Clipping from Stevens Point Daily Journal 5 February 1924 Submitted by Rick Campen Oldest Continuous Resident Expires Pneumonia Fatal to Mrs. Phoebe Redfield, Mother of Local Postmaster Mrs. Phoebe Redfield, widow of the late A. B. Redfield and the last of the charter members of the First Baptist church, died on Friday afternoon at, 4 o'clock at the home of her son, Postmaster Alfred E. Redfield, 411 Dixon Street. She, was in comparatively good health until Sunday, when a severe cold developed into pneumonia and because of her advanced age she was unable to survive. It is probable that the death of Mrs. Redfield removes the oldest continuous resident of Portage county, as she came here when a girl of 16 years and for 70 years had lived in this city or vicinity. Phoebe Otis the maiden name of deceased, wax born at Saranac, Clinton County New York, Aug. 27, 1837. In 1853 the family came to what was then regarded as the far west, reaching Stevens Point early that fall and she was married here the following March to Arthur B. Redfield. Their home for a brief time was on the present site of the Fred G. Kuhl residence property, at Main and Prentice streets, Mr. and Mrs. Redfield later moving to Jordan and residing there some five or six years. Shortly after Civil war was declared Mr. Redfield enlisted for service and at the close of that struggle again joined his family in Stevens Point they having returned here in the meantime. The husband and father was a railway mail clerk for many years prior to his death in 1911. Since coming back from Jordan the family borne had been at Division and Dixon streets, which residence property was erected more than 65 years ago. The oldest son, Arthur Frank Redfield, died in 1892. Surviving are one daughter and two sons. Mrs. A. F. Wyatt now at Springfield, Mo., A. E. of this city and Charles E. of St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Wyatt is in poor health and will be unable to return here at this time but Charles Redfield is expected tonight or tomorrow. A brother of the deceased, Dirwin Otis, lived at Shell Lake when last beard from. Prayers will be offered by Rev. James Blake at the A. E. Redfield home Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, the remains being then taken to the Baptist church. where services will be held at 2 p. m. Interment will follow in Fore4d cemetery. Stevens Point Daily Journal 02 February 1924 Burial of a Pioneer Last honors to the late Mrs. Phoebe Redfield, pioneer, local resident, were paid here on Monday afternoon, when burial services were conducted by Reverend James Blake at the Baptist church. The body was then taken Forest Cemetery and laid beside her husband, A.B. Redfield, in the family lot. Casket bears were H. J. Finch, C. E. Emmons, C.H. McCreedy, F. P. Russell, B. L. Vaughn and B.S. Ellenwood. Those in charge of the numerous floral offerings were Florence Blake, Evelyn and Lucille Redfield. The latter two great grandchildren of the deceased Charles E. Redfield, a son, came from Saint Louis Mo. and C.C. Redfield, and nephew, was here for Minneapolis. Stevens Point Daily Journal 5 February 1924 (c) 2004 All Rights Reserved - Rick Campen ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Rick Campen ==========================================================================