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From: Gen <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Troxler obituary
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:25:37 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <7251AFB13011409C921A519673800057@dell3000>


I always thought Nannie was a nick-name for Nancy, but 1880 census info has her 1st name as Susan.
Thanks Vera!

--- On Thu, 4/30/09, Vera Reeves <> wrote:

> From: Vera Reeves <>
> Subject: [ARIZARD] Troxler obituary
> To:
> Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 10:06 AM
> Melbourne Times
>
> Jun 15, 1916 - Obituary
>
> Mrs Nannie J. Troxler (nee Anderson) was born in Dade
> County, GA., in about the year 1838. She embraced Christ in
> the State of Alabama and joined the M. E. Church South in
> which she lived a constant member for many years. She was
> married to Nicholas Troxler in the year 1888 and they
> together joined the Presbyterian Church and lived in the
> same for some years. The Presbyterian Church in the
> neighborhood in which they lived became disorganized and
> four years ago Aunt Nan was she was familiarly called, went
> back to the Methodist Church and lived a faithful member of
> the same to the time of her death which occurred June 3rd.
> 1916 at her home near Zion, Ark. Aunt Nan suffered a great
> deal during the few months of her days on earth but she bore
> it and- ------- often speaking of the end being near and in
> substance - exclaiming in her last, as did John Wesley
> “The best of all, God is with us”.
>
> She taught school in Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas,
> was the first lady teacher licensed to teach school in
> Lizard County. Doubtless there are more men and women living
> in Izard County today who attended her schooled than those
> of any other teacher except perhaps those of Professors
> Kenuaro and Gardner. All of her old students seem to hold
> her in high regard. She was a great lover of children, a
> strong personal worker in the church, a kind and
> affectionate wife and spent the greater part of her life for
> the up building of humanity and for the betterment of those
> with whom she came in contact and it can truly be said that
> a good woman has gone.
>
> Brother Troxler has the heart felt sympathy of the
> entire community in which he lives.
>
> She was buried in the Zion Hill Cemetery, June 4th,
> 1916, amid a large concourse of sorrowing friends. The
> funeral services being conducted by her pastor, J. W. Black
> and Uncle Billie Duren.
>
> (In places this was very hard to read.) (Looks like
> she is in an unmarked grave in the Zion Hill Cemetery)
>
>
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