In: Delphos Republican
August 17, 1900
Mrs. Rhoanna Stearns Bishop died in Delphos, Kansas August 12, 1900 at the age of 92 years three months and 27 days. She had been ill for some time, her advancing age causing a general breakdown of the system.
Mrs. Bishop was the daughter of Moses and Sabra Stearns and was born May 15, 1808 in Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont. She was married to Rev. Joy Bishop in 1835 and lived in Readsboro until 1857 at which time she with her husband and family moved to Valley Farm, Iowa. The family lived at several points in Iowa until 1872, when they moved to Delphos, Kansas at which place she has since resided. She was the mother of nine children, six girls and three boys. One daughter and two sons survive her and live in this city and vicinity. Her husband died in Delphos nearly four years ago.
Mrs. Bishop was one of the sturdy mothers of old New England, and among her friends, which were only limited by her acquaintance, she was known to be a woman of pleasant and sprightly disposition and extraordinary strength of character. She always read from the cheerful side of life and imparted to those about her the smile and hope of her own happy life, and even under the burden of the years they clung to her until she opened her eyes to the sunshine of an immortal life.
In the broken tie the children of the deceased have the sympathy of the community that has witnessed the lovable life and the full cup of the one who has departed from them. The funeral services were held in the Universalist Church of this city, Tuesday, and the body laid to rest in the Delphos Cemetery.
August 17, 1900
Mrs. Rhoanna Stearns Bishop died in Delphos, Kansas August 12, 1900 at the age of 92 years three months and 27 days. She had been ill for some time, her advancing age causing a general breakdown of the system.
Mrs. Bishop was the daughter of Moses and Sabra Stearns and was born May 15, 1808 in Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont. She was married to Rev. Joy Bishop in 1835 and lived in Readsboro until 1857 at which time she with her husband and family moved to Valley Farm, Iowa. The family lived at several points in Iowa until 1872, when they moved to Delphos, Kansas at which place she has since resided. She was the mother of nine children, six girls and three boys. One daughter and two sons survive her and live in this city and vicinity. Her husband died in Delphos nearly four years ago.
Mrs. Bishop was one of the sturdy mothers of old New England, and among her friends, which were only limited by her acquaintance, she was known to be a woman of pleasant and sprightly disposition and extraordinary strength of character. She always read from the cheerful side of life and imparted to those about her the smile and hope of her own happy life, and even under the burden of the years they clung to her until she opened her eyes to the sunshine of an immortal life.
In the broken tie the children of the deceased have the sympathy of the community that has witnessed the lovable life and the full cup of the one who has departed from them. The funeral services were held in the Universalist Church of this city, Tuesday, and the body laid to rest in the Delphos Cemetery.
In: Delphos Republican
August 17, 1900
Mrs. Rhoanna Stearns Bishop died in Delphos, Kansas August 12, 1900 at the age of 92 years three months and 27 days. She had been ill for some time, her advancing age causing a general breakdown of the system.
Mrs. Bishop was the daughter of Moses and Sabra Stearns and was born May 15, 1808 in Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont. She was married to Rev. Joy Bishop in 1835 and lived in Readsboro until 1857 at which time she with her husband and family moved to Valley Farm, Iowa. The family lived at several points in Iowa until 1872, when they moved to Delphos, Kansas at which place she has since resided. She was the mother of nine children, six girls and three boys. One daughter and two sons survive her and live in this city and vicinity. Her husband died in Delphos nearly four years ago.
Mrs. Bishop was one of the sturdy mothers of old New England, and among her friends, which were only limited by her acquaintance, she was known to be a woman of pleasant and sprightly disposition and extraordinary strength of character. She always read from the cheerful side of life and imparted to those about her the smile and hope of her own happy life, and even under the burden of the years they clung to her until she opened her eyes to the sunshine of an immortal life.
In the broken tie the children of the deceased have the sympathy of the community that has witnessed the lovable life and the full cup of the one who has departed from them. The funeral services were held in the Universalist Church of this city, Tuesday, and the body laid to rest in the Delphos Cemetery.
August 17, 1900
Mrs. Rhoanna Stearns Bishop died in Delphos, Kansas August 12, 1900 at the age of 92 years three months and 27 days. She had been ill for some time, her advancing age causing a general breakdown of the system.
Mrs. Bishop was the daughter of Moses and Sabra Stearns and was born May 15, 1808 in Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont. She was married to Rev. Joy Bishop in 1835 and lived in Readsboro until 1857 at which time she with her husband and family moved to Valley Farm, Iowa. The family lived at several points in Iowa until 1872, when they moved to Delphos, Kansas at which place she has since resided. She was the mother of nine children, six girls and three boys. One daughter and two sons survive her and live in this city and vicinity. Her husband died in Delphos nearly four years ago.
Mrs. Bishop was one of the sturdy mothers of old New England, and among her friends, which were only limited by her acquaintance, she was known to be a woman of pleasant and sprightly disposition and extraordinary strength of character. She always read from the cheerful side of life and imparted to those about her the smile and hope of her own happy life, and even under the burden of the years they clung to her until she opened her eyes to the sunshine of an immortal life.
In the broken tie the children of the deceased have the sympathy of the community that has witnessed the lovable life and the full cup of the one who has departed from them. The funeral services were held in the Universalist Church of this city, Tuesday, and the body laid to rest in the Delphos Cemetery.
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