Mt. Echo Newspaper 7 Dec 1888 Issue: Burned to death in jail. The following from the Baxter County Citizen of yesterday: Last Saturday evening, Mrs. Josie WATSON, who has been on the county for several years on account of derangement of the mind, and who has been kept for the past two years by Mrs. Lizzie PUGH, was placed in the county jail having become unmanageable at large. By Monday she had somewhat recovered from her violent madness and the weather being cold a fire was placed in the stove for her comfort. A good fire was kept up Monday and Tuesday and the woman closely watched. Tuesday evening about three o'clock, Mrs. LUTHER had [This is too faded to read, but apparently Mrs. Josie WATSON is the one who was burned to death in jail.]
Mt. Echo Newspaper, 7 Dec 1888 Issue: Mrs. Alice BIRDSONG died last week at the residence of Rich SANDERS. Her remains were laid to rest in the old family graveyard at the old Gid THOMPSON place.
Mt. Echo Newspaper, 14 Dec 1888 issue: Mr. Joel KING, an old and highly respected citizen, died at his home in Prairie township, on last Monday the 10th inst.
Mt. Echo Newspaper, 1 Feb 1889 Issue: OBITUARY Miss Mattie COTTON, an estimable young lady of Powell, departed this life last Tuesday night. Dread consumption cut the silver thread of life and wafted her into, we trust, a higher, nobler, happier life. Her father and friends have the sympathy of all. Her mother had passed on before.
Mt. Echo Newspaper 1 Mar 1889 The infant child of J. H. ENDSLEY died last Tuesday night. OBITUARY Iva Dimpsy E[blotted out] was born August 17 [year blotted out] and died February 27, 18[year blotted out]. [The mother's poem below affirms the fact that Iva is a baby. Transcriber feels surname may be Endsley, probably born 1888 and died 1889, but on searching records, no proof found. Poems are not usually transcribed due to having lengthy and flowery rhetoric and little or no genealogical data in them, but an exception is made in this case.] Our house is lonely and dark, and we are sad and cold. But we hope to meet her sometime where pleasure is purer than gold. Dear Iva, we miss you, there's none your place can fill; But yet we must submit, for it is the Father's will. If we obey his dear commands, we will be forever blessed, And one day meet our little babe that is now at peace and rest. -- Mother.
Mt. Echo Newspaper 12 Apr 1889 Issue: Bluford MILUM, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Prairie township, died March 30th. He had lived in Marion county for more than 40 years.
Mt. Echo Newspaper, 17 May 1889 Issue: COWAN BARRENS Editor Echo. Grandma MEARS, who died at her son's residence on Water Creek 8 miles south of here, was buried at Pleasant Ridge May 10. She was well known and very feeble, having reached the great age of 84 years. S. Matlock.
Mt. Echo Newspaper, 17 May 1889 Issue: FLIPPIN NEWS The little babe of Mr. and Mrs. HASLIP died one night last week. May they meet the little one again.
Mt. Echo Newspaper, 24 May 1889 Issue, FLIPPIN NEWS: The preaching at the graveyard last Sunday was a very solemn affair. It was in memory of Aunt Bessie FLIPPIN, who died at the great age of 96.
Marion County, AR - Obituaries