Miami Union
5 April 1900
Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall Orbinson,
relict of J. Gilmore Orbinson,
who died at her home Thursday morning , was born in Bucks County
Penn., but at an early age was brought to this county by her
parents. She was the mother of five children, a son and daughter
surviving her. The funeral service were held Sunday afternoon, and
the interment was in Riverside Cemetery.
Miami Union
12 April 1900
IN MEMORIAM
The life of Mrs. Elizabeth Orbison brings before us for review
a life spent in that sweet womanly way which does so much influence the
world for good. Hid away in the bosom of her family, her life was spent in
making life for her loved ones sweeter and happier and nobler. Born in Bucks
County , Penn., in 1808, leaving with her parents at an early age the place
of her birth to find a home beyond the mountains, settling in the Miami
Valley, marrying J. G. Orbison in 1836, moving to the town of Troy in the
40's, dying at the age of 91 on Thursday, March 28, 1900. These are the
facts which historian would record. And yet, as the artificial hand made
flower sinks into insignificance before the blushing rose, rich with the
perfume of mature, so these bare facts become unimportant as compared with
the rich fragrance of a life whose influence has extended far wider that the
precincts of her own home and which shall be a model, an example for many to
follow. Hers was a life of devotion to her family. Hers was a life of
sacrifice to those she loved. And when her work was finished, the Heavenly Father did not call her
immediately but kept her in our midst a short while in order that we might
get a taste of heavenly fellowship here below. Christ loved the children and
often told his disciples that they must be as children in faith and purity
before they could enter the kingdom. How natural and beautiful it was for him then to touch this life in its closing days and make
her a little child, so pure, so sweet, so tender! And finally when she fell asleep, that sleep which has its awakening in
eternity, how appropriate it was that she should be clothed
in white raiment, emblematic of purity, and that a sheaf of
wheat was placed on her breast, typifying a life rich in
usefulness, gathered and garnered for the Heavenly Father!