Area Obituaries

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…

Anna McDonald was born in Washington, Davis County, Indiana, on November 30, 1840. She grew to young womanhood in Indiana, where she was married to Isaac M. Sefrit in 1860. At the close of the civil war they moved to Illinois, where they lived for about two years, and 1869 came to Clarke County, Iowa,…

The final funeral services of John N. Lineburg, for many years a respected citizen of this city, took place at the Christian Church on last Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m.  They were conducted by the pastor of the church, Rev. W.R. Foster, assisted by Rev. Robert L. Welch of the United Presbyterian Church. The attendance…

Catherine E. Williams Poore was born on February 6, 1846 in Stark County, OH., and moved with her parents in early childhood to Illinois, where she grew to young womanhood, later moving with her parents to the state of Missouri on August 15, 1869. She was united in marriage to D.W. Poore at Allendale, MO.…

Announcement of the death of Arthur Keating about 9:30 o’clock Monday morning brought profound sorrow to the hearts of the people of the community. Arthur was universally loved; he was admired for his sterling character; his ability and determination to succeed in life commanded respect and his cheerful disposition endeared him to all his acquaintances.…

Private Ralph Dyer, of Company C, 55th Engineers, was born on the 3rd day of February, 1896. He grew to manhood in this community and on the 25th day of February, 1918, he left Mount Ayr for  Camp Dodge, where he took up the duties of a private soldier. From there he was moved to…

Edith May Blauer was born May 11, 1884 near Tingley, Iowa and died April 30, 1918 at Santa Ana, CA., aged 33 years 11 months and 19 days. She lived here all her life until about three years ago when she went to Santa Ana. In 1901 she was converted and received into Tingley Methodist…