Mrs Sarilla A. Stake died at the family residence, near Yorktown, March 2, 1888.
She was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and at the age of 19 was married to Eli Stake. They came to Iowa in 1874. She was the mother of ten children, eight of whom, with her husband, still survive and mourn her loss.
She was a devoted wife and loving mother, and for twelve years was an earnest member of the Methodist church. Her death was crowned with the christian's assurance of the christian's faith. Through a long and painful illness she was patient and resigned, frequently talking of her approaching death with perfect calmness. Her dying testimony is an unspeakable comfort to her bereaved family, and a legacy of inestimatle value to the church. M.A. Carter, Yorktown, Iowa, March 6, 1888. CLARINDA HERALD, Clarinda, Iowa, Mar 7, 1888
Mrs Sarilla A. Stake died at the family residence, near Yorktown, March 2, 1888.
She was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and at the age of 19 was married to Eli Stake. They came to Iowa in 1874. She was the mother of ten children, eight of whom, with her husband, still survive and mourn her loss.
She was a devoted wife and loving mother, and for twelve years was an earnest member of the Methodist church. Her death was crowned with the christian's assurance of the christian's faith. Through a long and painful illness she was patient and resigned, frequently talking of her approaching death with perfect calmness. Her dying testimony is an unspeakable comfort to her bereaved family, and a legacy of inestimatle value to the church. M.A. Carter, Yorktown, Iowa, March 6, 1888. CLARINDA HERALD, Clarinda, Iowa, Mar 7, 1888
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