ANN
ELIZABETH (MILLER) BARKLOW
Ann Elizabeth Barklow (Nee Miller) was born
at LaFayette, Indiana
June 19, 1851 and died at her home in Myrtle
Point, Oregon, at the corner
of Spruce and Railroad Avenue, Sept. 25,
1920 being 69 years 3 months
and 6 days old. She lived at LaFayette, Ind.
until 4 years old, then
moved with her parents to Jefferson county,
Iowa, living there 2 years,
then moved to Appanoose county, Iowa,
remaining there until 1866, then
went with the family to Keokuk county, Iowa
until Sept. 15, 1873 when she
with her husband Elder Thomas Barklow and
son, now, Elder D. H. Barklow
came to Coos county, Oregon locating here
Oct. 13, 1873 and lived within
3 miles of Myrtle Point ever since (47
years).
She was married to Thomas Barklow Nov.16,
1871. To them was born 3
sons and 4 daughters all of whom survive her
and were with her during her
last illness, which lasted almost eleven
weeks and which was borne with
patience. She leaves to mourn her departure,
a husband, 7 children, 30
grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, 3
brothers and 1 sister and many
nephews and nieces, scattered from the east
to the west, with many
friends. She joined the Church of the
Brethern the 4th Sunday of June
1867 in Iowa. Buried Norway Cemetery.
Burial of Mrs. Barklow
Funeral was Largely Attended by Friends
After an extended illness, during which the hopes of
relatives were
alternately raised and depressed by her
condition, Mrs. Thomas Barklow
passed away at her home in this city last
Saturday night, but her passing
had been anticipated in a way by those near
and dear to her, so that they
were more or less prepared. Nevertheless
there was much sorrow in the
household when it was realized that the end
had come.
Funeral services were held from the church
of the Brethren Monday at
11 o'clock, and was one of the most largely
attended funerals ever held
in Myrtle Point. Nearly all of the business
houses were, closed during
the funeral hour and most of them were
represented at the services. The
casket was banked with beautiful floral
tributes and the services were
impressive.
Music was by a mixed choir, representing
most of the church
organizations of the city. Dr. L. M.
Anderson of the Presbyterian church
participated in the brief service at the
house by offering prayer. At
the church Elder S. S. Reed and Elder Wm.
Chandler officiated with brief
scripture readings and remarks followed by
the obituary notice by Elder
Chandler. The church building was filled
capacity, townspeople
generally joining with members of the church
in their expressions of
sorrow over the loss to family and community
and sympathy for the
bereaved family.
The outstanding thought in connection with
the service was that
while Elder Thomas Barklow and his son Elder
C. H. Barklow for many years
and in hundreds of instances offered their
sympathy and consolation to
stricken families of all the county around,
in this instance they were
among the chief mourners, the one for the
loss of wife, the other of
mother. It must have been some consolation
to them, however, to know
that the people of the entire section were
pouring out to them as they
best could their heartfelt sympathy and
consolation in the loss they in
their turn sustained. Mrs. Barklow herself
was an able help meet to her
husband in services rendered to the sick and
afflicted.
After the services at the church the funeral
cortege proceeded to
Norway cemetery where the final services
were given, forty-five or
forty-six cars following the hearse with
relatives and friends of the
deceased. Rev. C. O. Jennings offered the
closing prayer at the
graveside.
She united with the church of the Brethren
the fourth Sunday of
June, 1867, in Iowa. Over 53 years in the
Lord's service, never wanting
to turn back but always pressing forward.
She was a charter member of
the church at Myrtle, which was organized
December, 1873. All that are
left of the charter members are J. H.
Roberts and Louisa Roberts, his
wife, Aunt Anna Barklow and Elder Thomas Barklow. Only
four left.
