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OBITUARY - Granville (Ohio) Times, Friday, April 8, 1887

An Aged Mother Gone

Mrs. Eliza Larimore, who has been making her home with her daughter, Mrs. James Kirkendall, near Union Station, died on Tuesday morning, April 5, 1887, at the ripe age of 84 years. The funeral took place from the late residence, on Thursday, at 11 a.m., and the remains were deposited in Licking cemetery, near Hebron. All her living children were present to witness her departure. Appropriate religious services were conducted at the house by Rev. D. B. Hervey, President of Granville Female College.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR SERVICE:

1775 - Ensign, Sixth Battilion, 3rd Co., York Co. Militia under Col. William Ross. This unit became part of Flying Camp Regiment uner Col. Richard McAllister and participated in the Battle of Long Island and Fort Washington.

1779 - Lt. of his own Company under Col. Adam Winterode

1781 - Lt. under Captain Abraham Furray

Ref: PA Archives, 6th Series, Vol. II, pp 540, 564, 629, and 688.

Birthplace described as "west bank of Rhine near Switzerland". German language and Protestant religion point to Alsace or Palatinate as likely birth area. Name is spelled variously as DeWald, DeWalt, and DeVault. On the original christening certificate of Philip's daughter Ann Eliza (Anna Liza), it was clearly written "Dewalt" in German by the minister.

CHRONOLOGICAL DATA OF HENRY DEWALD SOURCE; Newland DeVault

1733 born April 10, 1733 Palatinate

1737 Mary Catharine, Born August 8, 1737

1766 Arrived in America September 23, signature Strassburger's Pa. Pioneers

Land Application December 2, 1766 for 104 acres "Seifers-Bach"

1767 Twins, Gabriel & Elizabeth born - were baptised Sherman Lutheran Church, York Co., Pa.

1768 Land Warrant on April 27, 1768 for 110 acres "Ter-Bach"

1778 Ensign York Co. Militia - Taxed on 200 acres

1779 Lieut. York Co. Militia - Taxed on 200 acres

1780 Taxed on 200 acres

Named in Deed for St. Matthews Lutheran Church

1781 Lieut. York Co. Militia - Taxed on 200 acres

1782 Taxed on 200 acres

1783 Tax Collector Manheim Township - 13 in family

1785 On rolls of York Co. Militia

1787 Adm. of an estate in Heidleburg Township

1790 Not in Census

1809 Trustee of an Estate I have a copy Document

1800 Listed in Census - 6 in family

1810 Sold 8 acres of farm for 126 pounds

1817 Henry DIED April 16, 1817, WILL filed

1837 Wife died August 8, 1838, buried St. Matthew Church

1847 2nd and final settlement of Henry's estate

ca. 1817 Bodies removed from Church Cemetary to Mt. Olivet Cemetary, Hanover, York Co., PA

1792 Manheim Township Tax 170 acres VALUE 119-0-0

From Leslie Smith Deardorff's Notes:

1772-Manheim Township, value 9 pounds, tax 0.1.6

1795-, Germany Township - 6 horned cattle, 4 horses, 200 Land Valued 366 pounds, tax 1pound.2.10

1783-Manheim Township, 13 inhab'ts., 3 horned cattle, 2 horses,6 sheep, 100 land, 1 house, 1 outhouse value 945 pounds, tax 2 pounds TAX 9-4-0

ST. MATTHEWS LUTHERAN CHURCH

BURIALS 1790-1865 - MOVED GRAVES 1918 TO MT. OLIVET CEMETARY

RECORDS SKIP FROM MARCH 1814- FEBRUARY 1829 THUS NO HENRY DEWALD IN 1817 - GOES FROM SEPT OF 1830 TO DEC 1830 NOTHING FOR CATHERINE ON OCT 2.

ST. MATTHEWS BAPTISM AND MARRIAGES 1743-1865

1781- Vestry & Wardman of High German Lutheran Church in Town of Hanover, County of York, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania document

1799 Land Assessment - Germany Township - Henry Dewalt $1,810 value, tax was 23 cents per $100

Camp Security stockade built 1781 by Col. Jas. Wood on land of Daniel Brubaker. British troops of Burgoyne's army imprisoned here, guarded by York Co. Militia, one mile South of Route 30 at Stoneybrook (across from roadhouse).

