GARDNER, Elizabeth Morrison - Putnam

Again God in his infinite wisdom has seen fit to take from this world of sorrow and suffering, one who was very dear to us. Our loving mother has gone and left us very sad and lonely. Elizabeth E. Morrison was born near Bainbridge, Putnam County, June 23, 1836, and departed this life on May 4, 1900, being 63 years, 9 months and 11 days of age. She was married to George A. Gardner on June 22, 1869, he having departed this life March 18, 1894. To this union was born one daughter, Etta, who is now left an orphan. She was the oldest of a family of three daughters, the youngest, Mrs. Mattie Johnston, having departed this life Nov. 14, 1872; the other, Mrs. M. J. Brown, of Winterset, Iowa, was present and ministered to her during her last hours of suffering.

She united with the Presbyterian Church at Bainbridge in 1857 and has ever lived a devoted Christian life. She has lived at Parkersburg about ten years, and in that time all her neighbors learned to know her and to love her quiet conversation and loving deeds of action. We think it can be truly said that our dear mother was a true Christian and she has certainly received a crown at the right hand of her Savior, and is now with loved ones gone before upon whom she called just a few hours before death relieved her of her suffering. She was always delicate in health and for over a year had been suffering with an affection of her stomach and heart, which developed into tuberculosis of these organs, this being the immediate cause of her death.

Funeral services were conducted at the Christian Church at this place by Rev. McKay, of Crawfordsville. Interment was at the Stokes Cemetery, near Raccoon.