Keturah Laver was born near Allentown, Pa., May 3, 1851, and passed into the care of her Maker Dec. 28, 1939, at the home of her son, Luther F. Dinsch, in Columbus, O. At the age of twelve her parents, Tilghman and Angaline Miller, emigrated to Ohio with their family, consisting of herself and one sister, Mary Alice, and four brothers, Franklin P., Alfred M., John T., and Daniel C., settling near Tiffin, O., later moving to 1 1/2 miles west of Liberty Center, which at that time had one house and a railroad station.

At the age of 26 years she became a member of the Reformed church. Later in 1882 she united with the Presbyterian church in Napoleon and later in Toledo, there being no Re formed church in either town. In 1902 she again united with the Reformed church in Liberty Center, remaining a member until the end of her life,]where, in her own words she “loved to work in the vinyard of the Lord.”

During her life she was united in marriage with Lorenzo Knapp, Edward Dinsch, William Mires and George Laver, all of whom have preceded her in death. From these unions have issued six children, three of whom died in infancy, leaving to mourn her departure one brother, Alfred M., one daughter, Mrs. Della Knapp Harrison, of Owosso, Mich.; two sons, Luther F., of Columbus, O., and Lawrence H., of Staten Island, N. Y.

She was the grandmother of nine grandchildren and great-grandmother of fourteen.

In her passing God takes unto Himself a true follower, while her children lose a good mother, her friends, a good friend, and her community a good citizen.

Mrs. Laver died at the age of 88 years, 7 months and 25 days.

Funeral services were held from St. John's Reformed church, Liberty Center, Sunday afternoon, Dec. 30, and interment made in Young’s cemetery.