The Enterprise-Chronicle Burlingame, Osage County, KS Thursday - May 14, 1931 Funeral Services for Mrs. James Hutchingson Sarah SMith MARKLE, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moses MARKLE, was born in Redbank, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, July 31, 1843. At the age of 12 years she moved with her parents to Vernon county, Missouri where they lived for eight years. At the age of 17, she was united in marraige to James HUTCHINGSON. To this union were born six daughters. In time the family moved to Kansas and Mrs. Hutchingson lived at Lawrence during the Quantrel raid. She had three brothers and one step-brother killed in this raid. She also had six grandsons in the World War. Mrs. Hutchingson lived on a farm and was an early pioneer woman of Shawnee county, Kansas. She suffered many privations of life in those early days, yet she was faithful to her trust in these things and went forward with faith and courage needful for the hour. She was converted at the early age of 16 years, and united with the Methodist Episcopal church, and was faithful to her post of duty till the end. For the last twenty years she had made her home with her daughters and was at the home of Mrs. Nannie KEETON, two miles north of Burlingame, when she quietly passed away at the age of 87 years, 9 months and 5 days, May 5, 1931. She leaves to mourn her going her daughters, Mrs. Nannie KEETON of Burlingame, Mrs. Ida PREEDY of Garden City, Kansas, Mrs. Sophia TAYLOR of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Mrs. S.S. BROOKS of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Mrs. Mary MOFFETT of Berryton, Kansas, Mrs. N.J. DREW of Santa Clara, California. She is also survived by 26 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and a host of friends. She was always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need and was a devoted, loving, kind and affectionate mother. The funeral service was in charge of Rev. J.W. TWEED, pastor of the Methodist church of Burlingame. At the home of Mrs. KEETON a short prayer was given, and the burial was held in the Presbyterian church of Wakarusa, at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon where a large assembly had gathered to apy their respects to a faithful pioneer of their community. The text was taken from Ps. 11605, and the sermon was a tribute to Mrs. Hutchingson. Mrs. R.W. NELSON played the piano and a male quartet, Messrs. Phillip CAZIER, Sim FIRESTONE, Melvin FOLTZ, and June FOLTZ, sang, "Sometime, Somewhere," "Beautiful Land," and "The Unclouded Day." The pallbearers were Frank COBERLY, William COKE, L. LIVINGSTON, J.P. BOWE, J.W. FLOOD, M. MANEY. The body was laid to rest in the Wakarusa cemetery by the side of her husband to await the resurrection morning.