Daisy E. Vandruff was born at West point, Bates county, Mo., Aug. 29, 1874, moving with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Vandruff, to Chautauqua county, Kansas, June 7, 1882, stopping on a farm south of Hewins for four years, her parents then moving to Cedar Vale, where she attended school, being known by many here as a pleasant and kind schoolmate. Sometime afterwards her parents moved back to the farm, where she spent her time in and around Hewins.
She was married Oct. 23, 1895, at Sedan, Kansas, to R. W. Akin of Hewins, making their home at the latter place until March 23, 1897, then moving to Cedar Vale, where they have since resided. March 25, 1895, she united with the Church of Christ. The deceased took sick with cold and cough, complicated with fever, about Feb. 1, and was confined to her bed four weeks before her death. Her suffering at times was terrible, but she bore it patiently. March 17 her little daughter Ruby took very sick, and six days later death relieved the little sufferer. Had the baby lived until April 1, it would have been one year old.
The mother remarked that she would be with baby soon. All day Sunday she seemed better and was quite cheerful, but in the night grew worse and said, "I will go to Baby in the morning," and at fifteen minutes of five o'clock Monday morning, March 26, she passed away. She leaves a husband, a little boy, Eldee, four years old, a father, mother, one sister and four brothers, also a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn what seems her untimely death.
She was married Oct. 23, 1895, at Sedan, Kansas, to R. W. Akin of Hewins, making their home at the latter place until March 23, 1897, then moving to Cedar Vale, where they have since resided. March 25, 1895, she united with the Church of Christ. The deceased took sick with cold and cough, complicated with fever, about Feb. 1, and was confined to her bed four weeks before her death. Her suffering at times was terrible, but she bore it patiently. March 17 her little daughter Ruby took very sick, and six days later death relieved the little sufferer. Had the baby lived until April 1, it would have been one year old.
The mother remarked that she would be with baby soon. All day Sunday she seemed better and was quite cheerful, but in the night grew worse and said, "I will go to Baby in the morning," and at fifteen minutes of five o'clock Monday morning, March 26, she passed away. She leaves a husband, a little boy, Eldee, four years old, a father, mother, one sister and four brothers, also a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn what seems her untimely death.
Daisy E. Vandruff was born at West point, Bates county, Mo., Aug. 29, 1874, moving with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Vandruff, to Chautauqua county, Kansas, June 7, 1882, stopping on a farm south of Hewins for four years, her parents then moving to Cedar Vale, where she attended school, being known by many here as a pleasant and kind schoolmate. Sometime afterwards her parents moved back to the farm, where she spent her time in and around Hewins.
She was married Oct. 23, 1895, at Sedan, Kansas, to R. W. Akin of Hewins, making their home at the latter place until March 23, 1897, then moving to Cedar Vale, where they have since resided. March 25, 1895, she united with the Church of Christ. The deceased took sick with cold and cough, complicated with fever, about Feb. 1, and was confined to her bed four weeks before her death. Her suffering at times was terrible, but she bore it patiently. March 17 her little daughter Ruby took very sick, and six days later death relieved the little sufferer. Had the baby lived until April 1, it would have been one year old.
The mother remarked that she would be with baby soon. All day Sunday she seemed better and was quite cheerful, but in the night grew worse and said, "I will go to Baby in the morning," and at fifteen minutes of five o'clock Monday morning, March 26, she passed away. She leaves a husband, a little boy, Eldee, four years old, a father, mother, one sister and four brothers, also a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn what seems her untimely death.
She was married Oct. 23, 1895, at Sedan, Kansas, to R. W. Akin of Hewins, making their home at the latter place until March 23, 1897, then moving to Cedar Vale, where they have since resided. March 25, 1895, she united with the Church of Christ. The deceased took sick with cold and cough, complicated with fever, about Feb. 1, and was confined to her bed four weeks before her death. Her suffering at times was terrible, but she bore it patiently. March 17 her little daughter Ruby took very sick, and six days later death relieved the little sufferer. Had the baby lived until April 1, it would have been one year old.
The mother remarked that she would be with baby soon. All day Sunday she seemed better and was quite cheerful, but in the night grew worse and said, "I will go to Baby in the morning," and at fifteen minutes of five o'clock Monday morning, March 26, she passed away. She leaves a husband, a little boy, Eldee, four years old, a father, mother, one sister and four brothers, also a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn what seems her untimely death.
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