Mrs. Jernigan Dead.
Word has reached the
city of the death of Mrs. A.F. Jernigan which occurred at five o'clock last
evening after a long illness. The
funeral will be held at the McLain Church tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock. The Evening
Kansan-Republican, Newton Kansas.
Wednesday, June 8, 1904. Page 4.
Obituary
Mrs. Amanda F.
Jernigan
A rare privilege it
was to sit a little while by the bedside of this Christian woman a few days
before she passed to her heavenly reward and hear her earnest expressions of
calm confidence in God, firm unwavering trust in her Divine Redeemer. Although her body was day by day losing its
vitality her soul was gathering strength for its flight to the Blessed
Land. Such an experience illustrates
Longfellow's words:
There is no
death! What seems so its transition;
This life of mortal
breath
Is but a suburb of
the life elysian,
Whose portal we call
death."
Mrs. Jernigan was
born August 12, 1827 at Lebanon, Maine.
She was the daughter of William and Sallie Libbey. She was reared in Maine until the age of ten
years when her parents with their family moved to Illinois. She was the oldest of nine children of whom
six survive her, five brothers and one sister, viz: William Libbey of Denver, Col., Mrs. Adaline
McLain of Canon City, Col., Ivory Libbey of Morrison, Ok., Harrison Libbey of
Litchfield, Ill., John B. Libbey of Parsons, Kan., and Edward Libbey living in
Newton, Kansas. One sister and brother
preceded her to the better land. She
gave herself to Christ when thirteen years old and remained "faithful unto
death." She was married to Leander
D. Jernigan, Dec. 28, 1848. To this
union were born seven children, Augusta, wife of P.G. Gallagher, Rich Hill,
Mo., George H. Jernigan, of Salina, Kan., Mrs. David Phillips and Mrs. Ezra
Child, McLain, Kan., and Mrs. Robert Henderson, Johnstown, Pa. Two of Mrs. Jernigan's children died in
infancy. She has not been in good health
for several years, but since last Christmas has failed rapidly until last
Tuesday afternoon, June 7, at five o'clock she fell asleep in Jesus. "Asleep for a night on the way to the
New Jerusalem."
Besides the
relatives mentioned above she leaves seven grand children and three great grand
children. A large concourse of relatives
and friends gathered in the McLain Church Thursday afternoon for the funeral
service. The choir sang "When the
Mists Have Rolled Away" and other appropriate hymns. The Pastor preached from the text, "Be
thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life" (Rev.
2:10). Interment was in Newton
cemetery. J.Y.E. The Evening
Kansan-Republican, Newton Kansas.
Friday, June 10, 1904. Page 5.
