Hog Eye, Washington County, Arkansas
LANGSTON, Ellen PARKS -After being confined to her bed only about
five days Mrs. Ellen Langston, wife of J.M. Langston, died Monday morning
at 2:30 o’clock at the Sanitarium to which place she had been removed
Sunday evening for the purpose of having an operation performed. She
had been in ill health for some four years past but the immediate cause of
her death was the obstruction of the bowels, the operation failing to give
the necessary relief. Funeral services were held at the family residence
Wednesday morning at ten o’clock, conducted by Rev. L.S. Ballard, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, and the remains were interred in Bluff Cemetery.
Ellen Parks was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Parks and was
born in January 1858 near Billingsley, Washington County. Her mother
was a Billingsley and her grandparents were among the early settlers of
the county. At West Fork January 25,1885 she was united in marriage t o
J.M. Langston and after residing at that place for a number of years the
family came to Springdale about ten years ago, which has since been their
home. While a resident of West Fork in 1885 deceased united with the
Baptist Church and on moving to Springdale she united with the church
here. She took an active interest in church and Sunday School work and
was one of the teachers in the Sunday School. She was also an active member
of the W.C.T.U. and manifested a lively interest in the work of that
organization. Besides a husband deceased is survived by four children,
three sons and one daughter: Argile, Raymond, Day and Miss Joye. She is
also survived by a sister, Mrs. G.S. White of Vinita, Ok., and two brothers,
Addie and J.H. Parks, both of whom reside in South Dakota. Mrs. Langston
was loved and esteemed by all who knew her. In a quiet and unobtrusive
way she went about doing what good she could and was ever ready to lend
her assistance to any worthy cause, as a result of which her life was not in
vain. The sorrowing family has the sympathy of the entire community in
their bereavement. [The Springdale News 1/14/1910]