Obituary:Hester Pence:Jacksonville, Jackson Co., Oregon ********************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Elizabeth Oct 2002 ************************************************************************ PENCE, Hester, Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Sunday, 5 Jan 1936 -- Hester Pence, 95, County Resident 60 Years, Called -- Hester Pence, one of the oldest pioneer residents of Jackson county passed away at the home of Munnus [sic] Pence, her youngest son, after a short illness of one week at Jacksonville, Oregon, at the age of 95 years and 8 months. She was born near Springfield, Ohio, May 3, 1840, and has been a resident of Jackson county for 60 years. Hester Enoch was united in marriage to William Pence in December 1858 at Pekin, Illinois. Her husband preceded her in death in 1907. Eight children were born to this union, being survived by Edward and Minnus Pence of Jacksonville, Ore., David Pence of Trail, Ore., Mrs. Mary McKee of Prairie City, Ore., Mrs. Lottie McKee of Applegate, Ore., Mrs. Janie Geary, Trail, Ore., also thirty-four grandchildren and forty-five great-grandchildren and three great- great-grandchildren. The family came to Redding, Cal., in emigrant train in 1876, and the same year came to Jackson county by wagon train, settling in the Applegate district. Funeral services will be held at the Perl Funeral Home Monday morning at 11 o'clock, with Rev. D. E. Millard officiating. Interment will take place in the Trail cemetery.