"YORK COUNTY, PA IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION" a source book compiled by Henry James Young, 1940, RED SERIES VOLUME II:

# 12730 CAPT. ABRAHAM FURREY'S PAYROLL FROM JULY 16 TO SEPT. 16, 1781.

HENRY DEWALT, LIEUT. 20 pounds and 5.10.0 Bounty

Source: Young's - Henry Devolt or Dewalt of Manheim Township paid 2.0.0 pounds for warning the militia on 5 February 1778. He was an ensign in the 3rd Co., 8th Batt. York County Militia according to a return dated 5 April 1778. In 1780 he was Lieutenant of this Co., then under Capt. Conrad Sherrets, when it was the 3rd Co., 7th Batt. he served at Camp Security on Guard Duty over British POWs in York Co. from 16 July to 17 Sept 1781.

WILL: Made March 6, 1817, probated May 10, 1817.

I made a copy from the original in the York County Courthouse myself (Leslie Deardorff), and I have a typewritten copy of the will. It was the longest will written at that time and gives specific directions for care of his family.

1819 March 2 - Account of Last Will & Testiment Document

1843, August 25th, Administrators of Estate of Henry Dewald of York County, Pa. Document.

1846, June 27th - Administration Account Document.

St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Hanover, PA:

RECORD OF COMMUNICANTS MAY 30, 1790 # 104 CATHARINA DEWALD page 346

baptism - Feb 20, 1786- witnesses: Henry Dewald and wife Maria Catharine for Samuel Lang and wife Margaretha's daughter, Maria Catharina, born Jan 27, 1786.

Mary DeWald's headstone was one of many at St. Matthews that were buried during construction of the new church parking lot. Her birth date as shown is believed to have been calculated by Newland DeVault from the headstone inscription.

Newland's report says the inscription was as follows:

"April 27, 1832, aged 70 yr 11 mo and 16 days."

Headstone Inscription:

IN

memory of

ELIZABETH

wife of

John Kitzmiller

born Oct. 7, 1767

died Dec. 29, 1855

aged 88 years 2m.

& 22 days

"She is not dead but sleepeth."

Anna Elizabeth Dewald was the the third (or fourth, since she was a twin) child of Henry and Mary Catherine Dewald. She was born on September 26, 1767, if you believe her baptismal record, or on October 7, 1767, if you believe the inscription on her grave stone in Christ Church Cemetery. The baptismal record is probably correct.

Elizabeth, as she was usually called, married John Kitzmiller, Jr. Although many of Henry and Mary Catherine's children moved to Tennessee, Elizabeth and John remained in Pennsylvania. John died in 1845. Elizabeth died ten years later, in 1855, in Frederick, Maryland. She was probably living with her daughter, Mary Kitzmiller, at the time of her death. Mary Kitzmiller had married her father's first cousin, John Michael Kitzmiller. Elizabeth and her husband, John Kitzmiller, Jr., and their daughter, Mary, and her husband, John Michael Kitzmiller, are all buried in Christ Church Cemetery.

Headstone legend:

In memory of

MARY KITZMILLER

Born Nov. 17, 1771

Died June 9, 1856.

Henry and his brother, Gabriel, were the first of the Dewald family to move to Tennessee. They arrived in the fall of 1797. Gabriel with his family first settled on the old John Bean Plantation at the crossing of the Watauga River, later to be known as DeVault's Ford. Henry settled on the John Bishop farm located a few miles away on the Holstein River. Both farms were purchased by their father a few months earlier. Eventually Henry and Gabriel would share the farm on the Holstein, which was enlarged by the purchase of an adjoining tract of land on November 29, 1800. Two other brothers, Valentine and Frederick would move onto and eventually inherit the farm on the Watauga. (Shortly after arriving in East Tennessee the four DeWald brothers changed the spelling of the family surname to “Davault.”)

