Swank - Ettie
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Friday, Nov 30, 1894
Ettie SWANK died Nov 24 of consumption. She was the daughter of
Ben Swank. Her age was 20 years 9 months and 1 day. She was a
bright young lady and loved and respected by all who knew her.
She was a Christian. She told her mother not to cry, she knew she
would be lonely but she was not afraid to die: that she believed
she would be permitted to enter the Golden Gates into that
beautiful city. What a blessed thing it would be if all could die
that way. She united with the Newlight Church at wingate the year
1890. The funeral occurred on Mon. 26 at the Methodist Church of
this place.
(Elmdale news ) Elder Trotter preached the funeral to a
large concourse of people. She leaves a father and mother and 3
brothers and 5 sisters and many friends to mourn her loss, but
our loss is her eternal gain. Her remains were laid to rest in
the Oakland grave yard one mi. north of this village. The
undertaker in charge was Jerre Pitts of New Richmond. Her pall
bearers were six young ladies. - transcribed by kbz