Obituary: Mrs. Lina Ogburn, 1 Dec 1895 - Smith County, TX Contributed by Vicki Betts 18 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, December 12, 1895, p. 7, c. 3 OGBURN.—Mrs. Lina Ogburn, whose maiden name was Starr, was born in Auburn, Ala., February 13, 1847, but was removed to Smith County, Texas, the same year. She was married to Edwin D. Ogburn January 22, 1868. Unto them were born six girls and one boy, two of whom have died and five girls are living. Bro. Ogburn died July 4, 1887, an honored member of the East Texas Annual Conference, and Sister Ogburn died at her home, in Lindale, December 1, 1895. Sister Ogburn was a devoted Christian woman. On her deathbed she told her experience to her pastor in a clear, calm way, with bright beams of joy lighting up her pale face. She was converted and joined the Methodist Church at thirteen years of age, but for twenty years or more lived a nominal Christian life, when she was deeply moved at a camp-meeting under a sermon from Bro. Blocker, now in heaven, and received the fullness of joy in the Holy Ghost, since when she has ever been a zealous, joyous Christian. Another one of those itinerant mothers in Israel whom Methodism delights to honor has answered to the roll-call on the other shore, and Methodism in Lindale has lost one of her noblest and best members. May the daughters of this noble mother ever be faithful to the God she served and the Church she loved most dearly. G. W. RILEY