and 24 days. She entered life in the humble rural home of her parents on the farm now owned and occupied by her brother, George Marks. The necessities of that early period compelled her to begin at an early age to feel t he actual burdens that comes in the care and rearing of a large family. She willingly and faithfully carried her part of lifes load being the main stay for years in the household, while the mother was disabled by afflictions. On December 5 1859 at the home of her parents, she was joined in marriage with Samuel C. Madden, the late Rev. John Pickard Ephlin officiating. To this union was born two sons, Miles M. who lives on and owns a part of the old homestead and Anson G. who resides in Covington, Fountain County, Indiana, filling the Hon. position of Clerk of the Circuit Court. They both were permitted to be present and faithfully and tenderly administer to her wants during her last sickness of 7 weeks duration. She was converted at an early age, but by disobedience was made to taste the remorse that comes to the backslider, and during the remarkable revival at Rush Creek near 35 years ago, she was able to renew her covenant and soon after with her husband had her name registered on the Friends church, remaining a loyal member the balance of life. Her life is an open book in which her many neighbors and friends will long extol her virtues. And like a "shock of corn fully ripe coming in its season" she calm y and carefully made arrangements for her funeral, selecting the chapter and verse that s he wanted the Minister to use, together with the songs she wished sung a nd so passed quietly to her rest. Funeral services were conducted Sunday from the Rush Creek Friends church at eleven o'clock by Rev. Noah Dixon assisted by Revs. Willis Cook and J. E. Miller of this place, after which the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery near the church. -- thanks, Jennie