Don't know why they all went Visalia way, but that's where most of mine ended up, too.....all from Dade and Cedar Co, MO. "...with a perfect smile on his face..."...???...have never seen or heard that expression in an obit!......<G> Genealogy Mail wrote: > > Having kin in Visalia and kin in Dade, I can tell you that those words > "Visalia, Calif." are indicating location of the death only. Also the > content of the obit tells me it was written locally in Dade. At one point > it's "Porterville" (correct) and then "Porterfield", an unlikely mistake for > Visalia. As an aside, I thought my kin moved early to Visalia, but yours > was much earlier. Made me wonder if mine moved there because they had heard > that it was a good place to go. Helen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CKB.2ACE/1503.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Linda, > > > > Another researcher was unable to find a copy of "Mack's" obituary in > Visalia for me. However, here is the one that appeared in the Greenfield > Vedette in Missouri. It is said to be from Visalia, which makes me think > that the Vedette copied a Visalia obituary, but I could be wrong. > > > > "Obituary -- M.C. SEXTON -- August 24, 1924 appeared in Greenfield Vedette > (I guess). > > > > Visalia, Calif., Aug. 8 -- M.C. ("Uncle Mack") Sexton passed away at the > family home on Eluiza Street, Visalia, on August 2, 1924, at the age of 72 > years and 10 months. The decased leaves a widow and a host of friends to > mourn his loss. > > > > "Uncle Mack" left Dade county some eight years ago, locating near > Porterville, where he lived for about three years; then he and his good wife > [no name <sigh>] moved to Visalia. where he bought a nice little home. But > Uncle Mack was not one of those who thought only of an earthly home, but had > prepared himself for that home not made with hands, and had certainly lived > up to the oath he took before T. B. Larimore, when the latter preached one > of his soul-awakening sermons at Bona some years ago. His widow has the > sympathy of Visalia and community. She was ever faithful and ready to do > anything she could for him, until God saw fit to take him away. > > > > The deceased was buried in a nice plot in Visalia cemetery. He was laid to > rest with a perfect smile on his face. Rev. Zook, pastor of the first > Christian church of Porterfield, spoke the words of comfort to the sorrowing > widow and friends, taking for his text, "Blessed are the dead which die in > the Lord." --a Friend." > > > > > > Janet Hunter...Descendant of the other Sexton family in Greenfield > > > >