Obituary of Lucetta Newlin CHAMBERS, Crawford County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Admire Lucetta Newlin Chambers Surname: Newlin, Chambers Note: I have no connection to this family. I'm just posting an Obit that was sent to me by Barbara Dix who is transcribing old news articles for the website. All known information about this obituary including dates, locations, and newspaper are posted here, if known. Lucetta Newlin, daughter of Cyrus and Eliza Ann Newlin, was born Sept. 13, 1848, and died July 27, 1920: aged 71 years, 10 months, 14 days. She was born in a log house on the farm in the settlements made by her Grandfather Newlin who came from the Carolinas when this country was but a wilderness. Here she lived, worked, and played with sister Cellie and her many cousins and friends until she was grown. On March 10th in 1870 she united in marriage with L. E. Chambers.of Hutsonville vicinity . To them were born eight children all of whom are living, Oscar of Pryor, Colo., Arthur of Eureka Kan., Roscoe and Earl of near Robinson, Everett, Elmer, Estella and Alice all of this neighborhood. In fall of 1917 she came back to her old home where she lived contended and as well as one afflicted with her long seated disease  could until about the first of the present year when already ill, she contracted influenza and was bedfast until time of her death. She had all the care that love and attention could give her in Alice, who has nursed her through many long sieges of sickness and Estella, who has been here to assist for the past year. She is the last of her immediate family to go, her father Cyrus dying Aug. 3, 1916. Her mother, Eliza Anne June 2, 1895. Her sister, Olive, of whom she was very fond, died in Colorado September 9, 1888 and the baby sister Eunice who passed away when but a small child. She leaves to mourn her loss six sons and two daughters, eight grandchildren besides many other relatives and friends. ***************************************************************** 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: Jim Admire