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Obituary- Eakin, Stacia 2

Stacia Ann Eakin
Stacia Ann McClain was born December 19, 1897, on a farm in the High Prairie community north of Delia, the daughter of Henry and Matilda Eiserman McClain.
She attended grade and high schools at Delia. In November of 1916, she was married to Jesse Linsacum of Delia. To this union was born a daughter, Vinita Gwen¬dolyn. The family moved to Colorado and later returned to Kansas to the Sunny Slope community where Jesse Linsacum died in March, 1923.
On Feb. 17, 1925, Stacia and George Eugene Eakin were mar-ried in Lawrence and thereafter resided in the Delia community, observing their 60th wedding anni¬versary nearly a year ago.
Beset by arthritis as a child, Stacia was advised to combat it with physical activity. As a young woman she cooked for her father’s sawmill crews; as a young widow with a daughter to support, she labored long hours as a waitress. As a farmer’s wife, she chored and gardened and kept house, a daily routine for years, of milking, tend¬ing to chicken and livestock, of planting and reaping, of cooking and cleaning.
Her gardens were a wonder of long straight rows of vegetables, fruit trees, berry patches and bushes, carefully planted and nur¬tured and harvested. If her garden was of necessity, her yard and flowers were her indulgence: borders of purple iris, wild roses cascading on the front yard fence, tiger lilies by the driveway, peony bushes, hollyhocks everywhere, and masses of marigolds, rose moss and zinnias at the end of the garden.
Her fingers were ever occupied, especially with stitchery. She spent many afternoons and evenings embroidering linens for gifts and the church bazaar; she especially enjoyed the fellowship of church friends over a quilting frame. She carried on continuous correspondence with her sisters, brothers, and other family members.
Always curious and interested in the people and world beyond her own doorstep, Stacia read exten¬sively and travelled with enthusiasm throughout the midwest and western United States. Most often, the trips were visits with relatives and friends; always they included new sights. Grandchildren, nieces and nephews and other family members were often companions as she and George set out from the farm to near and farm places, whether for a Sunday drive or a three week vacation.
As Grandma to Russell, Bud, Sharon, and Brad Stauffer, Stacia offered her heart and home to them in their childhoods and took quiet pride in their adult lives and their offspring, her great-grandchil¬dren and great-great-grandchildren. They frequently spent summer and winter vacations at Grandma’s. She shared with them her own appre¬ciation of a baby chick, a jelly jar arrangement of garden flowers, the purr and affection of a “mouser” from the cats and kittens always welcome at her back door. She also shared, by example, her understanding of what life re¬quired: hard work and perseverance balanced by pleasure in simple things, a strong sense of family and a reverence for nature.
Nieces and nephews and the chil¬dren of neighbors and friends shared in her love and affection. Aunt Stacia maintained a caring, concerned interest in their growth and achievements.
She was a good neighbor, gen¬erous with her resources and time. In her younger years she was often first to the side of laboring mothers-to-be, assisting with the delivery and staying on for a few days.
Stacia was a faithful member of the Delia Presbyterian Church for many years, until failing health limited her attendance and partici¬pation. She taught an adult church school class and was an active member of the Women’s Society. She was a member of the Delia Cemetery Board.
Although arthritis, other illness and injury increasingly limited her activities in recent years, Stacia maintained a fighting spirit toward her infirmities.
She leaves her husband, George; her daughter, Vinita, and son-in-law, Auswell Stauffer, Holton; four grandchildren, Russell and his wife, Louise, Sabetha; Bud and his wife, Shirley, Mayetta; Sharon and her husband, Jim Goldsworthy, Ger¬mantown, Tenn.; and Brad, May¬etta; nine great-grandchildren, Marcia Oom, Sabetha; Myla Stauf¬fer, Hiawatha; Bryan Stauffer, Topeka; Mike Stauffer, Salina; Kevin Stauffer, Holton; Jeffrey Stauffer, Kansas City; Richard Lamberson, Circleville; Shannon Goldsworthy, Germantown, Tenn.; Todd Stauffer, Mayetta; three great-great-grandchildren, Kristina, Bobbi Ann, and Michelle Oom, Sabetha; two brothers, Sam McClain, Soldier and Fred McClain, Bonner Springs: three sis-ters, Nona Hurla, Hollister, Mo.; Ruth Whittington, Eudora; Myrnah McClain, Glendale, Calif.; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Memorial services were held Fri¬day, Feb. 14, at the Delia Presby¬terian Church with Rev. Bill Adair officiating. Mrs. Angelita Owens sang “Beautiful Isle of Some¬where,” then she and Vaughn Flora led the congregation in singing “The Old Rugged Cross.” At the close of the service Vaughn Flora sang “The Lord’s Prayer.”
Marguerite Williams was their accompanist.
Casketbearers were Leonard Dodge, Kenneth Kerwin, Vaughn Flora, Don Miller, Harold Mc¬Queen and Donald Thompson. Burial was in the Delia Cemetery with Verscheldens, St. Marys, in charge.

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