Posted on: Jennings Co. IN Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs//genbbs.cgi/USA/In/JenningsObits/291 Surname: Stearns, Showers, Berkman, Morgan ------------------------- Mrs. Lucinds Stearns, aged ___ years, 8 months, died on Tuesday morning March 9, 1886, of congestion of the brain, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J.E. Showers, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Funeral services took place the following day at 3 o'clock in the midst of a large circle of friends at Star Cemetery. The deceased was in good health until the last day of February, at which time she was stricken with the fatal disease, after which she was unable to talk much and seemed to realize very little except her sufferings which were very great. She died the morning of the 10th day from which she was stricken. She was born in Fayette County, Indiana, and resided there until January 1837 when she was married to Rev. J. L. Stearns who at that time was a resident of Decatur County where they remained with but one exception for many years. Her husband and only son, W.L. Stearns, died at their residence in Jennings County. The death of her son was a severe loss, and finally becoming convinced that a change of climate would be better for her remaining children, especially Mrs. Showers who was then in poor health, she left her old home in September 1876 and went with her daughters, Mrs. Showers and Mrs. J.H. Berkman, to Minnesota, where they have since resided. The move proved successful physically and financially, and the deceased enjoyed her new home very much, having remarked only a few days before her sickness that she had not taken a single dose of doctor's medicine since she lived in the state. She often spoke of her excellent appetite and her relish for food which is a peculiar feature to the climate there. In 1880 she visited with her daughter, Mrs, Showers, their many friends including her step-daughter, Mrs. Phebe Morgan, in Jennings and other counties in the state. The deceased was converted and joined the United Brethren Church when a child and remained a member of that church until her removal to St. Cloud, when she became a member of the M.E. Church and remained a member until her death. She never forsook the faith she had in Christ from her childhood, but ever held up the cause as a guiding star to that blessed land where she hoped to enter. She will be remembered by many as a kind and generous woman, always ready to relieve the sick and help the poor. A single instance may illustrate: a poor woman came in just before her death and asked permission to kiss the unconscious form, stating at the same time how much she had done for her. But her work is done and she has gone to reap her reward. North Vernon Plain Dealer 5/5/1886