Lenox, Iowa obituaries
transcribed by: Lorelei Rusco - lorerus@iowatelecom.net
 
 

Bennett, Alice Emeline Jackson -

Alice Emeline Jackson was born in Coles county, Ill., April 12th, 1864, and died March 1st, 1922, at the age of 57 years, 10 months and 19 clays. She moved

with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jackson, to Appanoose county, Iowa, at the age of one year. Seven years later moving to Ringgold county, where she grew to womanhood. She joined the Christian church when a young girl at Mt. Ayr, Iowa. She taught school for many years and was a very successful teacher

and a favorite with scholars and patrons.

On March 13, 1891, she was united in marriage to George D. Bennett of Taylor county, and moved to the farm where she has since resided.  To this union

were born four children: Flora, Marie, David and Donald, all residing at and near home except Flora, who is in deaconess work at Ottumwa, la. Besides

the husband and children she leaves to mourn her untimely death one grandson, Roy Edwin Bennett; three sisters and two brothers,  Mrs. David Carlton, Clearfield, la.; Mrs, Wm. Vincent, of Nevada, Mo.; Mrs. Chas. Baer and R. C. Jackson of Los Angeles, Calif., and 0.S. Jackson, of Hepler, Kans.

A few years ago Mrs. Bennett brought her membership to the Calvary M., E. church and was a loyal Christian worker of same. She was a self-sacrificing friend and neighbor, ever ready to help in time of trouble—an ideal wife

and mother, ever devoted to the interests of' her family.

Funeral services were held at the house Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Burial was made in Fairview cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 9, 1922

Black, Patrick M. -

Mr. Patrick M. Black was born in Warren county, Ill., July 14, 1865, and died in his home in Kansas City, Mo., Mar. I8, 1922, aged 66 years, 3  months and 14

days. He, with his parents, came to Iowa in an early day, moving to Taylor county in 1885.

He was married to Miss Laura Flake near Conway, Iowa, August 26, 1888, and to this union was born five children, three boys and two girls. Two boys,

twins, died in infancy. During the last few years, he has made his home  near his son in Kansas  City.

Mr. Black joined the Methodist Episcopal church when in middle life and lived to glorify the Savior who died for him.  Mr. Black was one of those few men who was ready to share the last morsel of food with the hungry. His loving and kind deeds shall be long remembered.  Deeds of kindness are glittering

jewels that shall adorn the crown that God has prepared for those who love and serve Him.

He leaves to mourn his demise his wife, Laura E. Black, two girls Elva and Beulah, one son John and his wife and little grandson John Jr., who shared his sorrows and joys; two sisters Mrs. Henry Lyddon, of Lenox, la., and Mrs. W. F. Hooker of Chillicothe, Mo.; two brothers George and Robert, besides a host of friends. For all who knew him, never lost him as a friend. He was a patient sufferer, a loving father and a kind husband.

"The foot steps of a father, we never hear no more, nor feel his smiles and sunshine, as he comes in through the door; and since he has gone and left us, to that home beyond the sky, we'll watch and wait and labor, to meet him

by and by. Farewell, farewell my father, on earth we meet no more, but may we be united on that peaceful happy shore."

Services were held at the M. E. church in Lenox, conducted by Rev. Nayle, assisted by Rev. McCallon of the Christian church. Interment was made in the

Clearfield cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 30, 1922

Crenshaw, Mary M. Mann -

Mary M. Mann, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Mann, was born in Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, May 6, 1868. At seven years of age she moved with her

parents to Bernswick, Ill., and resided there until her marriage to Joseph Crenshaw on November 7, 1883. They came to Lenox in the same year. To this union was born one child, a daughter, Nettie Pearl, who died in infancy.

Shortly after coming to Lenox she united with the Presbyterian church. In years later she united with the Church of Christ. She leaves to mourn her demise, a husband and two brothers, W. E. of Galesburg, Ill., and A. E. of

Scotts Bluff, Neb.; three sisters, Mrs. Lewis of Jamesport, Mo., Mrs. Jewel of Abingdon, Ill., and Mrs. Fairchild, Los Angeles, Cal. A number of nieces and nephews mourn her departure; and many friends in the Church of Christ.

Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ, Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p. m., conducted by Rev. F. C. McCallon, assisted by Rev. Nayle. Interment in

Fairview cemetery, Lenox, Iowa.  "One ship drives East and the other drives West, By the very same winds that blow; 'Tis the set of the sails and not the gales, That tells which way she goes.  "Like the gales of the sea and the ways of fate, As we journey along through life; 'Tis the set of the soul that determines the goal.  And not the storm or the strife.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 6, 1922

Dutton, Iva Wilma Boyer –

Iva Wilma Dutton, wife of Henry Dutton, passed away at her home in Basin, Wyo. April 16, 1922 at 1 o’clock a.m. at the age of 47 years, 4 months and 9 days.

Deceased is the daughter of Geo. and Harriett Boyer of Lenox and was born on the old home place 2 miles west of Sharpsburg, November 7, 1875, spending her childhood days there.  She was 47 years, 4 months and 9 days old at the time of her death.

She was married September 27, 1900 to Harry Dutton at the home of her parents west of Sharpsburg.  They made their home on a farm 4 miles west of Sharpsburg for 4 years, moving to Wyo. in 1904 about 20 miles from Basin.  To this union one son was born, Roy, who is now about 17 years of age.

At the age of 18 she became a member of the Church of Christ under the pastorship of Rev. Dunlavey in Lenox, being a faithful members, but in Wyoming attended the Baptist church.

Mrs Dutton has been in declining health for 12 years or more and leaves to mourn her departure her father and mother, husband and son Roy; two sisters Mrs Coulter and Mrs Clara Boltinghouse and four brothers, O. E., J. G., Chester A. and Clarence O. Boyer.

The remains were brought back to Lenox and arrived Wednesday afternoon and were taken to the home of her parents.  The funeral was held at the Church of Christ at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Rev. McCallon officiating.  She was laid to rest in Fairview Cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 27, 1922

Gracey, Emma Stomen

Mrs. Homer Caskey received a message from Osceola last Saturday morning that her sister, Mrs. Emma Stomen Gracey was very low. Rev. and Mrs. Caskey hurried to her bedside and were there when she passed away that evening. Mrs. Caskey stayed until after the funeral which took place Monday.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday June 15, 1922

Hughes, Mary Jane Sharpnack -

Mary Jane Sharpnack was born March 30, 1836, and died February 17, 1922, aged 85 years, 10 months and 17 days.  On February 24, 1869, she was united in marriage to David C. Hughes, who with one son and three grandchildren survive her, one son having died in infancy.

Shortly after their marriage she and her husband came west and lived for a short time in Illinois.  In 1874 they came to Iowa, in the vicinity of Lenox, where she has continued to live until the time of her death.

During all her recent illness she maintained her same patient and pleasant disposition that characterized her life, and a faithful wife and mother is gone.

The funeral services were held at the house on Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. Barlow.  A large crowd of friends assembled, many being unable to gain admission.  Interment at Fairview cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 2, 1922

Locke, Julia E. Janvrin

MRS. J. E. LOCKE PASSES AWAY

(Bedford Times-Republican)

Died at the home of her son in Bedford, Iowa, on Friday, March 17, 1922 at 1:45 p.m. Mrs. Julia E. Locke, mother of J. R. Locke, aged 79 years, 11 months and 11 day.

The funeral services were held at the home of her son in north Bedford, Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, conducted by Rev. M. A. Gable. Many of her friends gathered and laid the fragrant flowers upon the casket of the silent sleeper, in memory of her life.  Her two sons received her dying blessings at her final resting place at Rockport, Mo., her former home, where she was laid to rest beside loved ones gone before.  Mrs. Locke was in her 80th year and each year was a link in her life of usefulness.  She was a devoted mother of six children, two sons, R. J. Locke of Pringhar, Iowa, and J. R, Locke of this city, survive her and whose subsequent lives bear witness to the voice, counsel and

watchful care of their earlier years. As the glories of that other-world began to dawn upon the closing life of Mrs. Locke, she might have said with one of old:  "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. Henceforth there laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge shall give me at that day; and not to me only but unto all them who love his appearing."

