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Mary Jane Chandler Douglas
Mrs. Mary J. Douglass died, at her home on East Fourth St., West Liberty, Iowa, Wednesday morning, December 19th, (1906) aged 75 years & 3 months. She had expressed herself as feeling well and had slept well only a few moments before the end came. She was born near Flushing, Belmont County, Ohio, September 18th, 1831, & with the exception of 2 years, made her home there until 1890 when she moved to West Liberty, where she lived at the time of her death. She has been a widow since 1865, her husband, William Richie, having died in that year. 6 children, 4 sons & 2 daughters, survive her, Harvey of Columbus, Ohio, Isaac G. of Holloway, Ohio; Albert L. of West Liberty, Iowa; Chas. H. of Kansas City, Mo.; Luella D. Mott of Forest City, Iowa; and Eva R. Mott of Miller, Iowa. There also survive her 1 sister, Mrs. Anna M. McCall of Belton, Mo., who was with her at the time of her death, and 3 brothers, John and David Chandler of Belton, Mo.; & Rev. Thomas Chandler of Belfast, New York. She had been an ardent Christian all her life, having been converted when in her teens and joining the Baptist church in which she was an active member until her marriage, January 20th, 1853, when she joined with her husband in the M.E. church at Flushing, to which society she continued to be an active worker untill her death. Of late years, being much alone, her greatest enjoyment was in her church and church work.
West Liberty, Iowa newspaper, 1906
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