Mrs. Sarah J. Stice, wife of W. B. Stice, was born in Sangamon county, Illinois, Nov. 3, 1844, and died at her home near Waverly, Dec. 31, 1898. She was married to W. B. Stice Jan. 26, 1859. To this union was born two daughters and seven sons. One son, David Arthur, died in infancy, leaving eight children, with her aged husband, to mourn their loss of a kind mother and loving companion. She professed religion in her youth, and lived faithful to her profession until death. She was loved by all who knew her for her christian spirit and gentle manner of life. The funeral services were conducted by the writer at the residence on Sunday morning, after which we laid her body in the Rogers cemetery to await the resurrection morn. May the blessings of her God fall upon her bereaved family.
W. D. Blaylock