The family have the sympathy of all who know them in the loss of mother, and the community a good woman.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 23, 1922

Locke, Julia E. Janvrin

Julia E.. Janvrin, the daughter of Rufus and Fidelia Janvrin was born at Great Falls, now called Somersworth, New Hampishire, April 6th, 1842, and departed this life at Bedford, Iowa March 17th, 1922, aged 79 years 11 months and 11 days.

 She graduated from the Great Falls High School, and taught 'school in New Hampshire and on September 1, 1869, was united in marriage with Edward Franklin Locke, of Rochester, New Hampshire, which union continued until his death in 1915.

Shortly after the marriage, the young couple removed to Kellogg, Iowa, where their first child, Goldwin, was born and they then removed to Watson,

Atchison county, Missouri, where the child died. Shortly afterward they returned to New Hampshire, residing there five years during which  time three of their children were born, being Edward Tennyson, who died at the

age of twenty-five years, Joseph Thurlow, who died at the age of eight years, and Roscoe J., who resides at Primghar, Iowa.

In the year 1878, they returned to Atchison county, Missouri where they resided until the husband's death. Two other children were born to them after their return to Missouri, Frank Rufus, who died at the age of thirty-five

years, a few months before the death of his father, and James R., who resides at Bedford, Iowa.  Since her husband's death, the deceased has resided with he

two sons.

She leaves to mourn her demise, besides her two sons, six grand children, and two brothers and a sister and a number of nieces and nephews in Massa-

chusetts.

She was a member of the Baptist church. She was a good wife and mother. She was a devout woman and lived a prayerful life. She had great faith in God.

The loss of four of their children was hard to bear but she had that trust and confidence that she would meet them again that the Master called to our attention, when he set a little child in the midst of his disciples and said-

'Except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into

the Kingdom of Heaven."

Throughout her entire life, she has been to those who knew her best, an example of womanly strength and Christian fortitude.

Funeral services were conducted at her son's home in Bedford on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 P, M., conducted by Rev, M. A. Gable, and interment was made in the family lot in Grange Hall Cemetery, near Rock Port, in Atchison county, Missouri.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 6, 1922

Lundy, W. L. -

W. L. Lundy, former treasurer of Page county, who was held-up and robbed In Omaha last November while returning from attending a theatre in company

with his wife, died at his home in Omaha last week from the effects of the gunshot.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday March 2, 1922

Manroe, Lola Lucille -

 It is a sad affair indeed, to relate the frightful accident which happened to little Lola Manroe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Manroe of this city, that occurred Friday morning, when she was severely burned.

She had been with her mother early that morning in the garden and about the house. Mrs. Manroe had been killing potato bugs in the garden by knocking them off into a tin can that had some kerosene it it and burning the bugs in the kitchen stove.

Little Lola, it is thought, had gotten hold of the can of oil unknown to her mother or had poured some oil out of into the can that she had been using,

and doused it in the front of the stove. Then there are other possibilities that could have happened caused from burning some small strips of paper. But just

how it all came about will always remain a mystery as there was no one in the house at the time and her mother was in the garden by the house at the time

the little girl caught fire.

When she ran out of the kitchen with clothing ablaze there were several to her assistance in a few moments time, beside the mother. Lloyd Davis ran across

the street from the elevator office with a blanket and D. Durbin and Harley Maple were soon there with a blanket. Several of the neighbors responded quickly. A doctor was immediately summoned and the most efficient and

practical medical aid and treatments were administered with the closest of attention in an endeavor to save the life of the little child.

This took place about 7:30 Friday morning, and practically all her clothing was burned from her, including the head of hair with the exception of a little on

the back part. She was conscious all nil day and talked freely until a few minutes before death came about 6:30 that evening.

It is indeed, a sad and horrible blow to the bereaved parents, relatives and friends; while the whole community was stricken with horror over the unfortunate accident that occurred to the innocent little child, the parents

can rest assured they have their sympathy.

Obituary

Lola Lucille Manroe was born Dec. 26, 1916, and died May 12, 1922; aged 5 years, 4 months and 10 days. Besides the parents there is a brother younger, Weldon to mourn her sad demise.

The funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church, where the little girl attended Sunday school, Sunday, May 14, at 2:00 p. m., conducted by Rev. Barlow.  Interment in Fairview cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 18, 1922

McClintock, William J. –

William J. McClinktock was born in County Fermanaugh, England March 11, 1840 and died at Little Rock, Ark. Monday April 17, 1922, and so had just passed his 82nd birthday.  He was the oldest of ten children of whom only Thomas , Elliott and Robert are now living; all of whom were present at the funeral of their brother William which was held in Conway in the Methodist Church on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.  The service was conducted by Rev. Carl Brown.  The interment was made in the Conway cemetery where others of the McClintock family were buried and the mother, also who died back in 1898.  The father died in Ireland.  The mother with a large family of children, the youngest being only eight years old at the time, came to America in 1868 and settled in Cook County, Ill.  In 1873 the family moved to Will county, where they lived until 1893 when the mother with some of the children moved to Taylor County, Iowa, six miles south of Lenox.

William McClintock went to California in 1873.  He soon became a builder of railroads.  For about twenty years he did construction work with a lot of men under his direction on the Southern Pacific, and the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern Lines.  He took great pleasure in telling his friends and acquaintances of his experiences and achievements in the construction of those pioneer lines to the Pacific coast.  In 1893 he retired from the strenuous activities of life and lived in Lenox until 1912 and then moved for a warmer climate to Siloam Springs, Ark. where he made his home until about a year before his death.  Mr. McClintock was a man of strong convictions and untiring energy.  In politics a republican, in religion a Presbyterian.  While not affiliating himself with any particular church during his sojourn in Lenox he became identified with the Presbyterian Church in Siloam Springs.  The relatives have the sympathy of their friends and neighbors.  There many kindnesses in the hour of their sorrow are greatly appreciated.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 27, 1922

McIntire, Edward [McIntyre] –

Ed Mclntire, an old bachelor who has resided ½ mile east of Sharpsburg for the past 45 years, was found Tuesday evening by neighbors sitting up in a chair by the table with a cup in his hand, dead. The close neighbors not seeing him around for two or three days, thought that he might be sick, so they entered the house and found him dead, as stated above. From all appearances he must have been dead for at least two days. He was a man aged about 68 years. The body was taken to Lenox, Tuesday evening and was buried in the Catholic cemetery at that place yesterday afternoon. From what we can learn he has no relatives residing in the county, but has two nieces, one residing in Colorado, and the other in Oklahoma, who will share each alike in what property he possessed. We understand that he was the owner of the little farm

he lived on, 35 acres, and had some money.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 11, 1922

Peltier, Ellen Ursula Doubit  –

Ellen Ursula, daughter of Claude Francis and Margaret Ryan Doubit, was born near Peoria, Ill. Jan. 8, 1848, and died in Lenox, Iowa Feb. 28, 1922.  She grew to womanhood during the days of the great Civil War.  Jan. 27, 1867, she was married to Charles M. Peltier, also of Peoria.  Some three years later they came overland as pioneers, locating at Corning, Iowa.  In 1876 they purchased the old homestead near Clearfield, where they resided until they retired from farming in 1902, at which time they moved to Clearfield.  Eight years later they came to Lenox where they have since made their home.

For many years she was a consistent Christian and a member of the United Presbyterian church..  Her life is an example of the highest type of wifehood and womanhood.  The real tenants of creed were deeds of kindness being always ready to lend a helping hand in sickness or sorrow.  She was the mother of six children, two of whom, Margaret and Charles died in infancy, and one son, Claude F. [?] of Fort Morgan, Colo., and three daughters, Mrs. H. S. Ashe of Bedford, Mrs. W. K. Patterson of Guthrie, Okla., and Mrs. F. J. Norman of this city.  Also two brothers, Joseph Doubit of Clearfield and Sylvestor Doubit of Peoria, Ill.  There are seven grandchildren, Miss Helen and Miss Margaret Ashe, Kenneth, Katherine, Virginia and Barbara Peltier and little Betty Norman.

The funeral was held in the Dr. Norman home, Thursday forenoon at ten o”clock March 2, 1922.  The service was conducted by her pastor, Dr. Davidson.  His text for a short sermon was 1 Cor. 15, 55 “O death, where is they sting! O grave where is thy victory?”  The singing was done by the members of her church choir.  The interment was made in the Fairview cemetery, Lenox, Iowa.

