Area Obituaries

W.A. Poore, of Monroe Township returned home last week from attending the funeral of his son, Leslie Carlton Poore, who died in Rochester, MN., following an operation in the hospital. Mr. Poore was with his son when the operation was performed and remained with him to the end, accompanying the body to the home where…

Luvina D. Watson was born near Benton, Iowa, January 2, 1871, and died at the family home near Delphos October 3, 1918 of cancer, aged 47 years, nine months and one day. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watson, pioneer settlers of this county, both of whom are deceased. She spent almost…

Corwin Matthew Bevington was born September 26, 1869 and died September 21, 1918 aged 48 years, eleven months and twenty-five days. He was the son of John Franklin Bevington and Rebecca Jane (Chance) Bevington, who died January 5, 1897. He was born on a farm in Washington township, and when he was quite small his…

John Sedwick Kirby died at Oak Park, IL., September 18, 1918 aged 84 years, one month and eighteen days. He lived in Mount Ayr from 1867 to 1892, during which time he was associated with a variety of business enterprises. Since 1892 he has resided in our near Chicago, IL. He leaves a wife in…

MINOR HUDSON SAMS WAS BORN AT  WHITELY, GREEN COUNTY, PA., NOVEMBER 10, 1862. WITH HIS PARENTS HE MOVED TO IOWA IN SEPTEMBER OF 1868 AND IN THIS STATE HE GREW TO MANHOOD. HE WAS MARRIED TO MYRTLE J. STEPHENSON OCTOBER 5, 1892. THEIR FIRST HOME WAS ON A FARM WEST OF BENTON, WHERE THEY RESIDED…

Eva Gertrude Stedman was born in Ringgold County, Iowa, January 7, 1884, and died at the Ensworth Hospital, St. Joseph, MO., August 27, 1918, aged thirty-four years, seven months and twenty days. She was married to S. C. Rice of Delphos, IA., Jaunary 5, 1908. She was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.…

Hannah Elizabeth Denison, daughter of Daniel and Sallie Denison, was born near Jacksonville, IL., November 6, 1841. She died in Mount Ayr, Iowa, September 6, 1918,  aged 76 years and ten months. She was one of a family of six children. She came with her parents to Iowa at the age of six months and…

After an illness of many months George W. Smithson passed away last Friday. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Baptist Church, conducted b the pastor, Rev. Charles G. Wright. The singing was by a quartet consisting of P. L. Stephenson, Alex Moffatt, Miss Ethel Hickerson and Miss Lucile Wright. The…

JAMES CYRUS CRECELIUS WAS BORN IN INDIANA, AUGUST 4, 1849. HE CAME TO WORTH COUNTY, MO., WHEN VERY YOUNG, WHERE THEY RESIDED ON A FARM NEAR ALLENDALE UNTIL HE REACHED THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS. ON DECEMBER 14, 1873, HE UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO FANNIE E. WILKINSON, DAUGHTER OF MR. AND MRS. E. H. WILKINSON.…

SARAH SLACK KINSELL, WAS BORN AT ITHICA, NEW YORK, AUGUST 29, 1831. SHE DEPARTED THIS LIFE AUGUST 17, 1918, AT 7:15 O’CLOCK P.M., AT HER HOME IN MOUNT AYR, IOWA AND WHERE SHE HAD LIVED FOR 58 YEARS, AGED 86 YEARS, ELEVEN MONTHS AND EIGHTEEN DAYS. SHE WAS UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO D.C. KINSELL AT…

JOHN LAHS WAS BORN IN NORDERSTOBER, GERMANY, OCTOBER 3, 1842 AND DIED AT HIS HOME IN REDDING, IOWA, AUGUST 4, 1918. HE CAME TO AMERICA IN THE YEAR OF 1862 AND WENT DIRECTLY TO CLINTON, IOWA, WHERE HE REMAINED FOR NINE YEARS. HE WAS MARRIED AT CLINTON TO WEIBKA CHRISTENE THAMS, TO WHICH UNION WERE…

MARGARET SUSAN LEGG WAS BORN AT GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, MARCH 18, 1837. SHE DIED NEAR MOUNT AYR, IOWA, AUGUST 5, 1918, AT THE AGE OF 81 YEARS, FOUR MONTHS AND 18 DAYS. SHE MOVED WITH HER PARENTS AT A VERY EARLY AGE TO ILLINOIS, WHERE THEY SETTLED AT KANKAKEE. HERE SHE SPENT HER GIRLHOOD. ON JANUARY…