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ELEANOR NEWLIN OBITUARY, 1897

CLARK COUNTY HERALD
24-FEB-1897


   Mrs. Eleanor Newlin died at the home of her daughter, near Cleone, on Saturday, Feb 
20, aged 77 years, 1 month and 12 days.   The funeral services were held the following 
day and the remains were interred in Good Hope Cemetery.
   Eleanor, youngest daughter of John and Rachel Boyd, was born near Robinson, Illinois, 
on Jan 8, 1820.   She married Eli Newlin in 1835 and three years later they moved to 
Clark County to spend the remainder of their lives.   Nine children were born to them and 
six of those are yet living.   Mr. Newlin died on March 29, 1865, and since that time the 
widow made her home with her children.   She sent three brave sons to the war to battle 
for their country's life and honor. 
   Mrs. Newlin was one of the pioneers of Clark County and was very proud that she 
heard the famous Lincoln Douglas debate in Charleston in 1858.   She was a great 
admirer of Lincoln and a bitter foe to slavery.   The neighbors delighted to gather around 
her and listen to her tales of the happenings of her early life as well as her interesting 
reminiscences of war times.   Her memory was remarkably retentive until a short time 
before her death.
   Mrs. Newlin was taken seriously ill with grippe on Feb 14th and although all that loving 
children and kind friends could think of was done, all was of no avail and on Saturday the 
dear old eyes that had beamed with love and intelligence slowly lost their brightness, the 
failing breath fluttered for an instant then all was still.
   She was universally beloved and no one will be more sadly missed.   She was ever 
ready to minister to the sick and the needy and many to whom she has ministered in 
sickness will drop a silent tear when they know that Aunt Nellie, as she was lovingly 
called by everyone has passed from time to eternity.   No mother could ever do more for 
her children than she has done and those who survive her can truthfully say, "There is no 
love like a mother's."   Farewell, dear mother, sleep on.   As we take a last look at your 
loved features, now cold in death, we know that your suffering is over and that you are at 
rest.   Although it seems almost more than we can endure to give you up, we shall 
console ourselves with the blessed assurance that at sometime and in some way when this 
wearily life is over and we have all crossed the dark river, we shall meet again in a better 
land.

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