The Valley Falls New Era Jefferson County Thursday December 1, 1910 Mother Keech Dead. Mrs. Elizabeth KEECH, widow of Walter KEECH, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Newton R. CARY, at Denver, Colo., Saturday, Nov. 26, 1910, aged 79 years, the day of burial, November 30. After a long illness from a fall last winter Mother Keech went to Denver last July to live with her daughter. The body was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Newt. Cary arrived at Valley Falls Monday evening and was taken to the home of Mr. and Ms. Schuyler Green, Mrs. Green being a favorite niece of the deceased, from whence the funeral was held Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Murphy, pastor of the Christian church, officiating at the services, many old friends being present. The burial was in the family lot in Rose Hill cemetery. Elizabeth RODERICK was born in in Knox county, Indiana, November 30, 1831, and died at Denver, Colorado, Nov. 26, 1910, aged 78, 11 months and 26 days. In 1855 Elixabeth accompanied her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pate RODERICK, to Kansas, the family locating near Valley Falls, then Grasshopper Falls, where she was married to Walter KEECH in 1856. Of this union two children, Mrs. N.R. CARY and Mrs. Scott KEECH of Denver, Colo. survive her. Mr. Keech died about six years ago. Being among the first settlers here Mr. and Mrs. Keech knew well the hardships and trials in those early days and were among the last to pass to that country from which none return. There are but few of the old before-the-land-sale-settlers left. County them. Peace be theirs.