Ada Myrtle Polan Babcock, daughter of Chas. L. and Frances A. Polan, was born June 29, 1875, in Doddridge County, W. Va., and died at her home near Jackson Center, O., March 19, 1906.
For four weeks she had endured the pain and suffering from typhoid fever. All was done that kind friends, loving hearts and willing hands could do to effect her recovery, but God had called her home. In the year 1884 she removed with her parents from W. Va. to Jackson Center, O., where, at the age of ten years, she professed faith in Christ, and was baptized by Elder J. L. Huffman, and united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church of that place. In the spring of 1896, she joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church of which she remained a fathful member until her death. Dec. 25, 1893, she was married to Ira T. Babcock and from this union were born two daughters. She leaves husband and children, father and mother, three brother and three sisters, who deeply mourn for her. She was a kind and affectionate wife and mother, and was respected loved by her many friends. She will be greatly missed in the home, the church and the community. The funeral services were conducted in the Seventh-day Baptist Church by J. D. Jones.
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