Mrs. Mary Lindsay Dies at Age of 103

[Source: The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1915, accessed on the Portal to Texas History]

Grayson County's oldest citizen has been called to her reward. Mrs. Mary L. Lindsay, who was 103 years, eight months and four days old, was found dead in her bed at 5:30 o'clock this morning, at her home, No. 619 East Brockett Street [in Sherman].
The death angel had just passed by, for her body was warm, but the breath had left it. She lay still and calm with a peaceful smile on her face, and evidently there had not been the slightest struggle.
Mrs. Lindsay for several years had made her home with the family of her nephew, Frank E. Roberts. Up to about a year ago she had been active and was about the place regularly, but the past year she had failed for some time. However, she maintained a good appetite and talked to those about her. Her eyesight had failed rapidly, but otherwise she seemed to be in fair condition, and her death was unexpected. During the night Mrs. Roberts went to her bed, and she was sleeping quietly; her pulse seemed normal and she was nice and warm. This morning when the family arose, Mr. Roberts went to her bed and found that she had died.
Funeral services were held at the residence this afternoon, and burial was in West Hill Cemetery by the side of her husband, who died thirty-five years ago. Services were conducted by Rev. Geo. F. Cuthrell, pastor of the Central Christian Church, of which she had long been a member.
Mrs. Lindsay was a native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and was born July 24, 1811. In her early womanhood she came to Texas and located with her family in what is now Collin County. She was united in marriage to Francis H. Lindsay, a pioneer school teacher of North Texas, and many years ago lived in Dallas County, where Mr. Lindsay taught school. Later the family located at Rhea Mills, in Collin County, where Mr. Lindsay taught school and farmed. At the close of the War Between the States, the family moved to Sherman.
Mrs. Lindsay was the second wife of Francis H. Lindsay, and he was the father of George, Will, James, and Berennard Lindsay, all of whom were good citizens of this section. B.J. Lindsay of Denison is a step-grandson, as also are Walter and George Lindsay, the former of Oklahoma and the latter of Amarillo, Texas.
Mrs. Lindsay had no children of her own.
This pioneer woman lived a long and useful life, and has seen Texas grow from a wilderness to its present splendid proportions. She had done faithfully and well the things she found to do, and was permitted to remain on earth longer than most people are. Those who are bereft by her death have the sympathy of all.

—Sherman Democrat