McMechan - Eliza Winton
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana Friday, February 23, 1894
Eliza Winton was born in Ohio, December 29, 1814, and was married to Dr. McMechan October 17, 1833, in this city and has resided here all of her married life, except a few years spent in Darlington. She died February 17 at 8:30 p.m. in the 80th year of her age. On Friday morning she became dizzy and fell to the floor thus fracturing her hip, from the shock of which she never recovered. Ten children blessed the union of this devoted pair, five of which preceded her to the spirit land in infancy. The five remaining children are Dr. Theo. McMechan, Charley McMechan, Mrs. M.D. White, Mrs. Eva Bless of Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. M. A. Grayson. this aged couple have resided with Mrs. Grayson for the past eight years and she has proven herself a devoted daughter in every sense of the term, a staff on which they have learned in their declining years. Death is certainly beautiful to the aged, especially to those who have lived the life of Grandma McMechan. In early womanhood she united with the Presbyterian church, when old father Thompson, the grandfather of our eminently respected fellow townsman. Rev. E.B. Thompson was preaching in this city, and every act of her life was consistent with teachings of her beloved faith. We seldom see a more lovely character, intelligent, kind, self-sacrificing, with a sufficient amount of moral courage to defend right and denounce wrong. The sincere sympathy of the entire community is with the aged husband, who is confined to his bed by a similar accident to that which his wife received. For more than three years these good old people have been permitted to live together in happy companionship, sharing alike such other joys and sorrows, strictly keeping the sacred obligations they took at the marriage alter. There is one great consolation to this good old man: we know, according to nature, twill be but a short time until he meets his loved one again. Dear children emulate the many worthy examples of your aged angel mother; let her life be to you a beacon light guiding you onward and upward to that Heaven of rest, where you will meet her to part no more. The funeral occurred Tuesday at 10 o'clock in the residence of Mrs. Grayson, Rev. R.S. Inglis and Dr. Tuttle officiating. Interment at the Masonic. - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Monday, 19 February 1894
Eliza Winton was born in Ohio, Dec. 29, 1814, was married to Dr. McMechan Oct. 17, 1833, in this city and has resided here all of her married life except a few years spent in Darlington.
She died Feb. 17 at 8:30 p.m. in the 80th year of her age. On Friday morning, Feb. 9, she became dizzy and fell to the floor thus fracturing her hip, from the shock of which she never recovered.
Ten children blessed the union of this devoted pair, five of which preceded her to the spirit land in infancy. The five remaining children are Dr. Theo McMechan, Charley, McMechan, Mrs. M. D. White, Mrs. Eva Bless, of Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. M. A. Grayson. This aged couple has resided with Mrs. Grayson for the past eight years and she has proven herself a devoted daughter in every sense of the term, a staff on which they have leaned in their declining years.
Death is certainly beautiful to the aged, especially to those who have lived the life of Grandma McMechan. In early childhood she united with the Presbyterian Church, when old Father Thomson, the grandfather of our eminently respected fellow townsman, Rev. E. B. Thomson, was preaching in this city, and every act of her life was consistent with teachings of her beloved faith. We seldom see a more lovely character, intelligent, kind, self sacrificing, with a sufficient amount of moral courage to defend right and denounce wrong. The sincere sympathy of the entire community is with the aged husband, who is confined to his bed by a similar accident to that which his wife received. For more than three score years these good old people have been permitted to live together in happy companionship, sharing alike such other joys and sorrows, strictly keeping the sacred obligations they took at the marriage altar. There is one great consolation to this good old man; we know, according to nature, ‘twill be but a short time until he meets his loved one again. Dear Children emulate the many worthy examples of your aged angel mother; let her life be to you a beacon light, guiding you onward and upward to that Heaven of rest, where you will meet her to part no more.
The funeral will occur Tuesday at 10 o’clock at the residence of Mrs. Grayson, Rev. R. S. Inglis and Dr. Tuttle officiating. Interment will be at the Masonic Cemetery. - s