Jackson County OR Archives Obituaries.....Goddard, Damaris March 18, 1893 ********************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Elizabeth C jaxsearch@hotmail.com November 5, 2007, 11:04 pm Talent (Oregon) News, 1 Apr 1893, p. 3 Mrs. B. C. Goddard died on the 18th, ult. and was buried in the Stearns cemetery on the Sunday following. A large number of people, many from a distance, attended the funeral. The following address prepared by W. J. Dean was read by Welborn Beeson at the grave.:–[Comments regarding the deceased’s beliefs have been omitted.] Mrs. Dameris Goddard was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, November 13, 1826. She moved with her parents to Ray county, Missouri, when about 9 years of age, and was married to Blin C. Goddard in 1844–-49 years ago. In the spring of 1864, she with her husband and four children made the long and tedious journey across the plains to Jackson County, Oregon, locating near Phoenix. Two years later they moved to Wagner creek, where she resided until the time of her death. She was the mother of four sons and four daughters, four of whom are still living, Hendrick, Reno, Mrs. M. H. Coleman and Mrs. W. J. Dean. In early life she was strong, being able to perform a prodigious amount of labor, but about fifteen years ago she became afflicted with heart troubles from which she never recovered and which resulted in her death. For the past 14 months she has lived alternately with her daughters that she might receive their personal care and attention. She gradually grew worse, becoming prostrated about three weeks ago. All was done that loving hearts could suggest and willing hands execute to stay the progress of the disease and alleviate her sufferings. No one could have received more watchful care and nursing. [An ending verse follows.] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/jackson/obits/g/goddard3480gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb