APPLEGATE, Sarah Ann 'Sallie" - Putnam

The funeral services of Aunt Sallie McNary occurred in the Christian Church at Fillmore, at 10 o'clock on Sunday, Feb. 17, 1901, conducted by the pastor, Elder W. H. Brown, who spoke from the text, "Be thou faithful until death, and I will give thee a crown of life." The house was well crowded with relatives and old-time friends, to whom Mr. Brown spoke earnestly, introducing by saying: "I speak to-day in in Gospel language because the subject of this funeral discourse was a faithful, obedient believer of the Gospel and one who relied upon the Gospel promises until death."

At close of discourse proper the following was read: "Before us is a saint fallen asleep. Mrs. Sarah Applegate McNary. On Dec 13, 1892, occurred in this house the funeral services of John McNary. He was married to Miss Sarah Applegate on her twentieth birthday, Nov. 8, 1838, and for over 54 years they lived together. Both were born in Kentucky. She was a daughter of Peter and Ellen Applegate, and came with her parents to Putnam County about 1830. She was born Nov. 8, 1818, in Mason county, KY., and died at her home in Fillmore, Feb. 14, 1901, at the age of 82 years, 3 months and 6 days. She is the last one of the Peter Applegate family of eleven children. The last eight years of her life were spent a widow. She and Mr. McNary bought land in Marion township in 1845, settled upon it, and by temperate and industrious habits, made a splendid farm and lived on it until they removed to Fillmore in 1885. To Brother and Sister McNary were born seven children, the oldest dying in infancy and the others living to a noble manhood and womanhood--whose names are in order of their ages: Charles, William, Louise Sinclair, Margaret Knight, Peter and Harry. Dr. Charles died in 1880, and Mrs. Knight in 1892. Now living are four children, eleven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren, besides a number of nephews and nieces. In the early history of the Christian Church in this county, when the disciples met in the court house and in private houses about the town of Greencastle, she became a Christian, and right closely did she follow her Savior for more than 57 years. From Greencastle she moved her membership to Old Union and when the church was organized at Fillmore in 1853, her name was the first to head the list of what has since grown to 374 names.

She needs no eulogy from human lips. Suffice it to say, she had a friendly heart-was truly a mother to all who came into her home and were thrown for any length in her company. In the sacred portals of her home she was queen. Here she wrought with a heart undivided and unalterably true. She attracted the hearts of her children and grandchildren to a knowledge and attainment of better things, and stirred them within to noble ambitions of industry, integrity and love. She was the center of an affectionate family, the object of their live. When one suffered, all suffered, and when one succeeded, all rejoiced. It is a consolation to think of these things at this hour when the early tie is broken. It will be a sad day to this community when the lives of such women as Sallie McNary are forgotten and the influence of such examples are unheeded. Let faithfulness claim a Savior's promises and put on the crown of life. Her home just across the street was the antechamber of this church. Into this home Aunt Sallie received us, all kindly without a complaint and often administered to the necessity of saints. In the morning 14th she came out of her dining room into the sitting room, took her knitting in hand, sat down in the old arm chair and then went to sleep. Peace be to thee."