Sarah A. (Carnahan) Daily and Phillip Daily
One of those unhappy events which must come to us all sooner or later came to the home of one of our most respected families in Grand River Township last Tuesday. Sarah, wife of Phillip Daily, after a long period of suffering borne with Christian patience, slept her last sleep. It was a change tranquil as she passed from the repose of sleep to the repose of death.
She was a devoted wife and affectionate and loving mother and her most ardent wish for their highest success. For years while suffering from her malady, her devotion to her family was unswerving. She leaves a husband and eight children to mourn her loss. They have the condolence of a sympathetic community.
Sarah A. Carnahan was born May 15, 1841, in Illinois. She came with her parents when a child to Burlington, Iowa, where she resided until 1872, then she came to Decatur County, Iowa, where she has since resided. She was married to Phillip Daily, January 21, 1858. Died September 4, 1894. The funeral sermon was preached at the residence to a large audience by Reverend Jos. Edwards from Heb. 12:6, 7, 8, and 11, hymn, "Tis So Sweet To Trust in Jesus" was sung at the funeral. Text and hymn had been previously selected by deceased. A large number of friends and neighbors followed the remains to the Funk's Mill Cemetery and the last rites of human power were accomplished.
"Your mother has gone to the land of the blest
Her troubles are over, she is now at rest.
She is singing songs on the glorified shore
With the loved ones who have gone on before"
"But oh! the house is so empty
And mother's room is so still;
You scarce can keep from weeping,
While you try to bow to His will."
-David Thomas.
Leon Reporter-Iowa
September 13, 1894