MRS. LIZZIE F. WHITE
May 9, 1909
Salem, Washington County, Indiana
Dies Suddenly at her Home Thursday Morning.
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The people of Salem were shocked Thursday morning when the news spread that Mrs. Lizzie F. White was dead. Although she had been in poor health for several months and it was not thought that she would ever recover her former health, her death came suddenly and unexpected. She had been a sufferer from chronic bowel trouble for which an operation was to have been performed the day she died. At 4 o'clock when she was given a dose of medicine she seemed bright and cheerful, but in less than ten minutes she had an attack of the heat and she passed quietly away.
Mrs. White was an estimable woman and will be greatly missed among her large circle of relatives and friends.
Lizzie Sinex was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sinex, and was born in New Albany, Indiana, August 11, 1855, and was 53 years, 9 months and 20 days old when she died, May 6, 1909.
She was married to H. F. White, August 18, 1889, and to this union were born two children, a daughter who died in infancy, and Lorraine T., age 14. Left to mourn her departure are a husband and son, two sisters, Mrs. Harvey Walker, of New Albany, and Mrs. N. E. Rodman, of South Boston, two brothers, Thomas Sinex, Puyallup, Washington, and E. W. Sinex, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, besides a host of other relatives and friends.
Mrs. White became a member of the M. E. church when 14 years of age and has lived a faithful member of that denomination all her life.
She loved her family and friends and was always happy when surrounded by them.
The funeral services were held at the family residence, Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and was conducted by her pastor, Rev. E. A. Robertson. After which her remains were conveyed to Crown Hill cemetery and laid to rest.
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