Henry and Gabriel's farm adjoined that of Jacob Gross. Henry was soon to marry Jacob's daughter Elizabeth. Their first child was born on this farm in December of 1801. Newland DeVault reported that Henry moved to Washington County, Indiana about 1803, however, information has come to light that shows that Henry and family did not move to Indiana until about 1811. From about 1803 until 1811 the family lived in Claiborne County, Tennessee. In Indiana they settled a hundred and sixty acre homestead near where the town of Salem would later be established. It is said that Henry and three others picked the site of Salem and named it. They first decided to call the place "Vernon," but Henry, with his strong German accent, could not pronounce the name and called it "were-non," so they changed the name to Salem. He is reputed to have built the third house in Salem. Henry lived the rest of his life on this farm in Washington Co., Indiana.

Henry Dawalt (as he spelled his name after moving to Indiana) had a varied career. He was a Captain in the Militia (1812), later a Colonel, an Indian fighter, an operator of a Tavern for four years, a flat boat operator to New Orleans, a deputy Sheriff (1817) and a county commissioner. Henry made considerable money flatboating down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. The story is told that Henry was drowned on one of his trips to New Orleans. The report was verified and accepted as true by his friends and family. Their shock was great (and their relief) when he came walking in to his home one dark night.

When his father died, Henry came into possession of his half-interest in the two farms on the Holstein River in Tennessee. In the fall of 1820, shortly after the settlement of his father's estate, Henry road horseback to Tennessee and sold his interest to his brother Gabriel. This transfer was made September 7, 1820; the signatures on the deed are interesting. Henry, ever since moving to Indiana, had been spelling his name "Dawalt." However, in order that the spelling would be consistant with the original deed, he had to spell his name "DeValt." The same is true for his brother Gabriel and a nephew (as witness) that also signed the deed.

When Henry returned to Salem he carried on horseback two small pine trees from the farm that he had just sold. He planted these trees in front of his house on the farm in Salem. These trees were pointed out to Newland DeVault when he visited Charlie and Earl Dawalt in 1946.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, Western Sun, September 8, 1812

Indian Territory, 1812

"An express has just arived in town from Pidgen Roost which brings the distressing intelligence of the Indians having killed 23 souls in addition to which one young man is missing. They were pursued by a party under Captain DeVolt, who fell in with the Indians on Driftwood and had a skirmish with them in which one man was mortally wounded."

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Dawalt Family Reunion

The reunion of the Dawalt family was held at the home of the late Henry C. Dawalt with his daughters Eva Dawalt and Nora D. Short as hostesses. One hundred people were present, half of whom were lineal descendants of Col, Henry Dawalt who came to this country in 1809 and settled on the land still in the name of his family.

The three young grandchildren were present: Sam Dawalt, Kate Dawalt Johnson and Anna Tilford Payne. Relatives were present from Peru, Crawfordsville, Borden and Bridgeport as well as Salem and vicinity.

The history of the family was given by Nora D. Short, who has collected much interesting data from the original homes of these ancestors in Tennessee and York County, PA., which she has visited.

Early historians of Washington County recount the conspicouious part which Col. Henry Dawalt took in the community life of our county. He served as Captain of the first militia organized and later as Colonel led in pursuit of the Indians following the Pigeon Roost massacre in Scott County.

On his farm stood one of the early forts and and also one of the earliest schools of record. He was one of the organizers of Zion Lutheran church which stood near Norria.

He served the county several terms as commissioner and helped to lay out the town of Salem.

He as an ardent Democrat and his family without exception have continued true to this tradition.

He died at the age of 91 soon after the visit of Morgan's soldiers to his home on their memoriable raid in July 1864.

Reminiscenses of those early days, getting acquianted and a bountiful noon dinner were features of this family gathering.

Next year the reunion will be held at the home of Sam Dawalt.

See the notes for Henry Cyrus Dawalt, grandson of Henry Dawalt, for an article about the Dewalts of Salem, Indiana.

OBITUARY - The Salem Democrat, May 31, 1876, Pioneer Pickins Number 54

Henry Dawalt, not "Davault", {in German the word "Dawalt" would be pronounced as our spelling of "Davault"} as some historians have it was one of the early settlers {in Washington County}. He was of German parentage, and was born in the State of Pennsylvania, at Hanover, York county, January 1, 1774. He was a man of great energy and decision of character, and although his mind was slow to act, yet when he came to a conclusion, it was nearly always correct, nothing could change him. He was for many years a commissioner of this county, and none watched the treasury closer than Colonel Dawalt. At the age of twenty-one, he, together with four of his brothers, emigrated to Washington County, in the State of Tennessee, and settled near what is now Jonesborough in East Tennessee. . . . While he resided in Tennessee, he married a young lady by the name of Elizabeth Gross, who lived in Virginia. Becoming tired of the East Tennessee hills and mountains, he . . . removed to Sacamore Creek in Claybourne County. . . .

