Jacob Babcock Furrow 1833-1908  
Categories: Garwin, Iowa, Gentry, Arkansas, Jackson Center, Ohio, Rev. William H. Ernst Officiating, The Sabbath Recorder Obituary
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 65, No 13, p 410, Sep. 28, 1908.
  Jacob C. Furrow was born at Jackson Center, Ohio, Sept. 25, 1833, and died in Gentry, Ark., Sept. 7, 1908.
  He was the son of Joseph and Jane (Babcock) Furrow.   He was baptized at the age of 20, 1853, by Joshua Hill and joined the church at Jackson Center.   He was married to Miss Elizabeth Knight on Oct. 11, 1855.   They moved to Tama County, Iowa, in 1862 and were constituent members in the organization of the Seventh-day Baptist Church at Garwin.   They lived here forty-one years.   They bore an active part in the building up of this church.   It is a great work to help found and build a church.   From there they moved to Gentry in 1903, where they have been active workers in the church since that time.
    Nine children have been born to them and only three have passed on before.   Two of them remain unmarried.   All of these with their widowed mother remain to mourn their loss.
  Our brother lived a very exemplary life and has been liberal with his means and was punctual in his attendance at church services.   He will be greatly missed from our midst.   We hope others will come in to fill the gap.   His funeral was attended by a large concourse of people.   The sermon was preached by the writer from Job 42: 17, "So Job died, being old and full of days."     - W. H. Ernst

Elizabeth Davis (Knight) Furrow 1837-1921  
Categories: Garwin, Iowa, Gentry, Arkansas, Jackson Center, Ohio, The Sabbath Recorder Obituary
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 90, No 14, p 447, Apr. 4, 1921.
  Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Knight Furrow, daughter of John W. and Mary Knight, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, June 3, 1836, and died at Garwin, Ia., March 16, 1921, aged 84 years, 9 months, 13 days.
  When a small girl, she moved to Shelby County, Ohio, where the village of Jackson Center is now located.   In early life she was baptized and joined the Seventh Day Baptist Church of that place.   On October 11, 1855, she was married to J. B. Furrow.   About seven years later, in June, 1862, they moved to Carlton Township, Iowa, near the present village of Garwin, and lived on what was then known as the Furrow farm for about forty-one years.
  In 1903, they moved to Gentry, Ark., where Mr. Furrow died Sept. 7, 1908.   She united by letter with the Seventh Day Baptist church of that place, and remained a faithful and consistent member until her death.   In 1915, Mrs. Furrow came back to Garwin, Ia., and lived with her daughter, Mrs. Addie Ford, until she passed away, March 16, 1921.
  The interests of her church and denomination were very dear to her heart.   She had already paid $20 on the Forward Movement to the Gentry Church and she loyally supported the church at Garwin by her life, her money and her prayers.
  She was always self-sacrificing, thinking only of Christ and others, possessing in a marked degree that spirit of the Master who "came not to be ministered unto but to minister."
  She was a great lover and constant reader of the Bible and family worship always occupied a most important place in her home life.   Being a woman of prayer and of great faith, she lived in intimate fellowship with her Savior and a few days before the dying summons came, she said, "I am ready to go."
  She leaves to mourn her loss three brothers, Jacob, Lorenzo D., and James M.; five children, Angelo M., Emmaline S., Lydia A. Lyndahl, John F., and Varnum H., besides a large number of other relatives and friends.
  Funeral services were held from the Garwin Seventh Day Baptist church, March 18, conducted by Pastor H. L. Cottrell, and the body was laid to rest in the village cemetery.     H. L. C.