A Tennant Family

OBITUARY: CARRIE ELLA FISHER CHAPIN
Carrie Ella Fisher was born February 25th, 1860, in Plano, Illinois. Herdeath occurred at Fairmont, Nebraska, November 25,1919, having attained to fifty-nine years and nine months.

In the spring of 1876 she moved with her parents to a farm near Fairmont. After teaching school for a year she was married to Frederick M. Chapin in 1977. For about twenty years farming continued to be the special interest of this new home, Mrs. Chapin experienceing all the losses and disappointments and hardships of those days with loyailty and courage. Three children were born into their home, Mrs. Harriet Akin of Fairmont, Mason I. Chapin of Riverton, Wyoming, and Guy E. Chapin of Oklahoma City. The two boys had been privileged to visit their mother several months before she passed away as had a sister and other relatives. These visits added much to the happiness and satis faction of Mrs. Chapin in her last weeks.

After moving to Fairmont from the farm, business interests occupied the home, Mrs. Chapin herself showing considerable business ability and entering into it to a limited extent.

Her general ability, her genius for life and for friendship are indicated in her relation to and work in the C.Gongregational Church, the Eastern Star and Royal Neighbor lodges, the P.E.O. Society and Stephen Bennett Chapter of the D.A.R., being a charter member in the last named order.

As suggestive of her human interest and practical work, she spent the earlier years of her life in town in nursing and at a time when return for such labor was little and the need was great. Perhaps the best years of her life and the most self-denying, next to the twenty years which she gave to her own home and children, were the some fifteen or twenty years that she gave to the nursing and care of her aged father and mother. It seemed always her work and missioon to give and to give her best and her all, which was herself. This she did without lstint and without complaint. She loved much, therefore she gave much. In recent years she has taken great interest and comfort in her grandchildren, of whom there are six, giving to them of her love and wisdom, deppened and ripened through a varied experience. Loving life and work and friends as she did, she hoped did, she hoed almost to the last for strength and years in which to live her own life and do as her desires and ability prompted. When, however, after two and a half years of constant, patient suffering, she realized that his was not to be, she expressed her faith in the Divine goodness and will and her readiness to go.

Flowers and friends and schoo children passing her window were her daily comforters and helped pass the weary hours.

"To give is to have." Then she should have an abundance of enduring possessions.

"What is excellent, as God lives, is permanent.

Hearts are dust.
Heart's loves remain.
Heart's loves will meet thee again."

The funeral services were held at the Congregational church on Thanksgiving Day, November 27th. The well filled church was indicative of the respect in which the deceased was held by the community and of their deep sympathy for those who morn most her going.

Besides her husband and three children, she leaves a sister, Mrs Ira Allen of Sandwich, Illinois, and a brother George R. Fisher of Yorkville, Illinois. Those attending the service from out of town were George R. Fisher, Yorkville, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Chapin of Oklahoma City; Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Chapin of Oklahoma City; W. W. Parish of Exeter, Mrs. Landy Clark of Lincoln, Mrs. Mary Akin and Miss Benta Akin of Fairbury. F. M. Chapin and Children.

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This is the note found wrapped around a tintype photo graph of two young girls, "Mother (Carrie Ella Fisher) on right and cousin ?Janice? (Jennie) Fisher Brown, Uncle Mason Fisher's daughter. Taken on Grandpa Fisher's (Oliver Persons Fisher) trip east just before they moved to Nebraska." Comment: We can0ot read with clarity the name of the cousin. There are some letters from cousin Jennie in the records. It appears that the cousin is the daughter of Isaac Mason Fisher who is an uncle to Mason Isaac Chapin.