Coleman, Cynthia Jane Etter (1859-1933)

COLEMAN, ETTER, STUER, WEHRLE, SOHN, TATHAM, KNIGHT, WILKINSON

Posted By: Debbie Greenfield (email)
Date: 12/12/2020 at 10:52:00

Daily Freeman Journal, Webster City, Iowa, Saturday, March 4, 1933

MRS. COLEMAN DIES AT HOME

Funeral Services for Local Woman to Be at Methodist Church

Mrs. G.W. Coleman, 73, died at her home, 943 First street, last night at 10 o'clock following an illness of eight years. She had been in a serious condition for the past several months.

Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. L.F. Church and the Rev. H.M. Burns officiating, burial at Cass Center cemetery. McCauley-Chapman in charge.

Cynthia Jane Etter was born July 26, 1859 in Bethany, Mo., and was married to G.W. Coleman, March 30, 1881 at Bethany.

Five years later they moved to Iowa and for the past 47 years had lived in this state. They had nine children. One son, Lester B. preceded Mrs. Coleman in death. She leaves her husband and the following children: Mrs. Addie Stuer, of Souk Center, Minn.; Mrs. Effie Wehrle, of Cowden, Ill.; Mrs. Mamie Sohn, of this city; Howard, of Dows; Mrs. F.S. Tatham, of LaCrosse, Wis.; Mrs. Lola Knight, of Cleveland, Ohio; Archie, of Chicago, and Mrs. Harold Wilkinson, of Los Angeles.

There are also 18 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.