Margaret Ann Bennett Huxtable

Payette Enterprise
May 20, 1926

MRS MARGARET ANN HUXTABLE

Margaret Ann Bennett was born at Ontario, Canada, April 30, 1858 moved to Port Huron, Michigan, with her parents while a child, later she moved to Harbor Beach, Michigan, where on April 8, 1875, she was married to William Huxtable. To this union nine children were born, five of whom are still living E. J. Huxtable of Portland, Ore.; Mrs. Isabelle Goodall, Mrs. Marion Rumage and Misses Ida and Alice Huxtable, all of Payette, and were at her bedside at the time of her death.

Mrs. Huxtable came to Payette about May first, 1924, just a year after she lost her husband, who died at their home in Harbor Beach, April 30, 1923. She has been in poor health for some time and came to Idaho to be near her children in her last days. She was only confined to her bed the last five days of her life and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ramage of Payette in the evening of May 15, 1926. Five children, nine grandchildren, one sister, and many friends are left to mourn her loss.

Funeral services were held from the Church of Christ at two o'clock, Tuesday, May 18, Rev. E. T. Mitchell officiating.