Obits: Proctor, Mary Fleece, b. KY, d. 1898 Date: Sunday, 09 Jan 2000 Posted by: Janet ISLEY Price (johnprice@home.com) ************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************* Subject: OBIT: Mary Fleece Proctor, b Ky, d 1898 Posted by Janet ISLEY Price on Sun, 09 Jan 2000 PROCTOR, Mary (FLEECE) Surname: PROCTOR, FLEECE Jamestown Press Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana 12 August 1898 OBITUARY Mary FLEECE- PROCTOR was born in the state of Kentucky, 5 November 1821, and died in Jamestown, (Boone Co.), Indiana, 31 July 1898. Aged 76 years, 8 months and 26 days. She came to Indiana with her father some time in the thirties (1830's) and settled near North Salem, the county was then new, she was made acquainted with the hardships, toil and privations of pioneer life, she united with the Deciple Church 30 May 1839, and lived a faithful and devoted Christian life until that day of her death. She was married to Anthony H. PROCTOR, 28 June 1840. As the fruit of this union there were born to them twelve children of which five- three boys and two girls - survive her. Her long life was one of toil, hardship and anxiety in common with the rest of mankind, she had her shares of responsibilities of this life, but she bore them with much patience, her last sickness was long and painful for more than a year she yas (sic) confined to her room suffering greatly at times, but she was resigned to the will of her master and looked to the end as one blessed triumph through Jesus Christ. A goodly number of friends and relatives attended her funeral Tuesday afternoon 2 August from the Christian Church conducted by the writer. - H.H. DUNLAVY- ============================================================================