Barry County Missouri - Mrs. Martha (Gowan) Arnold Harbin 1835-1913


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Barry County Missouri Obituary Mrs. Martha (Gowan) Arnold Harbin 1835  -
1913

Source: Scrapbook bought at the estate sale of Vivian Roller by  Ted  W.
Roller

Good Citizen and Mother Gone

Time has again stepped into our midst and carried off one  of  our  best
citizens, loved and respected  by  all  who  had  the  pleasure  of  her
acquaintance. Her good face made sunshine in a shady place. If strangers
felt the charm of her courtesy and joyous, sunny temperament,  how  much
more so the members of her own family, upon whom she  lavished  all  the
sweet earnestness and careful culture of her mind and nature. Strong and
potent was the influence of this loving heart, which bestowed with  good
so generously. The spirit of her love was not  weakness,  but  strength.
Gently, almost unconsciously, it coerced those coming  in  contact  with
it, to strive for, if not to attain the realization of her high ideal.

Mrs. Martha (Gowan) Harbin died suddenly at the home  of  her  grandson,
C.S. Arnold, 4 3/4 miles out on the Washburn road,  Friday  night,  Feb.
14, 1913, of acute indigestion and  heart  failure,  aged  77  years,  7
months and 28 days.

She was born in Rutherford county, Tenn.,  Aug.  18,  1835,  and  was  a
daughter of the late Mr. A.P. and Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gowan,  who  came  to
Barry county, Oct. 10, 1856, and located near, Washburn,  and  in  1859,
she and the late John B. Arnold were married and two children were  born
of this marriage, who are: J.A. Arnold, residing between  Cassville  and
Exeter and Mrs. J.M. Mitchell of near Seligman. Mr.  Arnold  was  killed
near Washburn, Jan 16, 1863. In 1872, she and the late John G. Harbin of
near Washburn, were married and he died in 1881.

She was a sister of B.A. Gowan of near Washburn, and the  late  Mr.  Wm.
Northcutt and Mrs. P.M. Frost.

Since that time, she has made her home a part of the time  on  her  farm
near the Vanzandt school house, with her son, daughter and grandson. She
had no enemies that we ever heard of, but enjoyed the good will and  was
held in the highest esteem by everybody.

Rev. Wardell of the M.E., Church South, of which she had been  a  member
for many years, conducted funeral services Sunday morning at the home of
her grandson, after which the remains were laid to rest, in  the  Roller
cemetery near Seligman, Sunday afternoon,  Rev.  Carter  concluding  the
services at the grave.

Note: The books "Barry County Missouri  Cemeteries"  shows  that  Martha
Gowen Arnold Harbin is buried at Kings/Roller cemetery  along  with  her
second husband, John Harbin and his first wife, Nancy A.

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