FUGATE, Eva May
Date of death: 6 Dec 1898 – Hensley Township, Johnson County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, December 9, 1898,
Volume XXXIX Number 22, page 1 column 3
Local and Personal.
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Miss Eva Fugate, age 24 years, after seven weeks illness with typhoid fever, died Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the home of her parents in Hensley township. Funeral services were held yesterday at 10 o’clock at First Mt. Pleasant conducted by Rev. L. P. Marshall.
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, December 16, 1898,
Volume XXXIX Number 23, page 5 columns 3–4
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OBITUARY.
Miss Eva May Fugate, daughter of Ed and Sarah Fugate, died Dec. 6, 1898 at 4 o’clock p.m. She was born Jan. 12, 1871.
Miss Fugate had been some time at her brother’s, Dr. Wm. I. Fugate, at Hartsville, and feeling poorly, and as she did not improve the Doctor brought her home. After a few days she was taken down with a severe attack of typhoid fever, and after a lingering of 52 days, the strong system and will power succumbed to the ravages of the fever. The careful attention of the family; the medication of Dr. Fugate and family physicians; the aid and help of kind friends and neighbors availed not against the great destroyer, death, and she quietly passed away and the spirit took its flight to God, who gave it.
Miss Fugate joined the Baptist church at Beech Grove in the winter of 1885, and has been a Christian worker in the vineyard during her short, but eventful, life. She early drank deeply of the lessons taught by father and mother, and was an obedient, loving daughter, a good sister, a true friend, and a leader in the church and Sunday school of the young. She had a kind word and friendly look for all she chanced to meet, a leader of the youths in all their useful training. Such a one is truly missed During her sickness she looked with hope to the future, confidently relying on the promises of Him who even watches over the sparrow that it will not fall without his care and protection. She would frequently sing sweet impressive songs, being happy and ready for the last summons. Just before dying she called her father, mother, brother and sister to the bedside and bade them an affectionate farewell, and telling them to meet her in the heaven above, closed her eyes and fell asleep.
The pallbearers were Onie Willan, Stella Coleman, Lou Coleman, Julia Coleman, Maple Coleman and Stella Terhune. All these dear friends had been her playmates in the early years; had been her schoolmates during after years and were her neighbor girls at the time of her death. They loved her; in fact she was beloved and esteemed by everyone on account of her sterling worth. She is missed but will never be forgotten as long as those live within her age.
Her remains were followed to the cemetery by a large procession of relatives and friends and at the church at First Mt. Pleasant her funeral sermon was preached by Rev. L. P. Marshall of Franklin. It was an able and fitting history of the saints and the blessed and it was a solemn audience that heard of the life and virtues of Eve eloquently told by him. She was laid to rest by careful and tender hands to come forth in the last morning.
B. F. K.
Link to Eva May Fugate’s grave
Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry