Ermentrout - Clara Shobe - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 25 January 1895

We are often called upon to chronicle the death of loved ones who have fallen as victims to the mighty sceptre of death, and today is the duty made doubly impressive when we realize we are rehearsing that event which was the removal of a part of the foundation of a loving and benevolent community. While the approach of every day brings gladness to some it bears upon the same bosom the parcels labeled sorrow to others. Such was the case in the family of Mrs. Clara Ermentrout who at making her home with Mrs. Frank Johnston, near Kirkpatrick. Wednesday, Jan 16, had been a day set apart for a family reunion at the residence of H Ermentrout and with great expectations and fond hopes the deceased had retired on the eve of the 15th thinking the morrow would give, once more clustered in her presence, the surviving children who still remained to bless her life; but near the hour of early morn the angel of death burst through the case of the clock of life and grasping the pendulum forever stilled the register of mortal time.

Mrs. Clara Shobe was born in Hardy county, Virginia, in 1817, and at the bright and prospective age of 16 was married to John Ermentrout, after which the happy couple moved into the State of Ohio, the bride riding on horseback 400 miles. After a sojourn of about four years in the State of Ohio they with the other tide of emigrants severed the anchor and moved on to flood Indiana with that people who has made it noted for a people endowed with hardiness, endurance and thrift. They settled in Montgomery county in 1838, in which they resided happily until Sept. 21, 1867, when the husband was called from life's field to battle leaving wife with the care of ten children, which she carefully reared as monuments of much honor. Mrs. Ermentrout lived in constant faith of the Presbyterian church and passes away without a blot defacing her record, and up to the evening of her death was apparently in her usual health, but having suffered from paralysis four years before she was only waiting the day that would bring on the second attack, which came and culminated in her death Wednesday, morning, Jan. 16. Short prayer and song service was held at the home residence, after which the remains were laid to rest in the family cemetery, in the presence of many sympathizing friends. This ends the life of one who leaves behind a monument that will not crumble, and whose presence will be left to live on in influence until "Angels shall grace the golden chime. And forever still the universal bell of time. Mrs. Cloe (sic) Ermentrout died., on Jan. 15 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Johnson, after a long period of suffering. She bore her afflictions with a meek Christian patience. She leaves five children with many relatives and friends to mourn her departure. Her remains were interred in the Ermentrout cemetery. Funeral sermon will be preached the first Sunday in February at the Dunkard church at 10:30 a. m.- thanks so much to Kim H