Howell County News (West Plains, MO), Nov 15, 1895:
Mrs. Phoebe Weston Farmer died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S.A. Risley, in this city, Sunday, Nov. 10th, age 81 years. Funeral services were had in the afternoon of the following day, Rev. J.J. Martin officiating, and interment took place at Oak Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Farmer was born in Townsend, Mass., in 1814, and in 1827 moved with her parents to Ohio; later lived, with her husband, at Nauvoo, Ill., during the Mormon troubles, in which he participated; still later lived at New Iberia, Louisiana, being there during part of the late war.
She remained loyal to the Union, and spent a large portion of her time during that struggle in ministering to the needs of sick and wounded Federal soldiers, and the knowledge and memory of those services caused many of the Grand Army men of this city to show proper tribute to the patriotic and self sacrificing woman by taking part in the obsequies.
The deceased had lived in this county since 1872. She was a noble woman, and was held in the highest estimation by a large circle of acquaintances. She had literary aspirations in her earlier years and had contributed many meritorious articles of prose and poetry to leading newspapers and magazines. A volume of poems was her most notable production, and the composition, tone, thought and imagery evidence a sound mind, a cultured taste and a noble soul.
Mrs. Phoebe Weston Farmer died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S.A. Risley, in this city, Sunday, Nov. 10th, age 81 years. Funeral services were had in the afternoon of the following day, Rev. J.J. Martin officiating, and interment took place at Oak Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Farmer was born in Townsend, Mass., in 1814, and in 1827 moved with her parents to Ohio; later lived, with her husband, at Nauvoo, Ill., during the Mormon troubles, in which he participated; still later lived at New Iberia, Louisiana, being there during part of the late war.
She remained loyal to the Union, and spent a large portion of her time during that struggle in ministering to the needs of sick and wounded Federal soldiers, and the knowledge and memory of those services caused many of the Grand Army men of this city to show proper tribute to the patriotic and self sacrificing woman by taking part in the obsequies.
The deceased had lived in this county since 1872. She was a noble woman, and was held in the highest estimation by a large circle of acquaintances. She had literary aspirations in her earlier years and had contributed many meritorious articles of prose and poetry to leading newspapers and magazines. A volume of poems was her most notable production, and the composition, tone, thought and imagery evidence a sound mind, a cultured taste and a noble soul.
Howell County News (West Plains, MO), Nov 15, 1895:
Mrs. Phoebe Weston Farmer died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S.A. Risley, in this city, Sunday, Nov. 10th, age 81 years. Funeral services were had in the afternoon of the following day, Rev. J.J. Martin officiating, and interment took place at Oak Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Farmer was born in Townsend, Mass., in 1814, and in 1827 moved with her parents to Ohio; later lived, with her husband, at Nauvoo, Ill., during the Mormon troubles, in which he participated; still later lived at New Iberia, Louisiana, being there during part of the late war.
She remained loyal to the Union, and spent a large portion of her time during that struggle in ministering to the needs of sick and wounded Federal soldiers, and the knowledge and memory of those services caused many of the Grand Army men of this city to show proper tribute to the patriotic and self sacrificing woman by taking part in the obsequies.
The deceased had lived in this county since 1872. She was a noble woman, and was held in the highest estimation by a large circle of acquaintances. She had literary aspirations in her earlier years and had contributed many meritorious articles of prose and poetry to leading newspapers and magazines. A volume of poems was her most notable production, and the composition, tone, thought and imagery evidence a sound mind, a cultured taste and a noble soul.
Mrs. Phoebe Weston Farmer died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S.A. Risley, in this city, Sunday, Nov. 10th, age 81 years. Funeral services were had in the afternoon of the following day, Rev. J.J. Martin officiating, and interment took place at Oak Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Farmer was born in Townsend, Mass., in 1814, and in 1827 moved with her parents to Ohio; later lived, with her husband, at Nauvoo, Ill., during the Mormon troubles, in which he participated; still later lived at New Iberia, Louisiana, being there during part of the late war.
She remained loyal to the Union, and spent a large portion of her time during that struggle in ministering to the needs of sick and wounded Federal soldiers, and the knowledge and memory of those services caused many of the Grand Army men of this city to show proper tribute to the patriotic and self sacrificing woman by taking part in the obsequies.
The deceased had lived in this county since 1872. She was a noble woman, and was held in the highest estimation by a large circle of acquaintances. She had literary aspirations in her earlier years and had contributed many meritorious articles of prose and poetry to leading newspapers and magazines. A volume of poems was her most notable production, and the composition, tone, thought and imagery evidence a sound mind, a cultured taste and a noble soul.
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