>From the Flora, Indiana, newspaper, about April 7, 1929: "MRS AMOS SHANAFELT DIES; BODY IS TAKEN TO ILLINOIS "Mrs Amos Shanfelt, one of the aged and highly respected residents of the city, died at the family home on South Center street Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, following a six weeks' illness with yellow jaundice. Although she had been ailing for that time, her condition did not become serious until early Sunday morning. "The funeral services were held at the Church of the Brethren, of which she was a member, Thursday morning at nine o'clock, by the pastor, Rev I R Beery, following which the body was taken overland to Delphi and shipped from there at 11:35 to the old family home at Cerro Gordo, Illinois, where short services were held at the Mount Pleasant cemetery in which burial was made. "Mary Ann Blickenstaff, second child of Samuel and Mary Blickenstaff, was born near Dayton, Ohio, on April 4, 1847. There she grew into the early teen age and at the age of 14 removed with her parents to North Manchester, Indiana. How rapidly the years swept by and womanhood had been attained. "At North Manchester she learned to know and on June 29, 1875, was united in marriage to, Amos Shanafelt. Together they walked life's way, bearing its sorrows and sharing its joys and rearing their little family. To them were born three children, Samuel, Margaret and Ovid. The youngest of them, Ovid, preceded the mother to the Spirit World when but a lad of 14. "After fourteen years' residence near North Manchester the family went to Cerro Gordo, Illinois, to make their home, and for nineteen years toiled and prospered and sorrowed and worshipped in that community. Ten years ago the father and mother came to Flora to make their future home. Life's fleeting days ebbed swiftly by and the years silvered their heads with the grey. On December 6 (Tuesday) their long journey along life's way came abruptly to an end, deceased at that time being 74 years 8 months and two days of age. "The deceased united with the Church of the Brethren in early womanhood, while residing at North Manchester. To the covenant with her Lord and the church she loved she remained consistently true. Hers was a beautiful life of sacrifice and service. The Sisters' Aid Society found in her a loyal worker; the church a devoted, earnest and regular worshiper; the community a faithful and helpful neighbor. Her Sunday school class keenly feels its loss but believes that she has gone on to join the others who have been taken out of their number. Mrs Shanafelt is the seventh member of the class within the last four years. "There remain to mourn her departure the enfeebled husband; one brother, John Blickenstaff, of North Manchester; two children, Samuel B Shanafelt, of Cerro Gordo, Illinois, and Margaret Estella Zinn, of near Bringhurst; nine grand- children and other relatives, friends, brethren and sisters of the Kingdom." **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)