Obituary

Death of Grandma Day

Mrs. Leicester Day died suddenly at her home in this city last Saturday, of heart failure. She had been in her usual health and the only indication of an approaching end was when she dropped into a chair and breathed her last.

Christine Curly was born Oct. 8, 1823, in Livingston Co., New York. Was married to Leicester Day in Trumble Co., Ohio, on the 31st day of Dec. 1844, resided in the state of Ohio about 11 years from there they removed to Grant Co., Wisconsin, where they resided until 1871, when they moved to Kansas, near Burrton, at which place she resided until her death Nov. 15, 1901. Age 78 years, 1 month and 7 days.

She was left a widow in 1897, her companion having preceded her to his eternal home on the fourth day of August. She was the mother of nine children, one, Estella, dying in infancy, and Kate Hale, deceased. She leaves three sons and four daughters to mourn her loss, all living near Burrton, with the exception on one daughter, Elmira Darstow, who resides in California.

The funeral services were held from the Christian Church Sunday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. Hensley of Halstead. The remains were laid to rest in the Burrton Cemetery.