Kauffman, Christmas Carol Miller (1901-1969)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Feb 6 p. 7

Birth date: 1901

text of obituary:

Well-Known Writer, Wife of Missions Secy. Dies at Elkhart

Elkhart, Ind. — Mrs. Christmas Carol Kauffman, 67, wife of Rev. Nelson E. Kauffman and a well-known authoress, died Jan. 30 at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness. Rev. Kauffman is Home Missions Secretary of the Mennonite Board of Missions.

A family prayer service and burial took place Friday, followed by a memorial service on Sunday afternoon at the Prairie Street Mennonite Church. She was a member of the Belmont Mennonite Church.

As a writer Mrs. Kauffman had published eight books. her first book, "Lucy Winchester," is to be re-published this year. Another, "Not Regina," has been written into a play. Mrs. Kauffman is listed in "Who's Who of American Women.: She and her husband pioneered in city mission work in Hannibal, Mo.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Feb 27 p. 11