Gariepy Family-----

PHILANCIA GARIEPY'S HEADSTONE

The first item I would love to add is Philancia Langdon Gariepy's obit from the newspaper. Unfortunately, my copy is so light that it will not photo copy nor scan no matter what I do. Therefore, I am going to quote exactly what it states to the best of my reading (eyes) ability:

NEWSPAPER DATED JANUARY 1, 1935
"AGED ENTERPRISE WOMAN DIES MONDAY AFTERNOON
Mrs. Philancia Langdon Gariepy
Born There 85 Years Ago----
Funeral on Wednesday.
Mrs. Philancia Langdon Gariepy, aged 85 years, died at her home in Enterprise Monday afternoon at 4:26 o'clock, from the infirmities of years. She was born in Enterprise on April 3, 1848, and always lived there. Her husband, Francis Gariepy, died 23 years ago and she is survived by the following children: Frank of Kilgore, Tex; John of Bridgeport, Ill; Joseph of Titusville; Joel of Skellytown, Tex;; Robert Calhoun, Ky; Herbert of Paoli, Ind; Mrs. Sophia Brown of Ellisville, Tex; Merle of Tryonville; Fred of Galea, Kan; and Mrs. Pearl Plotts of Carlisle, Ill. A son, Charles, died at the age of 41 in Lusk, Wyo and George died in infancy. The deceased also leaves two brothers: Heenan Langdon of Titusville and Joseph Langdon of Warren and one sister: Mrs. Adelia Roberts of Meadville. There are 59 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren.
The body was prepared for interment at the W. J. Arnold Funeral home where services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday with interment in the Tubbs cemetary on the Enterprise Road."
THIS ONE HAD NO DATE:
"Mrs. Philancia Langdon Gariepy
Services for Mrs. Philancia Langdon Gariepy were conducted from the W. J. Arnold funeral parlors, Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. M. I. Harding, pastor of Enterprise M. E. Church, officiating. The interment was postponed to yesterday afternoon pending the arrival of a son, Fred Gariepy of Galva, Kan. The committal was made in the Tubbs cemetary on the Enterprise Road."

I HAVE ONE OTHER NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT WILL NOT COPY THAT TELLS US ABOUT THIS WOMAN. IT WAS DONE LONG BEFORE PHILANCIA'S DEATH, BUT I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT DATE. I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAKE COPIES FOR ANYONE THAT WISHES FOR THEIR OWN COPY. UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK THAT AGE HAS MADE THEM DIFFICULT TO PHOTOCOPY AND I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK CHARLOTTE SILVA FOR SHARING THESE WONDERFUL TREASURES:

"There lives near Centerville a woman who is remarkable for what she accomplishes at the age of 67 years after already having borne heroically her own and others burdens for many moons. We have in mind, Mrs. Frank Gariepy, who, after raising a family twelve children, has cared for six more belonging to a son, who a dozen years ago was left a widower. This spring Mrs. Gariepy with the assistance of Edward Gariepy, a 12-year-old granchild, is doing the farming at home and the little fellow is working out some with the team, the father having employment on the railroad. In spite of the backward" (UNABLE TO READ THIS ONE WORD) "the woman and boy had only a half acre of potatoes and six acres of oats in seasonable time and the ground prepared for corn. It has been said of Mrs. Gariepy that she has been the guiding spirit in the raising of both families. It seems surprising that she is still quite vigorous in body and mind in view of her years of hardwork, which has in a measure been of her choice, as she cannot be contented while idle."

PHILANCIA LANGDON GARIEPY IN 1923

This picture is said to be Sophia Mae Gariepy and her daughter Leona

A newspaper clipping concerning Sophia Gariepy and Frank G. Brown

Another newspaper clipping concerning Sophia Gariepy and Carl Eugene Culver

FRANCIS ALEXANDER GARIEPY (SON OF FRANCIS AND PHILANCIA) DELAYED BIRTH CERTIFICATE

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