STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904, page 1, column 6

EDITH M. (LYON) McNICKLE, 01 Aug 1869 - 21 Jul 1904

   Edith M. Lyon, daughter of Charles E. and Martha H. Lyon, was born near 
Nevada Mills, in Millgrove township, Steuben county, Indiana, August 1, 
1869, and died at her home in Fremont, Indiana, July 21, 1904, aged 34 
years, 11 months and 20 days.
   In 1876 the family moved to a farm two miles southeast of Orland, which 
continued to be their home until the death of the mother in July, 1901.  
Edith attended the Orland school for several terms and graduated with the 
class of 1888.  After graduating, she taught several terms in the district 
schools of the county.
   In 1885, she joined the Methodist Episcopal church at Orland of which 
her parents were already members.  After the death of her father she made 
her home in the village of Orland for several years and was regarded with 
love and respect by a large circle of friends.
   On April 25, 1901, she was married to Wm. McNickle, of Ray, Ind., and 
lived at that place one and one half years, then moved to Fremont, where 
she died.  She was a member of the M. E. church at Ray and also at 
Fremont.  Her natural disposition was to be very affectionate, honorable, 
and loyal to friends and to what was right.  Her religious life was at all 
times sincere, consistent and earnest in the discharge of her duty in the 
Sunday school, the League and the church.  In every relation of her life, 
she was loving, kind and unselfish, and will be greatly missed.  Her last 
illness was long and painful, lasting more than eleven weeks, but death 
found her prepared to go and she felt no fear.
   She leaves a husband, brother, three sisters, many near relatives and a 
large circle of loving friends to mourn for her, but what is their loss is 
her great gain.
   Funeral services were conducted by her pastor, the Rev. Reichelderfer, 
from the Fremont Methodist Episcopal church on Sunday, July 24, 1904 at 
10:30 a.m. and was very largely attended.  The pall bearers were the 
cabinet officers of the Epworth League of which Mrs. McNickle was 
president.  The church, the league and the Bay View reading circle of 
which Ms. McNickle was a member gave beautiful floral designs.  Also the 
floral offerings by very many personal friends bore witness to the love 
they cherished for her.  The members in W. J. Case's store, where Miss 
Florence Lyon is employed as telephone operator, sent a beautiful bouquet 
of carnations in sympathy for Miss Florence.  Burial in Green Lawn 
cemetery.
(Picture included with obituary)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

   Edith M. (Lyon) McNicklre, 01 Aug 1869 - 21 Jul 1904, married William 
S. McNickle.  Edith is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Orland, Steuben 
County, Indiana.  Willism's burial place unknown.  Edith was the daughter 
of Charles E. Lyon(s) who died 20 Jan 1888, and Martha Helen (Drake) Lyon 
Carver, 03 Mar 1839 - 14 Jul 1901.  Martha is buried at East Gilead 
Cemetery.  Stepfather, William Henry Carver, 10 May 1839 - 06 Dec 1899, 
buried at Greenlawn Cemetery.

SIBLINGS:

   Blanche (Lyon) Lyke, 1860 - 1919, married Irving A. Lyke who died in 
1933.  Blanche is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery.  Irving is buried at 
Tacoma, Washington.
   Maude Lyon, alive in 1904.
   Ernest Lyon died in infancy.
   Oberi Lyon, no dates, on 15 May 1895, married Anna J. (Jennings) Lyon, 
08 Apr 1874 - 09 Nov 1946.  Anna is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery.
   Opher Lyon died in infancy.
   Florence Lyon, alive in 1904.

"History of Steuben County, Indiana, 1885," pages 509, 510, biography of 
father, Charles E. Lyon(s).
"Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990," by Audree Seibel Lewis, 
Vol. 1, page 297; Vol. 2, pages 1167, 1240.
Steuben Republican, July 24, 1901, page 1, column 6, obituary of mother, 
Martha Helen (Drake) Lyon Carter.
Submitted by:  Mona Hilden-Beckwith
e-mail:  hilbeck123@att.net