Andrew
Jackson Worthington Obits-
Andrew
Jackson Worthington was born in
Those who are left to mourn his untimely death are the bereaved wife, six daughters, two sons and twenty-three grandchildren with a host of other relatives and friends. Two daughters and a son preceded him to the great beyond. All the children were present at the funeral except two daughters, Mrs. Scriber and Mrs. Thompson. He never confessed religion but was a dear lover of the Bible and all its truths.
The
funeral was held at the family home Saturday morning at 10:30, conducted by
Rev. Finnan of the Baptist Church-interment in the
The Democrat Message, Mt.Sterling,
IL, February 3, 1923
Andrew
Worthington, retired farmer who for the past 6 or 7 yrs. had been living in
About a year ago Mr. Worthington suffered a stroke and had been in poor health since that time. Thursday in the early morning the visitation of the second summoned him quickly across the Great Divide.
Decedent
was born March 21, 1848, in
He was a man of a large family and is survived besides his wife by six daughters, Mrs. Mary Bond, of Ida Grove, Iowa; Mrs. Emma Bond, Ida Grove, Iowa; Miss Etta Worthington at home; Mrs. Geneva Thompson, Rushville, Illinois; Mrs. Zola Bond, Ida Grove Iowa; Mrs. Ruth Scriber, Britt, Iowa and two sons, Wm. Bradford and John Amos of Bushnell, IL.
Twenty-three
grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Lucy Brown of this city and three brothers,
Peter and Orlando of Timewell, and Marion Worthington
of
The
funeral arrangements have not been completed but will probably be held from the
family home Saturday afternoon, followed with interment in the