Pierce - Lydia Tracy
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal April 2, 1908 p 5
Waynetown, Ind April 1 -- Monday while Aunt Lydia Pierce and 13-year-old granddaughter Verda Pierce were out in the woods looking for greens, Mrs. Pierce was taken with a parlytic stroke, falling unconscious. The screaming of Verda soon brought assistance and she was carried to the house where she was cared for, but was beyond medical aid. She passed away Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. The funeral will take place at the Baptist Church at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. There are two sons left, John and Joe, and two daughters, Mrs. John Birdcell and Julia who lives at Hartford City, Fred Mills also is a grandson. Mrs. Pierce was 73 and was a daughter of Uncle Bazil Tracy. - transcribed by kbz
Source: Waynetown Despatch 3 April 1908
That we know not the day nor the hour when the dark winged messenger will call was forcefully illustrated in the sudden summons of Aunt Lydia Pierce by a stroke of paralysis on Monday to pass the portals of the unseen. Feeling as well as usual, accompanied by her granddaughter, Verda Pierce, daughter of Joe Pierce she went to find some greens. They had gone some little distance from the house and were crossing a wood pasture when the girl noticed something wrong in the actions of her grandmother and speaking to her found she could not talk but understood what she was saying. The girl found her a place to sit down and called for help and Aunt Lydia was taken to the home of her son, John Pierce, but she never spoke to anyone after the little girl realized that something was the matter with her. Dr. Hamilton was summoned and soon reached her bedside but the hand of death lay heavily upon her and the skill of the physician could not lift it, and she passed away Tuesday evening. Lydia Tracy-Pierce, daughter of Basil and Elizabeth Price Tracy was born Sept 27, 1834; died March 31, 1908 aged 73 years 6 months 4 days. She was married to James Pierce October 18, 1854 to which 10 children were born, six of whom have passed to the future world. The husband and father passed to his reward Dec 31, 1898. Four children survive – John Pierce, Mrs. Laura Birdcell and Joe Pierce, all of this place and Mrs. Julia C. Saxon of Hartford City. Besides these she leaves one sister, Mrs. Martha Biddle, wife of John P. Biddle, 10 grandchildren and a large circle of other relatives and friends. Aunt Lydia, as we have all known her for many years, united with the Baptist Church Feb 1, 1878 under the pastorate of Rev. C.J. Bowles, more than 30 years ago. The funeral service was conducted at the Baptist Church at 10 o’clock yesterday morning by Rev. JP Henson, interment taking place in the family lot at the Masonic Cemetery. - kz