Mary Burkholder Diller
BIRTH 25 Aug 1835
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 26 Nov 1895 (aged 60)
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
BURIAL
Chambersburg Mennonite Cemetery
Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
DILLER. On the 26th of Nov. 1895, in Franklin Co., Pa., suddenly, of heart failure, Sister Mary, widow of Francis Diller (who preceded her some 10 years ago), aged 60 years, 4 months and 1 day. She leaves a bereaved family of 6 children, 2 daughters and 4 sons. One of the daughters has been an invalid for some years, and is almost entirely helpless. The family have the sympathy of the entire community. "What God does is well done." Funeral services by Philip Parret, Philip Wadle and Pre. Bricker. Bro. Parret spoke at the house from 2 Cor. 15. The deceased was buried at the Chambersburg M. H., where further services were held.
Death has borne from us our mother,
We have taken our last farewell
From our loved and loving parent-
Why it was we cannot tell.
God saw fit to call her higher,
From this world of toil and care
To her home beyond the river;
And we hope to meet her there.
HERALD OF TRUTH , Vol. XXXII, No. 24, December 15, 1895, p. p. 380, 381, 382
Note: Sisters, Mary & Anna Burkholder, married brothers Francis & Jacob Diller, respectively. Jacob & Anna moved west settled in Oklahoma. See FAG #30876480.
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