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Obituary- Sebring, Austin

AUSTIN SEBRING
Austin Sebring was born in Ripley County, Indiana, February 8, 1863, and departed this life December 10, 1946. Having had the earthly distinction of passing the age of three score and ten by a goodly number of added years. Had he not written faithfully upon the tablets of the minds of many who knew him, the story of his pure-minded and noble life, the few and humble lines of this obituary would utterly fail to portray for us more than the briefest outline. But to have known him in the morning of his life or at its noonday is to have in memory the emphasis he placed upon integrity and uprightness.

At the age of 7, in 1870, he arrived at the early scenes of the West Indianola school, northwest of Topeka About a year later he, with his parents, moved to what became the Sebring homestead, a short distance southeast of Westmoreland. There in a free life he grew to young manhood. There he learned the lesson that gave him a courageous beginning of the life he lived among neighbors and friends in this community.

He came to Rossville to live, in 1893; through his years on the farm he was not only a good neighbor but was enterprising and public spirited. He aided in the building of the United Brethren Church, north of Rossville, of which he was a faithful member until he moved to Rossville in 1926, and had his membership and religious interests identified with the Methodist Church.

On February 3rd, 1895, Mr. Sebring was united in marriage to Miss Luella Anderson, the ceremony being held in the Rossville Methodist Church. To this happy union were born two children, Ruth and Esther. This was a happy and unbroken chain until Ruth was claimed by death at the tender age of 16 years.

Through the years of retirement with which we are well acquainted, hundreds of friends and acquaintances well know the gracious ministries of Miss Esther. The deceased was preceded in death by his daughter Ruth in 1915, and by his wife on December 14, 1942.

He came to his end in this life, bravely and prepared for the rewards he so richly deserves.

He is survived by his daughter Esther of the home; two brothers, Chas, of Topeka, and George Sebring of Parsons; and one sister, Maude Hart, of Westmoreland.

—By Rev. McProud

P. S.—The McProud family and Sebring family grew up together at Westmoreland, Kan., and Rev. O. U. McProud and Mr. Sebring have been close companions all through the years.

Rev. Carl O. Harbour officiated at the funeral services and was assisted by Mr. McProud of Topeka.

Music was furnished by Mrs. Marlin Harth and Mrs. O. S. Boyd, accompanied by Miss Thelma Parr.

The pall bearers were C. E. Gresser, M. L. Whearty, Elmer Stewart, Harold Reser, Lawrence Reser and Clayton Carell.

Burial in Rossville cemetery.