MALONE, Elizabeth “Lizzie’
Date of death: 2 Mar 1893 – Johnson County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 10, 1893, page 3 column 4
OBITUARY
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Lizzie Malone was born at Oxford, Ohio, April 9, 1871, and died at the residence of her uncle, William Cawley, near Greenwood, March 2, 1892 [1893], being at the time of her death 21 years, 10 months and 23 days of age. Lizzie’s father died when she was but six months old, and her mother died one year later. She then went to live with her grandfather, Wm. Cawley, Sr., remaining with him until 1876. Since that time she lived with her uncle and aunt, Wm. Crawley, Jr., and sister Kate, who have been as devoted to her every comfort as her own parents could have been. They kept her in school first in the district schools, then in the Greenwood high school, by which instruction she was able to teach. Being ambitious to make a success in her work, she spent last summer in the Northern Indiana Normal school at Valparaiso, Ind. Returning home she again took up her teaching in the same district where she had given such universal satisfaction the year before. During the autumn and early winter it was generally remarked by her patrons and friends that she was fast developing into one of the most apt instructors among the teachers. About the holidays a sudden pallor came over the ruddy cheek and the icy fingers of Death began to fasten upon her. Notwithstanding the admonition of friends to relinquish hard work and take rest for a season, she kept at her post until nature could endure no longer. Reluctantly she gave up her school, which she loved so well, believing that in a short time she might resume her work. But alas! Fate, which has so much of the unexpected in store for us, willed it otherwise, and on the morning of the second of March, in the presence of the family, in perfect consciousness, her spirit departed this earth to dwell in a better. No one knew Lizzie but to love her. Her nature was so open, frank and generous. Her great power in the schoolroom was in her example of Christian womanhood, never complaining but always hopeful. It is not necessary for friends to extol her virtues for the children whom she taught clung to her in all confidence, accepting her guidance and obeying her mandates.
C.F.P.
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 17, 1893, page 6
FROM OVER THE COUNTY.
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Miss Lizzie Malone was buried last Tuesday afternoon in the Catholic cemetery in Indianapolis. Quite a number of friends in this community attended.
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Miss Lizzie Malone who died a few weeks ago and [was] placed in the vault was buried last Tuesday.
Link to Elizabeth “Lizzie’ Malone’s grave
Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry