Cindarella (Phillips) Darst 1842-1926

Cindarella Lucinda (Phillips) Darst (1842-1926), the wife of Paul Darst (1819-1874) dies at 84.

PIONEER WOMAN

IS LAID TO REST

Mrs. Cinderilla Phillips Darst

Dies on January 29,

Age 84 Years

Mrs. Cinderilla Phillips Darst, a pioneer woman of 1857, passed away at the farm house two and one half miles north of Sublimity on Thursday, January 29,, at the age of 84 years.

Mrs. Darst was born in 1842 and came west with her parents in 1857, crossing the plains by ox team, and endured many of the hardships known only to those early pioneer families. In 1861 she was married to Paul Darst, who also crossed the plains by ox team.

She and her husband lived one year in California, then came to Oregon and settled on the donation land claim where she has since resided. Mr. Darst having passed beyond in 1874.

Sixty-four of her sixty-five years of married life was spent in the home where she passed away. She was the mother of four children, three of whom survive her. They are miss Phidelia Darst, Miss Parthelia Darst and Charles Darst, all residing at the home near Sublimity. She also leaves three brothers, J. C. Phillips, J. J. Phillips and Riley Phillips, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Casteel.

Funeral services were held from the Weddle mortuary in Slayton on Friday at 1:30 o'clock and the remains taken to Rock Point cemetery where they were laid at rest beside those of her husband. The many beautiful floral pieces showed the respect and esteem in which this worthy pioneer woman was held by her neighbors and friends.

Sunday 31 JAN 1926 - Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon