Area Obituaries

Martha Jane Barker, the youngest daughter of Reuben and Margaret Jane Barker was born May 10, 1860, in Wayne County, near Cambria, Iowa, and departed this life February 25, 1929, at her home in Delphos, Iowa, aged 68 years, nine months and 15 days. Her mother died when Mrs. Lane was three years old. She…

Edwin L. Faris was born January 4, 1879, on the old Faris farm north of Mount Ayr, Iowa and grew to manhood there. he graduated from Mount Ayr high school in 1898, taking the four year course in three years and riding from home  the first two years, a distance of four miles. The year…

Alice E. Stiles, daughter of Horace B. and Alice E. Hall, was born at Mount Ayr, Iowa, April 25, 1881, and finished her earthly career February 23, 1929, when death claimed her at Mercy Hospital in Denver, CO. This coming April would have completed for her forty-eight years of life. Mrs. Stiles grew to womanhood…

Charles Mapel, son of John W. and Amanda Mapel, was born February 16, 1887, near Maloy, Iowa and departed this life February 25, 1929, at his home in Shannon City, Iowa, aged 42 years and nine days. Mr. Mapel had been in declining health for several months and his going has cast a shadow of…

Mrs. T.S. Shay Sr., a resident of Ringgold County for 56 years, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 1929, at her home in Maloy after an illness since January first. She was born in Wilmot, WI., March 10, 1849 and was one of a family of nine children and a twin sister of Mrs. J.L. Sheil…

Emma R. Pierson, daughter of Chambers and Martha Pierson, was born June 24, 1855, at Mt. Gilead, OH., and passed away at the home of her son, Howard Lesan, February 18, 1929. Her last illness was of long duration, dating from two years ago the first of last August At the age of seven years…

Announcement has been received of the death of George W. Kelly of Escondido, CA., who passed away at a hospital in San Diego February 10, 1929. He was born on a farm near Mount Ayr, IA , October 12, 1874, and lived in this county until he was 24 years of age, when he went…

Chris Wehrle, son of Elias and Barbara Wehrle, was born September 14, 1870, near Kellerton, Iowa and departed this life at his home February 20, 1929, at the age of 58 years, five months and six days. His entire life was spent in Athens Township and he numbered his friends by his acquaintances. He was…

John Wesley Smith was born in Edmonson County, KY, on October 18, 1847.  He passed away at his home in Liberty Township December 5, 1924, at the ripe age of 77 years, one month and seventeen days.  He was the eldest child of Harrison and Mahala Jane Smith.  At the age of nineteen he left…

Sarah Elizabeth Caldwell was born in Jefferson County, IA, near Abington, June 2, 1853, and departed this life at her home near Kellerton, IA, November 24, aged 71 years, five months and twenty-two days.  She had been a patient sufferer for several months although frail and weak she was able to associate with her many…

Edith Elda Kopp, the eldest daughter of George C. and Maggie C. Kopp, was born in Ringgold County, Iowa, October 11, 1886, and died in the Methodist Hospital in St. Joseph, MO, November 24, at 8:55 a. m. at the age of 38 years.  She was united in marriage October 15, 1905, to Adam Keller,…

Eleanor Norwood Boggs was born February 28, 1869, near Berwick, IL, and there she was married January 1, 1892 to H. C . Burch.  In 1894 they moved to Oxford, MO., where they made their home for a number of years and where in 1897 she united with the Church of Christ. They moved to…