This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Witty, O'Laughlin, Goodin, Wade, Butts, Cartmill, Daniels, Beach, Ulmer Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1186.1.3 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. November 17, 1921. "Adaline O'Laughlin".--Adaline Witty was born in Adams county, Illinois, on March 17, 1848, and died at the age of 73 years, 7 months and 10 days. She came to Fremont county with her parents when five years old and settled on a farm three and one-half miles southwest (sic; probably should read "southeast") of Sidney, now owned by George Goodin. She received her education in Sidney and at the age of 15 years she united with the Baptist church. On November 27, 1864, she was married to William Harrison Wade and to this union were born eight children, five sons and three daughters. The sons have all preceded their mother to the great beyond. The three daughters are living: Mrs. Sophrona Butts of Des Moines (the "Thank You" note in the next paper is signed by Mrs. Joel Cartmill, Mrs. G.W. Daniels and Mrs. HARRY Butts); Mrs. Ollie Daniels of Westboro, MIssouri; and Mrs. Melissa Cartmill of Sidney. The mother was left alone some forty years ago to struggle thru life with her children. After the death of her first husband, she was twice married, the last of which was to A. O'Laughlin. She was finally left all alone and came to the home of her daghter, Mrs. Joel Cartmill, to mkae her home some 22 years ago. She spent a part of four years with her son, W. J. Wade, in Nebraska City. After his death a few years ago, she stayed at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joel Cartmill,until last Friday when it was thoughta dviasable to place her in the hospital in Clarinda for treatment as her daughter's health finally broke down from the strain of caring for her mother. Mrs. Cartmill gave her mother the best of care until poor health forced her to abandon what she considered a duty and only gave up when forced to do so. Besides the daughters, Mrs. O'Laughlin leaves one brother, William Witty of Des Moines, one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Wade of Mehan, Oklahoma, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The body of the deceased arrived here from Clarinda on November 11 and funeral services were held from the Methodist church, conducted by Rev. J.A. Howard. Interment was made in the Sidney cemetery. Relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beach of Unadilla, Nebraska, Mrs. C.W. Daniels of Westboro, Missouri and Mrs. Charles Ulmer of Coin, Iowa.