Gunkle - Ellen Meneely
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 12 April 1895
In Memory of Mrs. C. G. Gunkel Ellen Mar Meneely was the daughter of John and Nancy Franklin Meneeley, and was born near Frankfort. Ind Jan. 6, 1848. The early years of her life were spent in Clinton county, and her mother died when she was a young girl. January 7, 1866, she was married to Christian G. Gunkel, and since that time has lived in the vicinity of Whitesville, where she became endeared to all. .Four children were born to them, Isa, now Mrs. Jones, Iva, now Mrs. W. A. Davidson, and Lula and Lola, twins, the latter dying in infancy. To Ida, her stepdaughter, she gave the devotion of an own parent and during the latter years of her life had the care of Edward and John, sons of Ida and Milton Hylton. For the past two years Roberta Mar Jones has claimed parental care from her grandmother. After an illness of ten months with consumption, during which her bravery and patience have been phenomenal, she died died April 3, 1895. Words seem weak when we try to portray such a life and work. Most truly can it be said of her, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the rest prepared for thee" In every obligation of life she was faithful and unfailing. With ambition beyond her strength, she always did eagerly and cheerfully even more than ordinary duty required. As a friend, neighbor, daughter, wife, mother and grandmother, she was all that broad sympathy and a Christian life could make her. We who have known of her cases and manifold duties, can only add this loving tribute, but the beautiful lesson of her life will remain always in the memory of her friends and relatives. Five sisters, four brothers, an aged father, her husband, three children, three grandchildren, a stepdaughter and two step-grandchildren survive to revere her sainted memory. To all women she was an example of true womanhood, to all men a type of the ministering angels sent to make and bless the world. "God cannot be everywhere, so he gave us mothers." The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Wood, of Ladoga, and the interment was at the Myers cemetery, April 5. - sent from Kim H
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 5 April 1895
Mrs. C. G. Gunkel, aged about forty five years, died Wednesday at her home in Whitesville, of consumption. The funeral occurred this morning at 10 o’clock from the residence, interment at the Myers Cemetery.
Mrs. Gunkel was a most estimable lady and her death is a loss to the neighborhood in which she lived. She leaves three daughters. -s
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 12 April 1895
Ellen Mary Meneely was the daughter of John and Nancy Franklin Meneely and was born near Frankfort, Ind. Jan. 6, 1848. The early years of her life were spent in Clinton County, and her mother died when she was a young girl. January 7, 1866, she was married to Christian G. Gunkel, and since that time has lived in the vicinity of Whitesville, where she became endeared to all.
Four children were born to them, Isa, now Mrs. Jones, Iva, now Mrs. W. A. Davidson, and Lula and Lola, twins, the latter dying in infancy. To Ida, her stepdaughter, she gave the devotion of an own parent and during the latter years of her life had the care of Edward and John, sons of Ida and Milton Hylton. For the past two years, Roberta Mar Jones has claimed parental care from her grandmother. After an illness of ten months with consumption, during which her bravery and patience have been phenomenal, she died April 3, 1895.
Words seem weak when we try to portray such a life and work. Most truly can it be said of her, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the rest prepared for thee.” In every obligation of life she was faithful and unfailing. With ambition beyond her strength, she always did eagerly and cheerfully even more than ordinary duty required. As a friend, neighbor, daughter, wife, mother and grandmother, she was all that broad sympathy and a Christian life could make her. We, who have known of her cases and manifold duties, can only add this loving tribute, but the beautiful lesson of her life will remain always in the memory of her friends and relatives.
Five sisters, four brothers, an aged father, her husband, three children, three grandchildren, a stepdaughter and two step grandchildren survive to revere her sainted memory.
To all women she was an example of true womanhood, to all men a type of the ministering angels sent to make and bless the world. “God cannot be everywhere, so he gave us mothers.”
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Wood, of Ladoga, and the interment was at the Myers Cemetery, April 5. -s