DOOLEY, Lydia Rusk - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Mrs. Lydia Dooley, who has been lying at the point of death for several weeks, died early on Friday monring. Funeral services at the Methodist Church on Sunday morning were conducted by Rev. Clarence Royce. Burial at Maple Ridge. The following Biography was read: "Lydia Elizabeth Rusk Dooley was born May 2, 1838 and passed away April 7, aged 83 years 11 months and 7 days. She was the daughter of William and Mary ELizabeth Rusk, the youngest of 11 children. She was the last of the entire family, all of whom have gone on before. She was born in Champaig Co, near W. Liberty, Ohio. At the age of 7 she came with her parents to Indiana and settled on a farm near Terre Haute. Dec 25, 1869, she was united in marriage with Marcus A. Dooley and came to live in this community on a farm near Milligan. To them were b. 7 children, six of whom are left to mourn her loss. Deceased is survived by the following children: Mrs. Clara Reeser, Mecca; William Dooley, Terre Haute; George Dooley, Marshall; Frank Dooley, Tuscola, il and Mrs. Elmer Crook and Mrs. William Harshbarger of Waveland. Sister Dooley gave her heart to God at the age of 15 and lived faithful until the end. Sixty years and more of her life has been spent in this vicinity. She believed in standing up for the right and did not fear the consequences. She made it her business to see after the sick, and was sent for in sickness as long as she was able to go; and those in distress she was ever ready to help with sympathy and substance. She abhorred that which is evil and clove to that which is good. She was faithful to the Church and regular in attendance, loving every department of its service. The death of her beloved pastor, Brother Stewart, a few weeks ago was a sad blow to her from which she never recovered. She daily grieved for his loss to the Church and wished that she could have been taken and his life spared, because she said she was living on borrowed time, was no longer useful and longed to be with Jesus. Although she had enjoyed life and good health until the last few months, in her last sickness she repeatedly expressed her desire to go and said that she could heardly wait to clasp the hand of her beloved Savior and meet her confidence in the Master that he had a place prepared for her." Those present from a distance were Frank Dooley & son, Tuscola, il; Douglas Perk of Rosewood, Oh; David Reeser and family of Mecca; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brown of Jessup; Mr. and Mrs. John Mufflor of Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. George Dooley and son Roy and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hester of Marshall; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Harshbarger and children of Ladoga.