HANNAH OXFORD PATTON The death of Aunt Hannah Patton last Sunday morning Jan. 9, 1916, at the advanced age of 86 years, removes from earth the last of the old family of Oxfords in this County, of which she was the youngest member. She came to this County from North Carolina when she was a small child, her parents settling near Potts Hill in the eastern part of the County where they resided until they died. The family consisted of 6 boys and 2 girls, all of whom grew to man and womanhood, and raised families. She was married to Samuel S. Patton, the youngest child of another sturdy pioneer family. Eight children were born to them, 4 boys and 4 girls. The oldest child, a daughter, who died many years ago, was the mother of William Denton of Shawneetown, and James E. Denton of Elizabethtown. But three of her children survive her, Mrs. Rebecca Sutton of near Sikeston, Mo., Mrs. Sarah Carr of near Yellow Springs, and Grant Patton of near Saline Creek. Aunt Hannah as she was familiarly and lovingly called by nearly every body, whether they were related to her or not, was 86 years old the 8th. of last August, had been quite feeble for the last five years, and while the grip probably was the immediate cause of death, the physical structure, which had supported her once strong and powerful physique for 86 years, had been gradually yielding to the disturbed chemistries of failing life until the good Lord said enough! Come up a little higher. And thus ended a long and useful life, which her children, grandchildren and other relatives would do well to emulate. The relatives and friends of this grand old sainted mother should not grieve over her timely dismiss, but rather adopt the language of the son of the late Dwight L. Moody, at his father's funeral, who declared they had met to celebrate a victory and not a defeat. And so may we say of Aunt Hannah's death. It was a victory over the many sorrows, disappointments and other ills to which human flesh is heir. The deceased professed a friendship and love for the writer akin to that felt by his own mother, and he therefore feels that one of the brightest friendships of his whole life has gone out forever. The remains were taken to the Yellow Springs Church house, a few hundred yards away, where an appropriate funeral service was conducted by Revs. Jonas Spivey and Millard Oxford, to a large crowd of sympathizing mourners, and thence to Angleton Cemetery where all her children were buried, where it found a last resting place by the side of her husband, who had preceded her to the spirit land some 50 years. Peace and rest to the soul of this good wife and mother, neighbor and friend. ROXIE. BACK TO HOME PAGE