Montgomery - Elizabeth Parks
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 16 August 1901
Mrs. Elizabeth Parks Montgomery, wife of Isaac Montgomery, died last Monday at three o'clock at the family home near Linden. The funeral took place at the home Tuesday afternoon at half past one o'clock, the interment occurring at Oak Hill at four o'clock. Mrs. Montgomery was eighty-eight years of age and her father, Mr. Parks, was one of the earliest settlers of this county, living near Linden She was married to Mr. Montgomery sixty-five years ago and he survives her, now being eighty-eight years old. Besides her husband she leaves seven living children. They are William H. Montgomery, of Linden Mrs. J. Boyd, of Denver Mrs. Thomas Durham, of Topeka Wallace F. Montgomery, of Linden Mrs. Col. Anderson, of Kansas City, Mrs. Dora Doubleday. of this city, and Mrs. Hallowell, who has resided with her parents since the death of her husband, Col. Hallowell, of Kansas. Three children are dead, Mrs. J. J. Insley, and a son and daughter who died in youth. Mrs. Montgomery had lived all her married life on the same farm and was a woman of remarkably strong character and fine instincts. She was a member of the Methodist church from her early youth and in her work of the denomination made herself felt for the good. In the community where her life was passed her death was deeply deplored. - thanks to Kim H