Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits?read=298 Surname: Barbe, Loggie, Munson ------------------------- MRS. ELI MUNSON DIED TUESDAY Former County Resident Died In Los Angeles Home August Twenty-third. The community of Magnolia Park was saddened to learn of the death of Mrs. Mary Virginia Munson on Tuesday, August 23 at 9:15 p. m. at her late residence, 2936 Illinois Ave., where she has been residing for the past three weeks. At the time of her death she was 69 years, 2 months and 28 days of age. Mrs. Munson had been under the doctor's care for the past year and a half, but her death came as a shock to her family, as she had retired for the night in her usual manner when she was shortly seized with a severe attack of heart trouble which ended her life within a half hour. Mary Virginia Munson was the daughter of James and Jemima Barbe. She was born in the state of Missouri May 25, 1858, and at the age of 6 years, they moved near Carthage, Illinois where she resided, and at the age of 20 years she was married to Eli D. Munson on January 1, 1879. To this union were born eight children, Elizabeth Jane, who passed away in the year of 1917; Emma Mae of Los Angeles, Calif.; Tylee Arthur of Fountain Green, Ill.; Thomas Ralph of Long Beach, Calif.; Artie L. Otis of Ft. Madison, Iowa; Wilferd Victor of LaHarpe, Ill.; Ethel Grace, who passed away it the age of 15 years, and Otis Ray, of Los Angeles, Calif. There are also ten grandchildren. She also leaves to mourn her death one sister, Mrs. Susan Loggie of Los Angeles, Calif., and two brothers, Benjamin and William Barbe of Tennessee, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Munson lived their life in Illinois, until four years ago, when they came to California, and Mr. Munson was called back to Illinois on business. He has made frequent trips to California, and he arrived here to spend the last three weeks of mothers life. The last year and a half Mrs. Munson has made her home with her son and wife, Otis and Frances where she has had the very best of care and medical treatments. Mrs. Munson was baptized and became a member of the Oak Grove Christian church in Illinois in the year of 1858, and has always lived a good Christian life. She was of a kindly nature and was highly esteemed by her family and a large circle of friends and she will be greatly missed by all. However from the cares of this mor- tal life she has found, Some humble door among the many mansions, Some sheltering shade where sin and striving cease, And flows forever through Heaven's green expansion, The River of thy peace. There from the music round about her stealing She fain would learn the new and holy song, And find at last, beneath the trees of healing The life for which she longs. The funeral services was conducted at the funeral home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Klinker at 1 o'clock on Friday, August 26, 1927, and burial was at Val Hala cemetery. Mrs. J. W. Wood and assistant sang very beautifully "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Safe In the Arms of Jesus." Otis and Frances. The Carthage Gazette Carthage, Illinois Friday September 9, 1927 Page 1 Column 6 Link: Bryant Genealogy Web Page URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>