Holsinger, Elizabeth Ann Cline (1877-1968)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1968 Apr 4 p. 15

Birth date: 1877 Mar 7

text of obituary:

MRS. HENRY S. HOLSINGER

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Cline Holsinger, 90, of Edom, Va. died Feb. 2 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Va. where she had been a patient for four weeks. She had been in poor health for several years, and her death was attributed to pneumonia.

She was born March 7, 1877 at Timberville, Va., daughter of Jacob and Bettie Miller Cline. She was a faithful member of the Lindale Mennonite Church where she served as a deaconess as long as her health permitted.

On April 5, 1899 she was married to Henry S. Holsinger, who survives. They were married at Broadway, Va. by Elder Daniel Hayes.

Also surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Charles T. (Fannie) Good and Mrs. E. Clayton (Mary) Shank, both of Harrisonburg, Mrs. Edward (Martha) Brouder of Waynesboro, Mrs. Chris (Catherine) Miller, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Miss Anne Holsinger of Greenwood; two sons, J. Welty of Harrisonburg and Justus G. of Hesston, Kan.; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

The funeral was conducted on Feb. 5, at 2:00 o'clock at Lindale Mennonite Church with burial in the church cemetery. Ministers taking part in the services were Rev. Moses Slabaugh, Rev. John Mumaw, Rev. Guy Wampler, Rev. Oscar Bowman and Rev. Linden Wenger.

She was a kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and will be greatly missed. — The Family.