Obituary of Sarah Ellen MAULDING, Gallatin County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Phyllis Campbell Octogenarian Buried In Taylor Cemetery, Sunday SARAH ELLEN MAULDING passed away at her home at Frisco (Missouri), at 10 o'clock last Saturday morning, August 19th, (1933) at the age of 81 years, 6 months and 19 days. Mrs. MAULDING had been in poor health for some time. She was born in Gallatin County, Illinois, February. 1, 1852. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. MIKE HALEY. At the age of 22 she married (LORENZO) DOW MAULDING. To this union were born 9 children, 7 of whom have preceded their mother in death. Mr. MAULDING passed away about 22 years ago. She had resided in this county (Stoddard) about 30 years. Mrs. MAULDING leaves two children, Mrs. ONIE HOOKS of Flint, Michigan, and HARRY MAULDING of near Essex (Missouri); 19 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, also a number of other relatives and friends, who will miss her greatly. She also leaves a brother, J. H. HALEY of near Bloomfield (Missouri), two half-brothers, MIKE BURNS of McLeansboro, Illinois, and C. C. BURNS of Poplar Bluff (Missouri), and a half-sister, CATHERINE BURNS, of McLeansboro, Illinois. At the early age of 14, Mrs. MAULDING professed faith in CHRIST and always lead a devoted Christian life, as evidenced by her many deeds of kindness to her loved ones and neighbors. "AUNT SARAH", as she was called by all who knew her, always wore a pleasant and jolly mood, which made her a welcome guest wherever she went, and until death claimed her, she bore her suffering bravely, and showed her great faith as was always characteristic of her life. She was laid to rest in Taylor Cemetery , last Sunday afternoon. A large crowd, estimated at near 600, attended the funeral services. Rev. GRIFFEY and Rev. TAYLOR conducting the services. The pall bearers were TOM SANDERS, LAWRENCE COFFEY, EVERETT COFFEY, OTTO COFFEY, WADE SNIDER and WALTER LA RUE. *Taylor cemetery is on county road 718 in Stoddard county, Missouri, near Essex. *Her death certificate states cause of death as Chronic Bronchitis. *The death certificate also gives her birth date as 10-29-1851, which conflicts with the information in the obituary. *SARAH ELLEN HALEY MAULDING was aka SARAH ELLEN BURNS before she was married. Her stepfather was EDWARD BURNS and her mother was ELIZA C. GATES. ----------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Phyllis Campbell