Yeackley, Fannie Yordy (1863-1955)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1956 Jan 5 p. 8

Birth date: 1863 Apr 5

text of obituary:

MRS. FANNIE YEACKLEY

Fannie, oldest of 13 children of John and Magdalena (King) Yordy, was born near Tremont, Ill., April 5, 1863. She exchanged her earthly home for one in Glory on Oct. 31, 1955, aged 92 years, six months and 26 days.

On Sept. 7, 1884, she was married to Joseph Yeakley [sic Yeackley]. The following spring they moved to Milford, Nebr. on a farm where she [two lines reversed in original] lived for 62 years.

Her husband passed away Jan. 18, 1940. Seven years later she and her daughter Eva moved to Milford, where she lived for eight years.

This home was blessed with eight children: Lizzie, Mrs. Ben Gascho, Phoebe, widow of Bishop J. E. Zimmerman, Fred, John, Emma, Mrs. Ed Roth, George, Eva, and Elsie. Mrs. Bert Stutzman all of Milford. She lived to be grandmother to 32 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Surviving are all of her children and three sisters, Mrs. Emma Swartzendruber of Wellman, Iowa, Mrs. Bella Schrock of Albany, Ore., and Mrs. Elizabeth Erb of Colorado Springs, Colo.

In youth she united with the Waldo congregation near Flanagan, Ill. and during her70 years in the Milford community was a loyal member of the East Fairview church.

We as a family are grateful to God for having given us a mother with an active and alert mind, who spent many hours reading. She absorbed much from the past and present, yet kept her eyes in the direction of her eternal Home. Mother was interested in people as individuals and liked to converse with everyone. She never tired of living. Some of her last words were, "I think of my big family. Do the best you can when I'm gone, be faithful, have a clear title."

The funeral services were held at the East Fairview church. Ammon Miller used John 17:24 as his text. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.