“There will show me the path of life.  In the presence there is fullness of joy.  At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 9, 1922

Rowe, W. M. –

T. F. Armstrong, attended the funeral of W, M. Rowe, a brother-in-law, on Friday of last week at New Market. Mr. Rowe was an old Civil War veteran of the Grand Army. The old “soldiers and the world war veterans were there" in a large attendance, and served as pall bearers.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 9, 1922

Sater, J. R. -

J. R. Sater died recently at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, at eighty years of age. Mr. Sater was a longtime resident of the Lenox vicinity and the last of the charter members of the Presbyterian church here which was organized forty nine years ago.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday May 25, 1922

Simmons, Infant –

Mr. Gibert Simmons arrived here Saturday with the body of his infant child who's death occurred a few months ago and was buried at Kansas City. Mr.

Simmons desired to have the body removed to Lenox and brought same here on the above mentioned date. The child died of pneumonia.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday June 8, 1922

Stone, Benjamin -

Benjamin Stone was born at Salisbury, England Feb. 14th, 1835.  Died at his home in Oklahoma City, Okla. Feb. 10, 1922 where he has made his home the past 20 years.  His wife preceded him about a year ago, since when his daughter, Alice, has tenderly cared for him.  He is survived by four daughters: Mrs Nellie Brown, of Lenox, Iowa; Mrs Alice Gehr, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Mrs Annie Reeve, of Creston, Iowa; Mrs Irene Sego of Dallas, Texas.  One son died in 1883.  He also has ten grandchildren.

Mr Scott came to Scott County, Iowa from England in 1870, and came to Taylor County, Iowa in 1875.  He bought and settled on a prairie farm 3 miles west of Lenox, where he in 1877 made a sod house in which he lived for some years; this house was made from the prairie sod which he cut himself from his own farm. 

Mr Stone before coming to America was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist church.  In the early days he made many friends who remained true to him.  He was a kind husband and father and a good neighbor.

Funeral services were conducted in the Church of Christ, conducted by Rev. F. C. McCallon.  Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 2, 1922

Treacy, Wm. -

Father Treacy is dead and his funeral will take place at St. Francis Xavier's Church, Council fluffs, Iowa, on Tuesday, March 21st at 10 a. m., read Rev. H.

C. Pouget, the new Pastor of St. Patrick's Church of Lenox, at the second Mass  of the Mission on Saturday last.

Father Treacy came to Lenox in August, 1918, and during the few years of his incumbency endeared himself to both young and old of his congregation. His

zeal, his unfailing kindness and good nature made him beloved by all catholics or non-catholics.

Born in Ireland some 68 years ago he studied and was ordained a priest in his native land. His love for souls made him seek this arduous field of missionary work in Australia where he spent the first years of his ministry. Some fifteen years later he took up work in Iowa where he labored till his health failed and he had to go to Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs.

His greatest desire was to recover well enough to go back to Old Erin and spend there the remainder of his declining days.  He died on the 17th of March, the feast day of the great Patron Saint of Ireland, St. Patrick.

The prayers of the congregation were asked for the report of his soul and a solemn funeral service was held in St. Patrick’s church in Lenox at 7 a.m. on Monday that all the particulars and especially the school children whom he loved so well might attend.

May he rest in peace and may God open wide his portals of His Heaven to his kind genial devoted Son.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 23, 1922

Trost, Margaret Wurster -

Margaret Wurster was born in Witehburg, .Germany, March 4th, 1840, and passed away at her home in Lenox, Iowa, March 2, 1922, aged 81 years, 11 months, and 28 days. She was united in marriage to Jacob Trost in the year 1867, who died July 8, 1917.  In 1869 they located in Davis County, Ill., and in the year 1873 came to Taylor county, Iowa, locating at Lenox, and have lived

here until death came. To this union was born 9 children, two of whom died before their mother, Lucy at the age of 15 and Kate Schoeder at the age of 44.

Those living are as follows: J. B., of Missouri; C. J., of Lenox; John, of Illinois; Mrs. Carrie Watz, of Lenox; Mrs. Mary Scott of Lenox; Mrs. Pauline Arnold,

of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs Dora Schmitt of Lenox. She also leaves to mourn her demise, 31 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs. Christina

Beck and Mrs. Katherine Eberle, and 2 brothers John and Chris Wurster. She was united with the Lutheran church at the age of 14 in Witenburg, Germany, and was a daily reader of the Bible.

Funeral services were held at the Chas. Scott residence, Rev. F. C. McCallon officiating. Remains were laid to rest in Fairview cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday March 9, 1922

Wallace, Douglas “Dug” –

(Bedford Times Republican)

Sunday morning the people of this community were shocked when the news was spread about town that “Dug” Wallace, well known to practically every man, woman and child in the city, had  taken his own life by hanging.

Mr. Wallace was a man 65 and during his entire career had traversed practically all over the world, returned to the home of his boyhood days about four years ago, broken in health and at times confined to his bed.  For the past month he has suffered to great extremes and had often made the threat and statement that he was tired of living and had a notion to ‘shuffle off” but on these occasions his friends had thought lightly of the matter and tried to dissuade him from the gloomy thought.

During the past week he had been seen to sit as if in deep study and on Sunday morning, presumably along about 3 o’clock he arose and started the kitchen fire then carefully locking the door between the kitchen and the other part of the house quietly left the house, and with a short ladder, lantern and rope proceeded to the old Loughlin yard, about 200 yards from home, and there to a large walnut tree he propped his ladder, and after adjusting the noose and also tieing his hands back of his head with a slip knot,”swung off” where misery and trouble were at an end.

His sister, Mrs. Westfall, arose early to get a drink for her mother who is aged and sick, and discovered the fire burning and her brother no where in sight.  Alarmed at this, and thinking of his former statements, a hasty search was instituted and it was not long before the body was found hanging, with life quite extinct.  A hurried call was sent to the Sheriff and county attorney, and they and other neighbors were soon on the scene.  C. E. Livingston, who was present ascended the ladder and cut the rope and assisted in lowering the

body to the ground. 

Before committing the fatal act and on his way over to the tree he had chosen, he had stopped and removed his coat and shoes, and prepared a note and left it at the foot of the tree telling where to find them. No cause can be assigned for the rash act, except that his broken health had deranged his mind, and realizing that he was but a burden to his aged mother, as well as his sister, in a sudden fit of despondency ended all.

The body was taken to the Wetmore funeral home and the funeral took place from there Monday afternoon, Rev. Lumbar of the Presbyterian, church conducting the services; after which interment was made at Old Lexington.

The deceased leaves behind him to mourn his sad ending, an aged mother, a sister, Mrs. Westfall, who resides here, and two brothers, who are well-to-do farmers in northern Canada. The bereaved ones have, the sympathy of all by the gloom cast over them by the sad ending of the deceased.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 11, 1922

Walter, Zelma Francis -

The many friends of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Walter were grieved to learn of the sudden parsing away of their little daughter Zelma Francis, which occurred at their home on Tuesday morning, February 28, 1922, at 8:45 o'clock, following a long illness of acute bright disease. Zelma was born in the

vicinity where she passed away, on October 2, 1907, being aged 14 years, 4 months and 29 days at the time of her death. Deceased is the first broken link

in this family circle. She has been a little sufferer for eight years past which denied her of all her school privileges, and many other ways of entertainment.

Nothing was spared by her fond parents to regain her health, yet after all was done that could be done, it was of no avail. One of her great desires in life was  that she might get well; and be as her companions. She loved to go to Sunday School, and be her mother's companion. She has been treasured in this home

all through her illness as a babe. Her illness seemed that she had no hope of recovery, yet her death came suddenly after about 36 hours of intense suffering.  She is survived by her parents, one sister, Mrs. Esther Waddell

of Audubon, la., and three brothers, Homer, Lonzo and Glendon, all at home, and many dear relatives and friends. Funeral services were held on Thursday at 2:00 p. m., at the home, Rev. Warrior, her pastor, officiating, assisted by Brother H. F. Caskey.  She was laid to rest in Fairview cemetery in Lenox.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 9, 1922