In 1809, he set out from Tennessee on his journey to the north of the Ohio. He traveled over the country from the Falls of the Ohio to the Muscatituck (sic). He was up Royce's fork of the Blue River and found a place to suit him; and he went to Jeffersonville and entered one hundred and sixty acres of land, being the same land where he died.

The Salem Democrat, June 7, 1876, Pioneer Pickings No. 55

-- We forgot to mention that the wife of Colonel Dawalt was born in 1778 and died November 15, 1851. . . . After the death of his wife, he lived the remainder of his days with his son, John, on the old farm. He died on the 20th of September 1864, in his ninety-first year.

Note: The Washington Township Cemetery Book gives the birth of Elizabeth (Gross) Dawalt as "October 10, 1776."

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - November 29, 1988

Family returning from Thanksgiving with relatives finds historic home in flames

By CECIL J. SMITH, Managing Editor

One of Washington County’s historic homes was destroyed by fire early Friday morning.

The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Shell and their seven children, located three miles east of Salem burned to the ground in a fire that was discovered at about 1:30 a.m. Friday.

Salem firemen said because the house was a total loss it may be impossible to determine the exact cause of the blaze.

The fire was discovered by the Shells as they returned home after spending Thanksgiving day with relatives. Shell told firemen fire was evident on both floors and coming through the roof when he first saw it.

Firemen said as they left Salem on State Road 56 they could see the red glow from the burning house.

Nothing was saved from the two-story farm house, portions of which date back to the beginnings of Washington County.

Firemen did save nearby buildings and extinguished a field fire across the road that started from burning embers.

Portions of the house were built by Henry Dawalt who came to Washington County about 1809 and moved to that area of eastern Washington Township about 1815. He owned a large tract of farm land east of Salem.

Pete Hilton, whose wife, Bernice, is a granddaughter of Commodore Dawalt, said Henry Dawalt was among those helping to select the site for the town of Salem. He said the house was added to many times over the years.

The house was in the Dawalt family until just a few years ago, being owned by Henry’s son, John Gross Dawalt, then passing to Commodore Dawalt, and finally Earl Dawalt. It left the family about 1980 when it was sold to Harry Day. He later sold the house and two acres to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stoops who sold it in January 1987 to the Shells.

“It was a real shocker,” Shell said, describing the scene as he and his family arrived home early Friday. He said much of the house was engulfed and flames were coming out of the roof. The front porch, he said, was starting to fall in.

Shell rushed to the neighboring residence of General Potter and the Potters called the fire department.

Shell said he and his wife, Margie, plan to rebuild on the site. Insurance will help, “but it’s not near enough to cover everything.” In the meantime, they have found a place to live in the New Salem area.

The Shell children are Josh, 9, Chris, 12, Peter, 13, David, 16, Charles 16, John, 17, and Theresa, 18.

GRAVE MARKER

HENRY DAWALT SR

BORN

Jan 1, 1774

Died

Sept. 20, 1864.

Headstone legend:

In memory of

FREDERICK DAVAULT

Born in York Co.

Pennsylvania MAY 5, 1778

Died AUGUST 2, 1847

AGED 69 y. 8m. 1 days.

From 1803 to 1818 he lived on the Booneland on the Watauga River, a tributary of the Holston, at what was later called DeVault's Ford. This is about 10 miles from Jonesboro. Frederick built the Devault homestead in Leesburg. He began it in 1819, and completed it 2 years later in 1821 because he allowed the bricks, which he made there, one full year to dry. This homestead is now the DeVault Tavern.

