Wilcox County AlArchives Obituaries.....Maggie Reddish Morton February 25 1908
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Wilcox Progressive Era, Thursday, March 5, 1908
Died in Texas.
  T. A. Gordon has received a message from his boyhood friend, Mr. Jere F. 
Reddish, of Farmersville, Texas, conveying the sad intelligence of the death of 
his mother, Mrs. Maggie Reddish Morton, which occurred at her home on February 
25th, from pneumonia. The deceased was a former resident of Camden, and had 
many friends and relatives here, who will be pained to hear of her death, and 
deeply sympathize with Mr. Reddish in his great sorrow. Mrs. Morton is survived 
by her only son, Jere F. Reddish, and husband, Col. E. W. Morton, both of that 
city, and a relative of the late Mr. D. J. Fail and Mr. D. S. Pritchett, Sr., 
of our town.


Wilcox Progressive Era, Thursday, March 19, 1908
Death of Mrs. Maggie F. Morten.
The Farmersville, Texas, News of Feb, 28th.
  A sweet and noble life went out in the death of Mrs. Maggie F. Morten, wife 
of Col. E. W. Morten, at the family residence on College street in this city at 
3:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, after ten days' illness with pneumonia.
  Very befitting and affecting funeral services were held over the remains at 
the Baptist church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Revs. J. H. 
Boyett and T. A. Davis, the former reading an appropriate Bible lesson and 
speaking a very earnest invocation, while the latter delivered an eloquent 
funeral oration in a most feeling manner reciting briefly something of the 
splendid life that was. Sweetest and most touching music by the choir spoke 
even clearer than words of the preachers the solemnity of the occasion. Truly 
'twas a beautiful service thruout, and the large audience was intensely 
affected, manifesting and deepest sorrow. The hearse was followed both to 
church and to the cemetery by sister members of the Eastern Star of which the 
deceased was a member. Interment was had in I. O. O. F. cemetery.
  Mrs. Morten was born in Camden, Ala., and her maiden name was Maggie Fail. 
She was married to Capt. John Reddish, an officer in the Confederate army. To 
this union three children were born, the only surviving one being Jere F. 
Reddish of this city. After the death of Capt. Reddish she came to Texas in 
1876 and engaged in teaching in the public schools of Houston. She was married 
to Col. E. W. Morten in Ft. Worth in 1879. They moved to Farmersville in 1899 
and resided here since.
  Mrs. Morten possessed an intellectual mind and a noble spirit. She was highly 
cultured in mind and soul, and took great interest in those higher duties and 
privileges of life which make for truest happiness. She was muchly devoted to 
the Ingleside club of which she was past president, and she will be sorrowfully 
missed by her club sisters from the future meetings.
  To the bereaved husband and son, The Times tenders sincerest sympathy. My God 
speedily reconcile you to your great loss and keep you faithful in his love and 
service.



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