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 he 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!