SHELBY COUNTY OHIO - OBIT:  Miss Lottie DeWeese

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Shelby Co. Oh Obituaries
A new message, "Fordyce, Charlotte Deweese (1830-1911)," was posted by
Jim Fordyce on Mon, 07 Feb 2000

Surname: Fordyce, Deweese, Crozier
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NAME: Jim Fordyce
EMAIL: genealogy@fordyce.org
DATE: Feb 07 2000
LINK: Fordyce Family Archives
URL: http://www.fordyce.org/genealogy

Miss Lottie DeWeese was born in Miami County, Ohio, August 24, 1830. 
Departed this life March 26, 1911, aged 80 years, 7months and 2 days. She was 
united in marriage to Asa F. Fordyce April 5, 1868, with whom she lived until 
his decease in 1888. After their marriage they located on a farm in Miami County, 
near Piqua, Ohio, where they lived for several years, then coming to Shelby 
county and locating on a farm east of the Plum Creek church. In the year 1906, 
the decesaed again changed the place of her residence when she went to Anna, 
Ohio to live. Here in her little cottage with her niece, Miss Clara DeWeese, 
she quietly spent the days of her declining years until being summoned by a kind 
Providence to occupy that habitation not made with hands. But one child, a 
daughter who died at birth, was born to her and yet Aunt Lottie was never 
without children who loved to call her Grandma and she in turn seemed as much 
in love with the little ones as though they were her own. Mrs. Fordyce was a 
woman of delicate health for many years. Even when but a young woman hardly a 
year passed without bringing her some bodily affliction. She suffered much but 
bore it all patiently, resigning herself to the confidence that God knoweth best
and doeth all things well. She looked forth with hope and fond anticipation to 
the time when it would be her happy lot to lay aside earthly life with its 
impediments and be called hence to live the free, unhindered life of the Spirit.
At times when she suffered most there would come to her the thought of those 
greatly beloved who had gone on before long since and at such times she would 
express her desire to depart and be with them. Of her five brothers and four 
sisters, all preceded her to the realm of spirit with the exception of one 
sister, Mrs. J.S. Crozier, of Sidney, Ohio. She was converted when but a child 
and first united with the Reformed church, later with the Methodist Episcopal 
church at Plum Creek and finally with the Metodist Episcopal church at Anna, 
Ohio, where she remained a faithful and honored member until being exalted to 
membership in the church triumphant.

We can say of this beautiful and sainted woman that earth has one angel less 
and heaven one more since yesterday. Already, keeling at the throne, she hath 
received her welcome and is resting on the bosom of her Saviour. No more 
befitting thoughts could fill our hearts as we think of our departed sister 
than are contained in these lines:

Life's race well run,

Life's work well done;

Life's crown well won,

Now comes rest.

Funeral services were held at Anna, Ohio, March 29, 1911, at ten o'clock. Rev. 
Wm. W. Motter officiating. Interment in Glen cemetery at Port Jefferson.

Shelby County Democrat, March 31, 1911