Geetings from a snowy Kansas today, As many of you know I have been working on the Ella Alice Jobe and James Alford Stafford family. Yesterday I located the obituary of his mother and I don't think that I have seen one written quite this way. It is like one for her and her husband (there was none in the paper for him) and a biography all in one. I think that maybe her daughter Sadie wrote it or possibly Hannah had done part of it and Sadie added to it. I wanted to share it with you as it is one of the nicest tributes that I have ever read to someone. Freida The Sedan Times-Star, May 18, 1922 Sedan, Chautuauqua Co., Kansas Mrs. Hannah Stafford Hannah, the youngest, and last surviving member of the family of Jake and Hannah Alford of old Virginia stock, was born at Alfordsville in Daviess County, Indiana on the 28th day of August, 1837. There she lived an eventful life on a farm where she grew to woman's estate. The honors of the Civil War made a profound impression on her young life, as many of her friends and relatives went out from her home land to battle for her country and it flag--many of whom never returned. Among the number who thus offered their lives, was one Matthew Stafford, who served his country nobly and well, as a member of Co. C of the 14th Regt. of Indiana volunteers, which regiment served in the army of the Potomac, where young Stafford took an active part in some of the most sanguinary battles of the War. He returned at the close of his term of enlistment service and soon after his return sought and won the hand of the subject of his memorial; and they were happily married on the first day of Se! ptember, 1864 in her childhood home. They began life's battles together in a humble home on the head of waters of Haw creek in their native county. There they lived happily until the summer of 1868 when they with a number of the families and friends and relatives decided to seek a home on the west. They made the journey overland and landed and located in Neosho county, in this state, near Leanna a few miles north east of Chanute, in July of the same year. Not being satisfied with their enviroments they journeyed southward in the spring of 1880 and later bought and located on the farm joining their home, where our subject lived to the end of her life's journey. Their union was a very happy one, and to them were born ten children, one of whom died in infancy while they were in Neosho county. While in the midst of the struggle in life's battler, they were overtaken by a calamity most dire; while yet poor in their world's goods, the husband and father was stricken by that dread disease tuberculosis consequent upon the life of a soldier; and while the large family was comparatively helpless he succumbed to that dread disease, passing away on the 20th of November, 1883, at the age of 46 years; when he should have been in the prime of his life; leaving a wife of marked natural ability with a great responsibility; but with that wonderful degree of hope and faith in god with which she always abounded; she struggles on, hand in hand with her family, raised them all to the age of their majority, in honor and eminence in the literary and business world. Two of her boys, Elmer and Barton S. have predeeded her to the land of shadows. The remaining members of her family, Sheridan of Ponca City, Okla., James of Peru. Lillie Pendleton of Havana, Sadie of the home, Bertha Gold! en of Sedan, Eugene of Laramie, Wyoming; Blanche Williams of Wallace, Kansas were all at her beside for the days prior to her death which occurred in the really morning hours of May 14, 1922, at the ripe age of 84 years, nine months and 17 days. Besides the above names children, she had 23 grandchildren, and two great grand children surviving. Aunt Hannah as she was familiar known lived a remarkable life in many respects. She obeyed the gospel in her young life and lived a consistent Christian life to the day of her death. And gave to the world a large family of stalwart christian manhood and womanhood who will cherish her memory and be at all times an honor to the church, the state and the nation. She was comparatively successful in her later yeras in the business realm have secured a sufficiency of this world's goods to make her comfortable, and reasonable heritage to her children. Sadie the only member of the family who is yet single, deserves special mention; she was the boon companion of her mother, sharing her joys and sorrows all the way on life's journey, holding her hand, as it were, when her feet were dipping in the cold waters of death. Surely mother can say like one of old "I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith, Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord--the righteous judge shall give me." The funeral service of Mrs. Hannah Stafford was held from the Christian church i Peru, Tuesday, May 16 at two o'clock. Rev. Snapp of Sedan conducted the service assisted by Rev. Alford of Hutchinson and Rev. Schooley of Tyro. the quartet from Sedan composed of Mrs. Ackarman and Mrs. Remele, Mr. Roy Taylor and Mr. Ordway with a solo from Carl McDannald of Peru furnished the music. The pall bearers were Hawley and Clare Stafford, Howard and Glen Pendleton, Francis Golden and Russell Stafford, all grandsons of the deceased. Those who attended the funeral from out of town were Mrs. and Mrs. G. S. Golden and sons of Ponca City, Okla., Mrs. Viola Stafford and sons Gordon, C. J. and wife of Tulsa, Hawley of Lawton, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pendleton and sons, Glen and William of Havana, and J. Howard and wife of Tyro, Mrs. Emma Stafford and son and daughter of Niotaze, Mr. and Mrs. Marian Golden and daughter Blanche and Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Stephens of Sedan, Francis Golden of Chelsa, Okla., H. E. Stafford of Laramie, Wyo., Mrs. Blanche Williams of Wallace, Kans., Mr. and Mrs. Leland Pendleton, of Havana, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Pendleton of Altoona, Rev. G. W Alford of Hutchinson, Rev. Schooley and mother of Tyro.. Mrs. Orlena Alford and daughters Nellie and Helen of Sedan, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stafford of Niotaze, Mr.and Mrs. Harry Benear of Pawhuska, Wm. Benear, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Edison and Mr. and Mrs. John Lane of Bartlesville, Okla.. Mr. and Mrs. Pendleton and Mr. and Mrs. Halb of Independence, Mrs. ! Laura Sanders, Mrs. Doug Nance, Mrs. Deering, and Mrs. Nettie Wilson of Niotaze, Mrs. L. E. Britton of Chanute. Card of Thanks We desire to thank our many friends and neighbors for their many acts of assistance and kindness and manifestations of the sympathy during the illness and death of our mother --Miss Sadie Stafford, brothers and sisters.