When Frederick was nineteen years old his father came to Tennessee and purchased three farms for his sons, Gabriel, Henry Jr., Valentine and Frederick. One of the farms was purchased from John Been, the "Been Plantation," of 637 acres. It was purchased in 1797 and recorded in 1798. This land was located on both sides of the Watauga River in Washington County, Tennessee. Frederick and Valentine moved onto the land in the fall of 1800. The old stage road crossed the Watauga on their property and later the crossing and the place became known as DeVault's Ford. Frederick and Valentine inherited this farm upon the death of their father. (Gabriel and Henry, Jr. inherited the other two farms located in Sullivan County, Tennessee.)

The lives of Frederick and Valentine, after they came and settled on John Been's old plantation, are so closely related that you cannot discuss one without discussing the other. They jointly owned and operated the farm and all the property. They married sisters, Margaret and Susan Range and built a house large enough to accommodate two families. The two families lived together and the children were treated more like brothers and sisters than as cousins. (At one time there were four adults and eleven children living in the house.) Frederick and Valentine bought more land until they owned over 1200 acres at DeVault's Ford on the Watauga.

In 1818, Frederick, now 40 years old, moved his family from the home on the Watauga to the new community of Leesburg, about ten miles to the west. Here he started construction of the DeVault Tavern (as it was later known). The 427 acre parcel on which the tavern was to constructed was jointly owned by Frederick and Valentine. It took three years to construct the tavern. The first year was spent making the bricks, the second year was spent allowing the bricks to dry and the third year was spent in actual construction of the building.

(In 1999, Tracy and Judy DeVault visited the DeVault Tavern. At that time it was one hundred and seventy-eight years old and still in very good condition. It is now owned by Mary DeVault Butcher and used as a museum to showcase the furniture and memorabilia of the DeVaults that have lived there. Mrs. Butcher is a gracious host. She spent several hours showing us the tavern, telling us interesting stories and pointing out many items of interest.)

In 1831, Frederick and Valentine, having acted as co-partners for a number of years, divided their real and personal property. Frederick took the tavern that he had built and the farm of 427 acres where it was located.

Frederick and Margaret are buried in a small family plot located across the road from the tavern. Nearby is the Presbyterian Church of Leesburg. Frederick was Lutheran, his wife, Margaret, was Presbyterian. A number of Frederick and Margaret's descendents are buried in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery which is located about 75 feet east of the family plot.

Among the grave stones in the DeVault Family Plot across the road from the tavern is this one:

INFANT

Dau of

JOHN & MARY C.

DEVAULT

BORN

NOV. 22, 1876

"Suffer little children

to come unto me and

forbid them not for of

such is thee Kingdom

of God."

Jacob DeWald and Rachel Kitzmiller were married by Frederick Valentine Melsheimer in St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania. In the church records they are listed as Jacob Thewald and Rahel Kitzmüller.

There was a close relationship between the family of Jacob DeWald and Rachel Kitzmiller and the family of Martin Kitzmiller (Rachel's brother) and Mary DeWald (Jacob's sister). Later Martin's son, Martin Kitzmiller, Jr., married Jacob's daughter, Eliza Christina DeWald.

There was also a close relationship between the families of Jacob and Rachel (Kitzmiller) DeWald and Gabriel and Magdalene (Kitzmiller) Davault, the wives being first cousins.

(from Tracy DeVault)

Jacob A. Dewald/Davault was born in Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania. His birth date is somewhat in question but it was probably between 1782 - 1785.

On January 10, 1808 he married Rachel Dorothy Kitzmiller of York County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of John George Kitzmiller and Anna Christine Keefauver. After their marriage Jacob and Rachel lived on his parents' farm. They had nine children: Elizabeth Christina "Eliza," Maria Catherina "Mary," George Henry "Henry," Samuel, Jacob A. Jr., John David "David," Michael Kitzmiller, Rachel Mary and Susannah C. "Susan." All the children were born in York County Pennsylvania. In 1817, Jacob's father died and he inherited the family "plantation." Jacob, with his mother and family, lived there for another eleven years.

Rachel died on August 14, 1826 and was buried in the churchyard of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church. Shortly after her death, Jacob sold the family farm. His mother, who was still alive, probably went to live with her daughter, Juliana Wortz and her family. Jacob, with his nine children, moved to Tennessee. He lived in Washington County for several years and then, about 1833, he moved to Sullivan County, settling east of the DeVault's Ford settlement.

