BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, DEC. 21, 1900 OBITUARY. Catherine Long Houston, born March 9, 1836, died Dec. 2, 1900, aged 64 years, 8 months and 27 days. She was the youngest child of John and Betsey Martin Long, who emigrated from Kentucky to this county early in this century. She was born in the house now owned and occupied by Mr. Thos. Stipp, six miles northeast of Bedford. In the home where she was born she was married to Aylette Raynes Houston, son of Levi and Rachel Alexander Houston, August 16th, 1855. After her marriage she made her home on an adjoining farm, where she lived until she entered into rest. There were six children born to this union, four of whom survive. Her husband, Aylette R. Houston, died about five years ago, universally loved and respected, leaving her to walk the remainder of life's journey alone. But in the good providence of God their separation was not long. Mr. Houston was one of the elders of the Leatherwood Christian church and his death was a great loss to this old historic congregation. Mrs. Houston united with the church at Leatherwood in June, 1846, when she was but ten years and three months old. The writer of this sketch remembers distinctly the incident. Quite a number of the older conservative members of the congregation thought her much too young to understand fully the Christian religion, and that she ought to wait until she was old enough to enter upon the Christian life understandingly,. But those who knew the little girl and her parents had no misgivings, for they knew she had been brought up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord and like Timothy, had known the holy scriptures from childhood. Her mother loved her bible, and studied it, and today the old book has many passages lovingly marked by the hand, that has been still in the dust of the grave for more than a half century. She united with the church at a meeting held by James M. Martin and Peter How, pioneer preachers of the Christian church in Southern Indiana, and was baptized in Leatherwood Creek, half mile north of the church. The group of sisters gathered around the little girl to prepare her for baptism comes before memory's eye like a vision, whose faces I shall see them in glory. The little girl who gave her young life to service of God, thus early continued a faithful and devoted member of the same congregation until her death nearly 55 years. Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, yea from henceforth saith the Spirit, they shall rest from their labors and their works do follow them. After a short and appropriate service at the church conduced by Elder Quincy Short, of Springville, she was laid beside her husband in the Leatherwood cemetery.