OBITUARY: Josephine L. (Martin) Plymale, Jackson County, 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 Corethers 18 Jan 2003 *************************************************************************** Medford (Oregon) Mail, Friday, 23 Jun 1899, p. 3 DEATH OF MRS. W. J. PLYMALE Mrs. Josephine L. Plymale was born in Platt County, Missouri, on June 3, 1845. Her girlhood was passed on a farm, where she received such advantages of education as the schools of that day afforded, and of these she availed herself to the best of her ability. She afterwards devoted herself to teaching and in this vocation she achieved success. She rendered very valuable service to the young people who were growing up around her. Early in life she formed the acquaintance of W. J. Plymale, which acquaintance soon ripened into mutual esteem, culminating in their union for life in the holy bonds of wedlock. Of this union were born four daughters and eight sons, all of whom survive her, except one son who died in infancy. Mrs. Plymale was possessed with considerable literary talent and was the correspondent for the Daily Oregonian and the Ashland Tidings. She was an active worker in the Rebekah and Madrona lodges and a faithful member of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Plymale was taken ill in December and her sufferings were intense. Her death was untimely and a community mourns her loss. Rest in peace. Medford (Oregon) Mail, Friday, 23 Jun 1899, Jacksonville News, p. 3 Mrs. Mary Fairchild and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Plymale, arrived from Yreka Friday, having been summoned by the critical condition of their mother. Lewis Plymale, of Portland, arrived in Jacksonville Monday morning, having been called home by the death of his mother, but arrived too late to attend the funeral.