Alice Marie Adkins was born in Meigs county, Ohio, August 4, 1843, and
passed into her heavenly home, October 17, 1929, aged eighty-six years, two
months and thirteen days.
Her parents were Isaac and Emily Adkins,
and her early life was spent in Pomeroy, Ohio. After receiving her public
school education here, she attended the University at Athens, Ohio, and so
was well prepared for her chosen work as teacher.
She specialized in
primary work, and after six years spent in the school room, married Coleman
Duncan Pennybaker. Soon after their marriage they moved to Clay City, which
has been their home ever since.
Their union was blest with four
children — Kitty, Isaac, Frank and Lucy.
Kitty is greatly endeared
to the children in Clay City because for many years a teacher here; Isaac
with his family lives in Bridgeport; Frank makes his home in Rosiclare; and
Lucy is teaching in Sailor Springs for the sixth consecutive year.
There are also four grandchildren and one great grand child.
Mrs.
Pennybaker had been staying in Rosiclare with Kitty and Frank, and passed
away while there. Her husband preceded her by seven years in passing to his
reward.
Mrs. Pennybaker became a Christian in early life, and united
with the Methodist Church in Pomeroy. She was in feeble health for a number
of years before passing away, and during these years was a member of our
Sunday School Home Department always expressing much pleasure in the Lesson
Quarterly which she received regularly.
As she expressed a desire
for a cottage prayer meeting one was held in her home which was well
attended by Church friends, and was of especial interest. With beaming face
she expressed her pleasure in this meeting and told us how much she had
always loved the Methodist Church.
The following incident is related
by one of her daughters:
After becoming feeble she was very of
singing, "God will take care of you."
This song of Christian trust
seemed the key-note of her later years. When this daughter had to leave home
in September to begin her school, her mother dreading the parting said,
"Must you go?" Then realizing the necessity she said, "God will take care of
you." She was a devoted mother, and had her reward by the devotion shown by
her children, in the long years of her illness.
Extracted 12 Jun 2017 by Norma Hass from 1930 Pictures and Biographical Sketches of the Business Men of Clay City, Illinois.
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