Martha Ellen "Mattie" Sanders

MOORE, Martha Ellen SANDERS - Mrs. Martha Ellen Moore, wife of

Robt. L. Moore, was born in Washington Co., Ark. March 13,1868, married

March 13,1885 and died June 3,1886 after a week’s illness. She professed

faith in Christ about four years ago in the Methodist church at Prairie

Grove, lived a consistent Christian and died in the assurance of a better life

beyond. She called her husband, parents and friends around her bed, told

them she was going to die, gave directions in regard to her funeral and

burial, requested that her sister take her two little children and deliberately

bade them good-bye. She was the fifth one of the same family connection

who have died of the same disease within the two months past, namely,

her grandmother, Mrs. Moore, her aunt, Mrs. Marrs, her brother, Isom

Sanders, and her little niece, Alex Sanders’ daughter. She was happy in

death and said she heard the sweetest of music. Our loved ones are showing

us how to live and how to die. May our Father help us to be ready. J.A.

Walden. [Fayetteville Democrat 6/11/1886]