Cora Ellen (Randall) Wampler(1887-1913) & John(1913-1913)

RANDALL, WAMPLER, HOUTS, TROUP

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 9/23/2017 at 10:00:48

From Nevada Representative November 14, 1913

On page captioned: COLO REPRESENTATIVE

Mrs. H. M. (Dick) Wampler died last night at ten o'clock. Her death was due to pneumonia. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband, a little daughter about two years old, her father and several sisters and a host of friends. Interment will be made at Collins but the time of the funeral has not been decided. The entire community extends heart felt sympathy to the bereaved ones.

From Nevada Representative November 18, 1913

On page captioned: COLO REPRESENTATIVE

Obituary of Mrs. H. M. Wampler

Cora Helen Randall was born at Cory Grove, August 7, 1887. In 1880 she moved with her parents to Collins. At an early age she united with the Church of Christ and always remained a faithful member of. She was untied in marriage to Henry M. Wampler August 24, 1911, two children were born to this union. Mr. and Mrs. Wampler moved last spring from a farm near Collins to Colo where Mrs. Wampler died November 13, 1913. After three days her infant son followed his mother to the better world [the rest of the line is unreadable] days here. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband and little daughter Ethel Leona who is less than one and half years old. Her father J. W. Randall of Collins, two brothers and four sisters Harvey L., J. Virgil, Alma I. and Jennie E. of Collins, Mrs. W. C. Houts of Colo and Mrs. J. E. Troup of Des Moines. Her mother and sister Olive preceded her some time ago. There are numerous friends in Colo who will miss her greatly and who extend heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved husband and other sorrowing relatives. Funeral services were held at the home Saturday morning at ten o'clock conducted by Rev. J. E. Habliston of Colo. Interment was made in the Collins cemetery.

Funeral services were held for the infant son* at the home Monday morning and he was laid to rest beside his mother.

*SUBMITTER'S NOTE: The infant son was named John William Wampler and was born 8 November 1913 and died 16 November 1913 in Colo, Story County, Iowa.