LINDLEY, Lora Lindley
LORA E.
LINDLEY LINDLEY
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Lora E., wife of Miles J. Lindley and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. L. Lindley, was born in Fountain county, Ind., on Feb. 9, 1879, and
died on Sept. 3rd, 1898. The deceased had lived all her life in the
neighborhood in which she died, having attended the district schools, where she
won the lasting friendship of both teachers and pupils finally graduating with
distinction in the Mill Creek township graduating class of ‘96. She will be
pleasantly remembered as a student of the Veedersburg Normal of the same year.
She was a lover of Sabbath Schools and has for a number of years been the
organist in the Beech Grove Sabbath School and on her presence depended the
life of the school, but now who can fill her place? No one can tell. During her
happy girlhood days she met and loved and was loved in return by Miles Lindley,
the result of which was that on the 17th of Nov. 1897, they were united in
marriage by Rev. Jones, of Kingman, since which time their married life had
been one ceaseless round of pleasure and happiness, and now had hopes so bright
of a long and happy life as they, but alas, how quick our joys are turned to
sorrow, and happiness to grief. On Aug. 22nd there were born to this happy
couple two babes, who still survive and in which cruel destiny has decreed that
they must battle life’s, conflicts without a mother’s love or mother’s care,
for in giving life to these little ones, her own was jeopardized, and Sunday,
Aug. 28, her condition became alarming and death seemed to have claimed her as
a victim and on Wednesday, when it had become evident that she could not
recover, she was asked if she was prepared to go, she at once began praying and
asking others to pray, she was then most gloriously converted. She then spent
several hours in singing and rejoicing. Her first song was “Jesus Lover of my
Soul.” She also sang, “There is Sunshine in my Soul Today,” and many others.
Her only regret at leaving this world was the thought of leaving her babies.
She often expressed a desire to stay with them, or how nice it would be to take
them with her. It was an affecting scene to see her press her babies to her
fevered lips, with the affection that none but a mother can have and say, “Oh,
if I could only take these with me, or be permitted to stay with them.” – jlr