Obituary of Elemina Kaley BUSSARD, Crawford County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern Obituary of Elemina Kaley Bussard 28 August 1924, Robinson (IL) Constitution Elemina Kaley, daughter of Peter and Mariah Kaley, was born in Stark county, Ohio, June 12, 1838 and passed away Aug. 19, 1924 at the home of her son J. W. Bussard, Robinson, Ill., aged 86 years, 2 months and 7 days. She came with her parents to southern Illinois when she was just a small girl, and for 75 years has made it her home. She was married to David Bussard Sept. 16, 1856. To this union four daughters and one son were born. The husband and two daughters preceded her in death. The children left are J. W. Bussard of Robinson, Ill.; Mrs. S. J. Daggett of Bonner, Mont., and Mrs. W. A. Durley of East St. Louis, Illinois. One brother and two sisters remain, C. P. Kaley of Chicago, and Mrs. Elizabeth Page of Indianapolis and Mrs. Mollie Beam of Caldwell, Ohio. Three years after their marriage, Mr. Bussard (deceased Nov. 20, 1920) was licensed to preach and for forty-two years this woman was the faithful and devoted wife of a United Brethren itinerant preacher, while he served sixteen charges in the Lower Wabash conference. She was a minister's wife in those days when there was a need for real sacrifice. This sacrifice often meant hardship and suffering. The circuits were large in those days, requiring many miles of travel, and would necessitate the husband being away from home for days, and in revival season for weeks. ***************************************************************** 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 reproducd 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: Cindy McCachern