Orear - Eliz - Catherine
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 7 February 1896
Elizabeth Catherine Orear, fourth child of John H. and Mary E. Orear, was born in Montgomery County, Indiana, August 10, 1863. She moved with her parents to Jamestown where early in life she united with the M. E. Church of which she was a faithful member, and an earnest teacher in the Sunday school, feeling a deep interest in her class of boys. She was a member of the Tribe of Ben Hur, having united with that order at the time of its institution at Crawfordsville.
Elizabeth Catherine Orear, fourth child of John H. and Mary E. Orear, was born in Montgomery County, Indiana, August 10, 1863. She moved with her parents to Jamestown where early in life she united with the M. E. Church of which she was a faithful member, and an earnest teacher in the Sunday school, feeling a deep interest in her class of boys. She was a member of the Tribe of Ben Hur, having united with that order at the time of its institution at Crawfordsville.
Bess, as she was familiarly called, was of a genial, social disposition, and though frequently suffering with physical ailments, she scattered sunshine in her smiles whithersoever she went. She was taken ill on Saturday, Jan. 25, and expired at 6 o’clock the following Friday morning. Realizing that she had to die she talked calmly and peacefully of the approaching end, saying that she would soon be with the loved relatives and friends who had gone on before. - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 7 February 1896
The many friends of Miss Bessie Orear, of Jamestown, will be shocked to hear of her sudden death, which occurred at her home Saturday. She had been sick for several days but no one here knew she was seriously ill. Miss Orear was a most excellent young lady and spent much of her time in Crawfordsville, where she had many relatives and friends. She was a daughter of the late Dr. Orear, recently an attorney in the firm of White, Reeves & Orear. - s