Bagby - Patience Allhands
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday 1 April 1898
Patience Elizabeth, daughter of George and Julia Alhands, was born in Coal Creek Township, Jan. 16, 1842, and was married to Francis M. Bagby, Dec. 2, 1859, and died March 23, 1898, aged 56 years, two months and seven days, having lived in this township all her life. Four daughters were born to her and all but one had preceded her to the spirit land. She leaves a husband, one daughter, Mrs. George Smith, and eleven grandchildren to mourn her loss. When quite young she united with the Christian Church and was ever a consistent Christian. The funeral was conducted by Elder Woody, from Center Christian Church, Thursday, March 24, and was very largely attended. Interment was at Oakland Cemetery, one mile north of Elmdale.
Mrs. Bagby had been afflicted with lung trouble for many years and two years ago her friends expected her to be called at any moment, and she has been struggling between life and death for all this time, sometimes rallying so that she could go about the house and a few times being able to take a short buggy ride and then again being too weak to walk about the house. The last time she was able to leave the house was in October last, when she took a walk of about fifty yards supported by her husband, yet in all this affliction and suffering she never murmured or complained, being willing to abide her time and go when her Savior called her. - thanks so very much to S for this one