Gott - Eva
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, Aug 9, 1895
At her father's home near New Market on Monday Aug 5, Eva, daughter of William and Mattie Gott passed away. She had been sick since April, her disease being hasty consumption. Two years ago she was graduated from the public school. Possessing marked ability she was urged to become a teacher by those who felt sure of her success in that profession. Her home ties, however, were too strong to be broken in that way. Indeed few parents are blessed with a daughter so obedient and devoted. People often remarked, 'How kind Eva is to her mother." Her merry heart, loving disposition and forgetfulness of self gained her mamy friends both old and young. Death is always sad but this seems unusually so. She was only 18 but she brought a world of sunshine into the now darkened home. Cultured and beautiful, well calculated to shine in society, but like the true woman she was, her sweetest smilse and kindest acts were for home. Shall we think of her as she lay in her last sleep with no trace of pain on lip or brow folded hands. "My works is done," shall we think of her lonely windswept grave on the hillside. Shall we not think of her with a song, a harp and a white robe, led by the Good Shepherd in the green pastures beside the still waters of salvation. The bereaved parents have our sympathy. We pity the sorrowing brothers and sisters, bright eyes weep for her, tender hearts mourn her. Farewell, dearest Eva, a last farewell. For where thou art gone adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. -- typed by kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday 9 August 1895
Miss Eva Gott died at her home two and a half miles east of here, Aug. 5, after an illness of ten weeks. She first took typhoid fever which ran into hasty consumption. She was a kind and loving daughter and loved by all who knew her. She was graduated in the common schools and had many young friends to mourn her loss. The pallbearers were her classmates; Misses Carrie Spencer, Viola Armstrong, Fannie Buser, Lunie Noble, Lida Swindler, Lou Servies. The assistants were Charley and Roy Buser, Harvey and Jake Saylor, Harry Davis, Lee Crist.
Death has come and taken from our home a loving daughter and from society one who will not be forgotten. Her work is done, well done, and heaven is her home, so farewell dear Eva, farewell but not forever. You have outrun us a little and gained heaven first, but it won’t be long till the struggle with us will be over and by the grace of God we will meet you in that better land. Till then, farewell.-s