Kauffman, Lydia A., daughter of Abraham and Martha (Yoder) King, was born May 13, 1875, near Bellefontaine, Ohio; passed away on May 24, 1957, at St. Luke's Hospital where she had been taken four days earlier because of a fall resulting in a broken hip; age 82 y. 11 d. She was the oldest of a family of 11 children and all but 2 brothers preceded her in death. Theses are Nelson, Fairpoint, Ohio, and Abe, Harrisonburg, Va. On Nov. 27, 1900, she married Franklin Pierce Kauffman, who preceded her in death. To this union were born 2 sons and 3 daughters (Goldie-Mrs. Elmer Hershberger, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; Mrs. Ida Hershberger, Garden City, Mo.; Marion, Deceased; Vernon F., who preceded his mother in death just one month and Eldora-Mrs. Philip Yoder, West Liberty, Ohio). In her youth she accepted Christ as her Saviour and was a member of the South Union Church, West Liberty, Ohio, later transferring her membership to the Sycamore Grove Church where she remained a faithful member until death, having served faithfully in many ways as long as her health permitted. Surviving are her 2 brothers, 3 daughters, 12 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held May 27 at the Sycamore Grove Church with James D. Yoder and S. S. Hershberger officiating. Burial was made in the Clearfork Cemetery.
Kauffman, Lydia A., daughter of Abraham and Martha (Yoder) King, was born May 13, 1875, near Bellefontaine, Ohio; passed away on May 24, 1957, at St. Luke's Hospital where she had been taken four days earlier because of a fall resulting in a broken hip; age 82 y. 11 d. She was the oldest of a family of 11 children and all but 2 brothers preceded her in death. Theses are Nelson, Fairpoint, Ohio, and Abe, Harrisonburg, Va. On Nov. 27, 1900, she married Franklin Pierce Kauffman, who preceded her in death. To this union were born 2 sons and 3 daughters (Goldie-Mrs. Elmer Hershberger, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; Mrs. Ida Hershberger, Garden City, Mo.; Marion, Deceased; Vernon F., who preceded his mother in death just one month and Eldora-Mrs. Philip Yoder, West Liberty, Ohio). In her youth she accepted Christ as her Saviour and was a member of the South Union Church, West Liberty, Ohio, later transferring her membership to the Sycamore Grove Church where she remained a faithful member until death, having served faithfully in many ways as long as her health permitted. Surviving are her 2 brothers, 3 daughters, 12 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held May 27 at the Sycamore Grove Church with James D. Yoder and S. S. Hershberger officiating. Burial was made in the Clearfork Cemetery.
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