The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, August 5, 1909 ELI LARKIN was born Sept. 11, 1827, at Bethel, Pa., and departed this life July 30, 1909, at the age of 82 years, 10 months and 19 days. Married to MARY HOWARD Sept. 15, 1855, at Concord, Ohio. To this union seven children were born, two of which have preceded their father, SIDNEY and MARTHA LARKIN Those left to mourn his loss are his widowed wife, MARY LARKIN and five children; JULIA JAMES, EMMA NISWENDER, JAMET LARKIN, IDA CLARK and OLIVE CUMPSTON and 23 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral was held from the Union Church and interment made in the Newbern Cemetery at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, July 31. Rev. Cooper conducted the funeral and Dr. B.F. Miller of Indianola, preached the sermon. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert August 7, 2005 iggy29@rnetinc.net 'A Closed Mouth Gathers No Foot'.