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- DEATH OF MRS. MEAD
At the home of Mr. Bassett, 508 South Fell avenue on Saturday afternoon at 4:30 occurred the death of Mrs. Lydia Mead. Her death was not unexpected by the family, as she has been confined to her bed for nearly three weeks, and though not suffering from any disease there was a breaking down of the entire system, owing to her extreme old age. Her maiden name was Lydia Root. She was born in Delaware, O. August 16, 1813, and was married in the same place to Mr. D.R. Mead in December, 1830. Her childhood and early married life were passed in Ohio. For a time she lived in Indianapolis and sat under the preaching of Henry Ward Beecher. For fifteen or twenty years she resided at Greensburg, Ind., From there she moved to Dubuque, Ia., but came to Normal about ten years ago, and since that time has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Bassett. Since early life she had been a member of the Presbyterian church and at the time of her death was connected with the Presbyterian church in Normal. In her active years she was greatly interested in church work, and especially in the work of the Sunday schools. She was the mother of eleven children, give of whom are still living They are Mrs. Elias Metcalf, of Jacksonville, Ill.; Mrs. Belle Blackstone, of Berwyn, I. T.; Mr. Frank J. Mead, of Minnehaha, Minn.; Mrs. Lydia Mead Collins, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Mrs. Bassett, of this city. The funeral occurred at the home of Mr. Bassett Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by Rev. W.D. Smith and Rev. Richard Crewes. The remains will be taken this morning to Greensburg, Ind., where they will be buried in South Park cemetery by the side of her husband, who died nearly forty years ago.
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We have received a marked copy of the Bloomington Pantagraph which records the death of Mrs. Lydia Mead at the advanced age of nearly 89 years. Deceased was the mother of Mrs. Barzilla Bassett, at whose home in Normal she died last Saturday. The remains were taken to Greensburg, Indiana, for burial beside those of her husband.
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Bassett Family Association Database
d. 29 Oct 1908, Normal, Illinois