Notes |
- (Research):Gospel Herald - Volume XLV, Number 12 - March 18, 1952 --- page 286, 287Eby,-- Cyrus, son of William K. and Susannah (Dettwiler) Eby, was born Oct. 31, 1866, in Conestoga, Ont.; died Dec. 28, 1951, at New Paris, Ind.; aged 85 y. 1 m. 28 d. He was married to Elizabeth Brubacher in 1890, to which union were born 6 children who survive him (Jeremiah Eby, Mrs. Susannah Brubacher, William Eby, Israel Eby, Mrs. Amanda Kulp, Mrs. Lydia Kilmer). His wife Elizabeth died Jun 11, 1913. He was married again to Susannah W. Martin in 1917. She died Nov. 20, 1934. Also surviving him are a stepson (Mahlon Martin, Brutus, Mich.), 45 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Mrs. Daniel Brubacher, Elverson, Pa.). He moved withhis family to Brutus, Mich., in 1898 where he lived on a farm till the death of his wife, after which he made his home with his daughter. He accepted Christ as his Saviour in his youth and faithfully served the Lord until his departure. Funeral services were held at the Mennonite Church, Brutus, Mich., Jan. 2, 1952, by Clyde Kauffman, Royal Buskirk, and Ivan Weaver. Interment was in the Mennonite Cemetery, Brutus, Mich.
|