------------------------------- "Sarah Ann (Norris) Wood" OBITUARY of Owen Co, 14 Oct 1922 Sarah Ann (Norris) Wood was born in Newcomerstown, Ohio, January 13, 1845 and departed this life October 2nd, 1822, aged 77 years, 8 months and 19 days. She united with the M. E. Church of this place under the pastorage of Rev. Merideth at the age of eleven years. She spent the able years of her life working in the church. Although interested in the church and its different organizations of the late years, she was kept away on account of poor health. She was united in marriage to Jas. Wood on February 7, 1862 and to this union seven children were born, four whom, with the father, preceded her in death. She hath lived her allotted three score and ten years and has witnessed the perils and distress of three wars, Civil, Spanish and World Wars. She helped to rear four families of children; her doors have been opened to all and her ministering to the sick has been unequaled. She was cheerful and hopeful, looking ever at the brightest side of life's surroundings. Even in the darkest hours, when her body was racked with pain, there was a cheerfulness so that there seemed to be "sunshine in her soul," that could speak of death as "becoming well." She leaves to mourn their loss one brother, three children, thirty grandchildren, twenty-nine great-grandchildren and one great great grandchild. " I cannot say, I will not say, that she is dead - - she is just away! With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand, She has wandered into an unknown land. Think of her faring on, as dear In the love of There as the love of here." ------------------------------- Obituary of Owen Co, 30 April 1920 Elizabeth A. Long Wood Elizabeth A. Long was born in Patricksburg, Owen Co, Indiana, March 8th, 1844. She was married to Thomas J. Wood, of Freedom, Indiana, November 10th, 1865, and to this union were born four children, Mrs. W.O. Hobert, of Long Island, Kansas; Mrs. G. B. Young, of Medford Oregon; Mrs. C. O. Wood, of Oxford Nebraska; Mrs. E. T. Weed, Long Island, Kansas. She removed with her family to Long Island, Kansas in 1892, where she resided until her death, Friday, April 30th, 1920, aged 76 years. She took up her cross to follow Jesus at the age of twenty years and always kept the faith. After removing to Long Island, where there was no church of her denomination she became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1908. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, four children, three sisters, and four brothers, ten grand-children and four great grand-children. The brothers and sisters are as follows: Henry Long of Patricksburg, Indiana Benj?? Long of Terre Haute, Indiana J. I. Long of Spencer, Indiana Will Long of Terre Haute, Indiana Mrs. Lydia Wark, Independence, Kansas Mrs. Amanda Medaris ?, Kirkspatrick, Indiana Mrs. ???? part missing! -------------------------------