Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Lydia WORTHING

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> February 2007

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MRS. LYDIA WORTHING SUCCUMBS AT AGE 98

Funeral Rites Held Sunday in Home South of City; Buried In Town of Center

Mrs. Lydia Worthing, a pioneer resident of this vicinity and mother of Mrs.
Nay Gillman, 26 North First St., died at 11:45 a.m. Friday in her home
eight miles south of the city in Magnolia township. She had observed her
98th birthday on Dec. 5.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Sunday in the home, the Elder
Singleterry officiating. The song service was led by Phil Pearsall who sang
"Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" accompanied by Miss Bernadine Gillman. Burial
was made in Bethel cemetery, town of Center, with four grandchildren and
two great grandchildren as pallbearers.

Mrs. Worthing, formerly Miss Lydia Sprague, was born Dec. 5, 1832 in
Freedom, Me., and lived in the East until she was 21 years of age when she
was married to Benjamin Worthing. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs.
Worthing moved to Wisconsin settling on a farm in the town of Center one-
half mile from Cainville. Mrs. Worthing lived there until eight years ago
when she moved to Mangolia township to make her home with her son.

Mr. Worthing, who died 36 years ago, taught school for a time in the
Cainville school and was justice of the peace there. He was also clerk of
the school district for many years. Mrs. Worthing, who had a most pleasing
disposition and was loved by all who knew her, was a member of the
Universalist church.

Of seven children, but two survive; namely, Mrs. Nay Gillman, this city,
and Ernest, at home. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Harriet
Coleman, San Francisco, Calif, who is now 100 years old; eight
grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Harley, Overton, Nebr.; Charles,
Los Angeles, Calif; Mrs. George Howard, Mangolia, and two infant daughters
preceeded her in death.

January 1, 1931, pp 1 & 4, Evansville Review, Evansville, Wisconsin