Headings, Lela Kanagy (1891-1957)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1957 Aug 8 p. 8

Birth date: 1891 Feb 6

text of obituary:

MRS. LELA KANAGY HEADINGS

Lela Kanagy Headings, daughter of Levi and Rebecca Kanagy, was born in Logan County, Ohio, Feb. 6, 1891; died July 15, 1957, at the Mary Rutan hospital, Bellefontaine, Ohio, aged 66 years, five months and nine days.

On Sept. 12, 1915, she was united in marriage to Milton Headings who survives with seven of the eight children born to this union: Harley, Sanford, Howard, Dorothy, and Nell Overholt, all of West Liberty, Eugene of Marengo, Ohio, Robert of Urbana, Ohio and Ionabell Bosart of Milverton, Ontario. Joe Forest preceeded [sic] her in death. She leaves 24 grandchildren, ond [sic] seven brothers and sisters: Glen, Bellefontaine; Mrs. Lauri Plank, Breman [sic Bremen]; Mrs. Lizzie Yoder, Urbana; Jake, Saloma Thoman, Rebecca Hostetler, and Ella Yoder, all of West Liberty. One brother, George, preceded her in death.

She united with the South Union Mennonite church in1906andattendedthere as a faithful member. In 1917 she, with her family transferred to the Oak Grove congregation where she attended until passing from this life.

Three years ago she suffered a paralytic stroke which left her partially paralyzed. one year later she had a second stroke from which she seemed to recover. Five weeks ago she fell in her home, fracturing her hip, and was rapidly recovering from an operation in which the doctor pinned the broken bone together. On July 11, she suffered a cerebral hemmorrhage [sic] which with other complications resulted in her death.

As long as she was able she traveled with her husband to out of the way places in Maryland, Kentucky and Pennsylvania where they conducted Bible schools.

She was known as "Mom" to everyone who knew her. She made her contribution by caring for the small children of young mothers who assisted in teaching in the Bible schools.

She was a woman of prayer, believing the promises of God and claiming them for herself. She expressed herself as being ready to go to be with her Savior, and was in readiness for that meeting over there.

She was a fine example of devotion to God, her husband and her family, loving and cheerful at all times.

The funeral service was held at the Oak Grove church at 2:00 o'clock Thursday, July 18, 1957, Nelson Kanagy officiating, assisted by Eli Nisley of Plain city, Ohio. Interment was made at the South Union cemetery near West Liberty.