About 1835 Jacob married Elizabeth Scott. Jacob and Elizabeth are listed in the 1840 Census with his sons George Henry and John David. In the 1850 Census for Sullivan County, Tennessee, Jacob and Elizabeth are living alone.

In December of 1850, five of Jacob's children and their families made the migration to Macoupin County, Illinois. Many of their neighbors also made this migration.

Newland DeVault said that, sometime after 1850, Jacob went to live with his daughter, Mary Catherine (Davault) Hunt, in Jonesborough where he died. The story goes on to say that Jacob was buried in the Old Jonesborough Cemetery, although no stone has ever been found.

Newland DeVault reported that Jacob's house in Sullivan County was burned down during the Civil War and that Jacob was severely burned. However, Jacob and Elizabeth do not appear in the 1860 census. I'm guessing that they both died before the Civil War.

Note: Jacob used the "Dewald" spelling on all legal documents while living in Pennsylvania. After moving to Tennessee he adopted the "Davault" spelling as did his brothers when they arrived in Tennessee. Both Newland DeVault and Dorothy (DeVault) Bicknell, say that, at some point, Jacob used the "DeVault" spelling. I have not found any evidence of this and, since he died long before the Louise Kitzmiller - Dr. E. O. Guerrant meeting of 1875, I do not understand why he would have ever used the "DeVault" spelling.

birth date according to Newland DeVault's genealogy

A date of 1772 is found in: "York County Church Records of the 18th Century, Vol. 2" (Trinity Church baptism 26 APR 1772) -- but this is not consistent with the likely marriage date of 1784. Probably the christening was when the boy was 10 or so years of age.

Here, in part, is what Newland DeVault had to say about Samuel Long:

Samuel Long's parents were Killian and Rosy Long of York County, Pennsylvania. On Samuel's grave is a Revolutionary War Marker. According to the DAR, he served at one time in the same York County Militia as his father-in-law, Henry DeWald, and his brother-in-law, Philip DeWald. In 1781 he was a private in Captain Abraham Furray's Company, as was his father-in-law. He was an ensign in the 6th Company, under Captain Blair according to the returns of election of Military Officers for the County of York, Feb 21, 1794 (Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series).

Headstone legend:

IN

memory of

JOHN

KITZMILLER

born May 26,

1765. died

August 8, 1845

aged 80 years.

2 Months &

12 days.

Headstone legend:

In memory of

MARTIN KITZMILLER

Born Feb. 11, Day 1772

Died Apr. 10, Day 1861.

Headstone legend:

MARGARET

wife of

FREDERICK DEVAULT

Born NOV. 27, 1785

Died MARCH 17, 1867.

Jacob DeWald and Rachel Kitzmiller were married by Frederick Valentine Melsheimer in St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania. In the church records they are listed as Jacob Thewald and Rahel Kitzmüller.

There was a close relationship between the family of Jacob DeWald and Rachel Kitzmiller and the family of Martin Kitzmiller (Rachel's brother) and Mary DeWald (Jacob's sister). Later Martin's son, Martin Kitzmiller, Jr., married Jacob's daughter, Eliza Christina DeWald.

There was also a close relationship between the families of Jacob and Rachel (Kitzmiller) DeWald and Gabriel and Magdalene (Kitzmiller) Davault, the wives being first cousins.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Granville (Ohio) Times, Friday, April 8, 1887

Jas. Kirkendall, Jr., of Outville, and Frank Hunter of Lancaster, left some time since for Nebraska, where they expect to locate. We wish the boys success.

OBITUARY - The Granville (Ohio) Times, February 23, 1939

Heart Attack Fatal To Louella Kirkendall

Miss Louella L. Kirkendall, who for 40 years has served as stenographer and secretary to the grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, I. O. O. F., died suddenly at her home, 2678 Valleyview drive, Columbus, Monday night.

She was a native of Union township, Licking county, the family having resided near the B. V. Price farm about 40 years ago.

Miss Kirkendall had been at her office as usual Monday, her death following a heart attack. She was a life-long resident of Columbus and had been active in Odd Fellowship, working through the Rebekah organization with which she was affiliated in Columbus.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Wednesday at the residence. Three brothers and a sister, Frank, Carl and Charles Kirkendall and Mrs. A. Rodgers, survive her.