Another Obit

In looking around the web, I found that the wonderful folks in Trego County, Kansas have been expanding their online functionality for those of us with connections to the area. (Either they've expanded them, or I was completely blind when I last visited the site looking at cemetery records. I suppose either is possible!) They now have an obituary page, where local obituaries can be posted. I sent them my transcriptions of Jacob Houck DEATRICH's obituaries and in double-checking my transcriptions found the obituary for his wife in my files. It's from the Collyer Advance:

OBITUARY – MRS. DEATRICH

Martha Jane Deatrich was born November 8, 1845 at St. Thomas, Franklin county, Pennsylvania and died at her home at Collyer November 19, 1924, aged 79 years and 11 days.

She was married to Lieut. J. H. Deatrich August 6, 1861 and removed to Wilson, Kansas, immediately after the close of the Civil War, where they homesteaded and pioneered. To this union nine children were born, seven girls and two boys.

The family moved to Collyer in 1894, where her continuous residence was until the time of her death. J. H. Deatrich died January 17, 1916 and the surviving direct members of the family at this time are Mrs. J. C. Brown, Springfield Mo., Mrs. Fay Hickman, Norfolk, Nebr., Mrs. Myrtle Keesee, Hugo, Okla., Van H. Deatrich, Ft. Smith, Ark and J. S. Deatrich, of Collyer, Kansas, besides twenty grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

The funeral service was held at the Collyer home conducted by the Rev. W. E. Scott, of WaKeeney, and under the direction of the Myerly Undertaking also of WaKeeney and the remains were placed beside those of her husband in the Collyer Cemetery. No greater demonstration of love and esteem for this departed relative and friend could be shown than in the long concourse of people in the funeral procession to the cemetery.

Mrs. Deatrich was a real mother. Her life was consecrated to those dear to her. Her courage never failed and her patience was inexhaustive. She spoke kindly of everybody and pleasantly to everybody and that is the reason everyone loved her.

Her home was a hospitable one, always open and appreciated. Never tiring in her efforts for comforting others. She will be greatly missed in the community in which she has so long lived. She will be mouned by those near and dear but there is the consolation of the resurrection when all will be reunited and peace will be theirs.

The family express their kindly feeling to those who assisted and for all offerings during this, their supreme sacrifice. –Collyer Advance.