OBITUARY: Mary Ann Vincent, Sam's Valley, 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 3 April 2003 *************************************************************************** Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Thursday, 10 Dec 1925, p. 4 Mary Ann Vincent passed away at her home in Sam's Valley, December 9th after a short illness. Grandma Vincent was born in Massinaway, Indiana, June 19, 1942 and at death was 83 years, five months and 20 days old. Deceased was the wife of Oliver Vincent, who passed away August 24, 1886. From Indiana Mrs. Vincent moved to Iowa and lived there for five years, and then moved to Missouri where they lived for four years. Leaving Missouri they crossed the plains and settled in Washington state in 1864, but after spending two winters there they moved to the Willamette valley and there they spent one winter. Then moving to Jackson county in 1867, where she spent the ret of her life and has lived at the home place for the past 54 years. She has been a member of the Methodist church all her life and had led a true Christian life, was a loving mother and a good neighbor. She leaves to mourn her loss one daughter, Mrs. Charles Centers, and five sons, John, George, Richard, James and Gib, and 31 living grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren, sixteen grandchildren have preceded her. The funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 from the Antioch school house and interment will be made in the Antioch cemetery. The Perl Funeral Home have charge of the arrangements.