Freestone County, Texas Obituaries Submitted by Harold N. Womble: Fairfield Recorder, Fairfield Texas - Friday, October 30, 1925 edition IN MEMORY OF MRS. JOHN IVY Mrs. Mindai Ivy was born in the town of Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas, July 29, 1872. She departed this life Oct. 16, 1925. For two years she had suffered with cancer of the stomach. At the time of her death she was in the Baptist Sanatorium, Houston, Texas where her husband had brought her for an operation. For a week Physicians in charge used all skill at their command to build up her physical strength to where an operation could be attempted, but without success. The writer, who for four years was Mrs. Ivy's pastor, was often in her home. In her the pastor found a true friend and loyal supporter. She loved her home and was devoted to her husband and children. Her life answered well to Solomon's description of a virtues world: "Her prices abouve rubies, the heart of her husband, doth safely trust in her. She stretcheth out her hands to the needy, she looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up and praiseth her, her husband also and he praiseth her." Proverbs: 31 She was a christian from early childhood and was brought up in the Methodist faith in which commune she died. Surviving her are her husband, two children, father and mother, four brothers and four sisters. The husband, John Ivy, and Polk, the son, live near Kingsville Texas, the daughter, Birdie, now Mrs. Leonard Walker, lives in Goliad Texas where her husband is a rising young business man. More than once during her last illness, Mrs. Ivy expressed herself as being ready to go. Olive, the oldest daughter, had preceeded her to the better land ten years before. The mother had lived to see Polk and Birdie develope into useful christians. The husband, John Ivy, is a conscrated christian lay man. Her work on earth was finished therefore it seemed proper that her release should come. On Thursday, just after the clock had struck the hour of low 12:00, her gentle spirit took its flight. She was carried to Fairfield, the old home town, and laid to rest. As such the poet has said: The dead are like the stars of day Withdrawn from mortal eye But not extinct they hold their way In glory through the sky H. B. WATTS Houston, Texas ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Fairfield Recorder - Friday, December 4, 1925 edition IN MEMORY OF MY SISTER MRS. MINDA IVY Minda (EMMONS) IVY was born near Fairfield Texas, June 29, 1872. She passed away at Houston Texas, Oct. 15, 1925 thus making her stay on earth 53 years, 3 months and 16 days. She was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. A. EMMONS and the second child in a family of five sons and six daughters. In young womanhood she was happily married to John IVY. To this union three children were born, Ollie, Birdie and Polk. Ollie having proceeded her to that better world. She joined the Methodist Church at Mt. Zion when quite a young girl and lived a consistent christian thru the remaining years of her life. All that loving hands could do was done. We fondly watched by her side but God saw fit and called her home. She was so fair, time and pain had not changed her love liness. She was a woman of modest, unassuming bearing, but firm in her convictions of pride. Life was one good example. A light that shone quietly but steadily thru all of lifes changing scenes. She suffered long and much , but she never murmured nor complained as a true child of God she endured as seeing him who was invisible. Full well did she know that the end was near . She asked us to stay with her and expressed herself as being ready to go. She had kept the faith, hence, she had no doubts, no fears, but calmly looked forward to a sweet release from pain and a happy home with the savior she had loved so well. We will miss her sweet letters, her long looked for visits, but we know where she is and are submissive to his will. After a long journey we arrived at the cemetery late in the afternoon and only a short time before the sun sank behind the western hills, surrounded by a great concourse of loved ones from far and near, we layed the remains to rest, but we tenderly laid her away to rest where the countless dead are sleeping, but shes free from sorrow, pain and care for in heaven there is no weeping. We will not murmur then, dear sister since life toils for the are over. Rest peacefully there in that lone grave yard by the side of thy precious daughter. Thy tender smiles were sweet we know, thy presents of lessons giving, but while we weep for thee below tho art at home in heaven. Our sister Fairfield Texas