Mrs. Emma J. Obear, 89, 219 S. Union Street, Delphi, died Tuesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Collins in Bringhurst where she had been receiving care for a number of months. One of Delphi’s most prominent citizens and a lifelong resident of the community, Mrs. Obear took a keen interest in world affairs as well as local politics until her most recent illness. She was a staunch Republican but her principal concern was over the future of our country. She often took issue with the leaders of America, especially those who were lax in their attitude towards Communism. A member of a pioneer Delphi family, she was born December 27, 1869, the daughter of Samuel and Talitha Reid Jackson. The family home was the property now occupied by Mrs. Mayme Cowdin on East Monroe Street. Her father built the house in 1852. Mrs. Obear was an 1888 graduate of Delphi high school and later attended school in Terre Haute, She served as secretary to the warden of the Michigan City State Prison for 3-1/2 years, returning to Delphi in 1900 to assist in taking the census of the city. She was married on Nov. 28, 1900 to James Obear, a prominent Delphi attorney. He died in 1950. Mrs. Obear was a member of Rose Chapter, OES; Charles Carroll Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Presbyterian church. She was the last survivor of a family of five children. Surviving are two sons, George Obear Delphi attorney, and James Obear of Indianapolis. Five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive. Friends may call after noon today at the Eikenberry funeral home. Rites will he conducted there at 2 p. m. Friday with Rev. James William Rankin officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic cemetery.

Delphi Citizen October 15, 1959