Lamoille-Orleans County VT Archives Obituaries.....Batchum, Emma Roy December 26, 1912 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/vt/vtfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Susan Audy Saudy33675@aol.com March 2, 2009, 8:46 pm Orleans County Monitor - 1 Jan 1913 Mrs. Emma Roy Batchum, wife of David Batchum, and daughter of John Tillotson, formerly of this town, died on Thursday, Dec. 26, at the age of 69 years, 7 months and sixteen days. She had been tenderly cared for during many long months of illness by her husband and through the last weeks with the assistance of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Daley of Woodbury. Also their son, Elmer Batchum, and his family have been often at her bedside. Their married life continued for 46 years, and the last 33 in this town. As long as strength permitted she was constant with her husband at church and all gatherings in which they were interested, being for years a professor of the Christian faith. Her funeral was held at the Congregational church Saturday with favorite hymns by the choir and sermon by Rev. E.T. Hurd. Burial near her kindred in the village cemetery. Besides her children and families there were present Mrs. Henry Tillotson and son of Morristown and nieces and husbands, Mr. and Mrs. Wheelock and Mr. and Mrs. Wedge. Much sympathy is extended to Mr. Batchum in his bereavement following the long and faithful ministry to his wife in her great weakness and suffering. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/vt/lamoille/obits/b/batchum44nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vtfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb