Mrs. Linda Ella Barris, aged 82 years, believed to have been the oldest resident of North Beaver township, died at the home of her son, Ransom W. Barris, on the Mt. Jackson road, at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday, following a short illness.
Mrs. Barris was born in New Brighton on May 7, 1845. Practically all of her life was passed in the community where she died. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Hackett, an officer in the Civil War, later marrying J.W. Barris who also preceded her in death.
Surviving are the following children, Mrs. Ed. Stout of Bassett, Neb., Mrs. Pearl Campbell and Miss Ella Barris of Mt. Jackson road and Harry Hackett of Koppel. There are also twenty-one granchildren, thirty-nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at the Ransom Barris home Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Ray Woodburn, pastor of the Mt. Jackson U.P. church in charge. Interment will be made in Savannah cemetery.
Mrs. Linda Ella Barris, aged 82 years, believed to have been the oldest resident of North Beaver township, died at the home of her son, Ransom W. Barris, on the Mt. Jackson road, at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday, following a short illness.
Mrs. Barris was born in New Brighton on May 7, 1845. Practically all of her life was passed in the community where she died. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Hackett, an officer in the Civil War, later marrying J.W. Barris who also preceded her in death.
Surviving are the following children, Mrs. Ed. Stout of Bassett, Neb., Mrs. Pearl Campbell and Miss Ella Barris of Mt. Jackson road and Harry Hackett of Koppel. There are also twenty-one granchildren, thirty-nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at the Ransom Barris home Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Ray Woodburn, pastor of the Mt. Jackson U.P. church in charge. Interment will be made in Savannah cemetery.
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