This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dearduff, Overby, Payne, Wilkes Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UNB.2ACI/1016 Message Board Post: Obituary One sweet face has passed from us The one we loved so dear Though we miss you in our home We know you’re at home over there. Lydia Dearduff Payne was born in Ohio, March 17, 1850, though was principally reared in Illinois. In 1868 she was united in marriage to James B. Overby. To this union were born seven children, one having died an infant. The other six children survived until Oct. 23, 1914, when the death angel called their brother, Elmer to rest. The other five who survive are: John and Willie, of Carthage, Mo.; Frank, of Weister, Okla.; Dora, of Crocker, Mo.; and Mrs. S. C. Wilkes, of Crocker, Mo.; all being present at her death. She was again united in marriage to John Payne, of Crocker, July 18, 1897. She joined the Baptist Church at Liberty, Ill., at an early age, and remained a member of that church until 1872 when she joined the Christian Church at Crocker and remained a faithful member until death. She died at her home in Crocker, Feb. 19, 1916, leaving a husband, one daughter, four sons and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her loss. Oh how could we realize that call That came for you that day For you’re sadly missed by all At home in every way Oh yes you’re gone but not forgotten Gone to rest on that bright shore Dwelling with our dear Savior on that shore Where sad partings come no more Lovingly, Her daughter Published in The Crocker News, Pulaski County, Missouri on Thursday, February 24, 1916.