Obituary of Dorcas Walters McGAHEY, Crawford County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Admire This obituary was sent to me. I have no connection to anyone listed herein or no further information about them. DORCAS WALTERS McGAHEY Mrs. Dorcas McGahey nee Walters was the daughter of Ethan and Margaret Brimberry Walters. She was born August 21st, 1838, two and one half miles northwest of Palestine, Ill., and lived in Palestine and vicinity all her life. She was married on March 22, 1855 to James Allen McGahey. To this union were born five children, two daughters and three sons. One daughter, Maggie a beautiful and lovable child, at the age of five years left the earthly home for the Heavenly. Mr. McGahey died December 21st, 1871 leaving the testimony behind him that "Jesus Saves". Grandma McGahey leaves four children, Charles A., Frederick D., Lucy E., and James O. McGahey. who rise up and call her blessed. She was not only the mother of five children and but the grandmother of thirteen and the great-grandmother of six. Besides these she leaves two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Marbry of Robinson, IL., and Mrs. Amanda Lewis of Sullivan Ind. At the age of 11 years, sister McGahey was converted and joined the Methodist Episcopal church under the pastorate of the Rev. J. H. Hill and for the past 68 years she has been a sincere and earnest Christian and member of the church. She is no longer a member of the church militant but has gone up to God where she is now a welcome member of the church triumphant. She departed this life December 14th , 1917 at the age of 79 years,3 months and 23 days. Palestine Weekly Register Dec. 20, 1917 AUNT DORCAS McGAHEY UNDERGOES OPERATION Aunt Dorcas McGahey who has been blind for a number of years conceived the idea that an operation might bring her sight back to her. It has been much on her mind and she had constantly talked it for several months until her daughter, Miss Lucy, and the family physician, Dr. Ikemire, decided three weeks ago to take her to the St. Anthony Hospital, Terre Haute, where she submitted to an operation. The operation seemed to be successful, but there was a reaction and her condition for awhile was not hopeful, but she recovered her strength and came out of it fairly well. The surgeon tested her sight last Tuesday and found that she could distinguish the light and count the fingers on his hand. The many friends of Aunt Dorcas sincerely hope that her sight may be restored. ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ***************************************************************** Contributed by: Jim Admire