Washington County KS Archives Obituaries.....SHUTT, John February 5, 1913
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The Greenleaf Sentinel, Greenleaf, Kansas, February 13, 1913
OBITUARY
Mary Elizabeth PARRISH was born in Raleigh, N C July 16, 1840, moving from there
with her parents when but a little child. On Nov 30, 1858, at Warrensburg, Mo,
she was united in marriage to Emmitt WHEELER. To this union eight children were
born, three having died, Charles, Eugene and Milton, and five living, Mrs L
COFFMAN, L E WHEELER, James D WHEELER, Iva M WHEELER and Harry E WHEELER.
	They moved to Fort Scott, Kansas, in 1874, and came to Greenleaf, Washington
county, September, 1875, where they lived together until Mr WHEELER's death, Oct
10th, 1908.
	Mrs WHEELER had been ailing for some time but was not thought serious until
within a few days of her death when pneumonia set in and she passed away,
Wednesday morning, Feb 5th, at the age of 72 years, 6 months, and 19 days.
	Mrs WHEELER knew much of the hardships of pioneer life. Her first child was
born during the first year of the war and she with her baby boy, only a few days
old, had to flee with other for their lives. Then she passed through the
grasshopper time, of Kansas, when the little people did have was eaten up and it
looked like starvation. But those are the times that develop those finer traits,
of noble character so often found in the pioneers.
	Mrs WHEELER was a person who always thought of others. If there was sickness,
she always had the time to go and lend her aid and did no think it a hardship to
do for others. When fruit was in season she always thought of the sick and would
make preserved and jelly for those who might need something of the kind.
	When her grandchildren were left motherless they found a large open heart to
receive them and care for them as her own. There was always a silver lining to
the clouds where Grandma WHEELER, as she was usually known, was around.
	She will be missed by the "boys in blue" when Memorial Day comes, as she was
always there with her flowers to decorate the old soldiers who are living as
well as the graves of the dead.
	She will be missed by all who knew her. The funeral was held from the Methodist
Episcopal church, Friday, at 1:30 p.m. and interment was made in the Spradling
Cemetery by the side of her husband

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