Trephonia Adeline "Addie" Dyer

PARKS, Trephena Adaline (Mahan) DYER – Mrs. Addie Mahan Died at Mulberry, Ark. – Mrs. Trephena Adaline Mahan, widow of the late Dr. W.W. Mahan, died at her home at Mulberry, Arkansas, Monday, December 6th at 2:30 o’clock’ of cancer and pneumonia. She was buried at Mulberry Tuesday, December 7th, the funeral services being conducted from her late home.

The deceased was born at the home place of the Dyers near Hubard, July 16, 1844 and was a daughter of Elisha and Polly Townsley Dyer. At a very tender age she gave her heart to Christ and united with the M.E. Church, South and has spent over a half of a century serving her master

On November 11, 1868, she was married to Mr. John O. Parks and to this union was born one daughter, Ida Parks. She was left a widow April 14, 1889 and in December, 1890, she was united in marriage to Dr. W.W. Mahan, who preceded her to the grave a number of years ago.

Aunt Addie, as the deceased was familiarly known, was bereft of a mother’s care and love when a mere child and during the war when a mere child and during the war when father and brothers were defending their rights and their home, she was left in the care of an old negro mammy and these two spent many lonely hours together. When she married Dr. Mahan she was a mother in deed and truth to his motherless children, for their own mother could not have done more for them than she, as has been said of her by one who knew her, she was good, kind, modest, gentle, unassuming Christian woman, one whom every one loved.

She is survived by two brothers, Messrs. Frank and William Dyer, and two grandchildren, Mr. Parks Rogers, Mrs. Rica Rogers McCuistion, wife of Mr. Oscar McCuistion * * * [Prairie Grove Herald 12/9/1915]