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- Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, July 16, 1885 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Albion - Died, July 7, 1885, Katurah, wife of Deacon Henry Jones, aged nearly 79 years. Funeral attended on the 9th inst., at the Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. C. Pendleton, assisted by Rev. R. A. Burdick. She was converted when about 15 years of age, and had lived a consistent life. She was one of the first baptized in the Baptist church, forty years ago, and had been a faithful member until called to join the church triumphant. Her health had been quite poor for some time past, and was taken worse but about three days before her death. She was married 57 years since and had raised five children, three of whom survived her. She leaves an aged husband and a large number of friends to mourn her loss. Four of her grandsons bore her remains to the grave which was quite an affecting part of the ceremony. In Albion, July 7th, Mrs. Katurah Jones, aged 78 years. Mrs. Jones was born in the town of Marcellus; she was married to Deacon Henry Jones, January, 1828. After living in Herkimer County six years they came to Albion, five years after the town was organized. Mrs. Jones was baptized November 19, 1837, and was one of the original members of the Albion Baptist Church, which was organized December 26th of the same year. She leaves two sons, two daughters and several grand and great grandchildren to mourn her death. Her husband survives her in his eighty-fourth year, to whom her death is doubly sad.
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