Emaline Dunlap was born of a farm one and one-half miles northwest of Dunlap, Illinois, August 24, 1850 and departed this life October 11, 1925, at the age of 75 years, 1 month and 11 days.

Having lost her hearing at a very early age she was sent to the State school for the Deaf at Jacksonville, to receive her education.

This school she attended from 1860 to 1869 and finished her school work when she was 19 years of age.

Her marriage to Harvey Comp of Tiskilwa took place December 31, 1874—almost 51 years ago. The husband together with the two daughters, Mrs. Cora Lott of Dunlap and Mrs. Bessie Gray of Princeville survive her. She is also survived by five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

She was one of a family of nine children, of whom two sisters and two brothers still live. They are Mrs. Flora Watson of McLeansboro, Ill., Mrs. Stella Molohon of Jacksonville, (who is also deaf), Franklin Dunlap of DeLand, Florida and Leslie Dunlap of Dunlap.

It was on October 20, 1877, that she joined the Prospect Presbyterian church of Dunlap. Thus her membership has extended over a period of 48 years. Although she was unable to hear, she often attended the services of the church.

An added affliction came upon her when she was deprived of her eyesight about 25 years ago. The affliction she patiently bore and took an active interest in what was going on even though she was seemingly isolated from her fellow beings. Her warm interest in her church was manifested each Sabbath day about the services.

Being unable to discharge her household duties after blindness came upon her, she was obliged to give up her home and return to her parental home. For the past 20 years she has lived with her brother Leslie and his family. There she ahs received the most kindly care and attention.

To the few that were intimately associated with her and able to converse with her, there seem to be many things in connection with her life which are worthy of mention: her extreme cleanliness and neatness, her determination to do for herself, her interest in all the relatives and friends and in the happiness of the community, her strict attention to the day and date—keeping them always clearly in mind, her excellent memory and her desire to inform herself by means of reading the moon raised type for the blind, which she learned after becoming blind and in which type she has read many books.

When the Sabbath day came, other books were laid aside for the Bible and I her last days what time she gave to reading was spent reading the Book of Books which most certainly was a guide to her though life and on through the Valley of Shadow to the Homeland of the Soul.

Recalling how bravely she bore her affliction which shackled her physical being and from which we believe she is nor gloriously free, we who pen these imperfect lines were reminded of these words of the apostle Paul: “Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”

Funeral service were held Tuesday afternoon at 2o’clock from the Dunlap Presbyterian church, Rev. John Acheson of Princeville officiating. Interment took place in the Prospect cemetery.