Mrs. Amanda, wife of B. R. Fields, [sic] died at her residence near Millers' Station, on Monday, the 16th, and was buried at the Odd Fellows Cemetery, on Tuesday, at this place. The funeral was largely attended. A husband and eight children mourn the loss of a devoted wife and mother.
From an unidentified newspaper:
Mrs. Grace A. Smith, daughter of B. R. Field of this city, died Monday morning, after a lingering illness of consumption. She was a member of the M. E church, an earnest christian, a devoted wife and loving mother, and will be sadly missed by all who knew her. She was in the twenty-second year of her age, and leaves a husband and one daughter to mourn her early death. On Tuesday morning, the day following the burial of Mrs. Grace A. Smith, another daughter, Mrs. Sarah E. Turpen, living north east of town, died very suddenly thus bringing double grief to the already afflicted parents.
Benjamin R. Field and Amanda E. Dills Sanders were married 1 December 1875. Benjamin and Amanda had one daughter, Ruth E. born 25 July 1877, and died 21 December 1881. She is also buried in the IOOF Cemetery, Hazleton, Gibson County, Indiana. Image of original obituary.
Benjamin R. Field and Lydia Brown, were married 7 March 1849, Gibson County, Indiana. Grace A. Field, born 10 March 1867, Gibson County, Indiana, died 10 March 1889, Patoka, Gibson County, Indiana, buried in the IOOF Cemetery, Hazleton, Gibson County, Indiana. She married James S. Smith and had one daughter, Allie May Smith who married Alva Wilson. They had a son, Irven Wilson.
Sarah Elizabeth Field, born 21 January 1860, Gibson County, Indiana, died 12 March 1889, Gibson County, Indiana, buried in the IOOF Cemetery, Hazleton, Gibson County, Indiana. She married William H. Turpen.
The cemetery in the photograph is the Hazleton IOOF Cemetery. The large monument is inscribed with the names of Benjamin and Amanda. The small stones have the names of Sarah E., Nancy A., Grace A. and John F., all children of Benjamin and Lydia. Lydia is buried in the Old Field Cemetery on Military Donation No. 10. Image of original obituary.
The above obituaries were found as clippings in a scrapbook belonging to Harvey O. Field. Harvey was a grandson of Benjamin and Lydia Field. There was nothing to indicate which newspaper they came from. They were copied about 1968, by Miriam Grasz Field.
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