Elvira Fulton (Briley) Wheeler (1865-1915)

BRILEY, WHEELER, BROWN, YORK, WOOLHISER, POHL

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 4/29/2024 at 13:34:03

From Story City Herald June 3, 1915 (page 8)

OBITUARY

Elvira Fulton (Briley) Wheeler

That death seeks a shining mark was borne with marked significance, when death's dark form stalked into the Elihu Wheeler home near Story City and passed out with the soul and spirit of Mrs. Elihu Wheeler, one who had come to the full rounded period of a useful busy life, full of good works, every effort bein frought with fruits thereof, meriting fully the high esteem of her companions, with friends in legions and no enemies--thid robs death of its gloom.

Elvira Fulton (Briley) Wheeler was born on a farm near Ontario, April 22, 1865; Died May 25, 1915 at her home near Story City, aged 50 years, 1 month and 3 days.

Mrs. Wheeler was the third child of Elisha and Mary Briley of Ontario, and was reared, educated and resided at this place until her marriage in the parental home to Elihu Wheeler of near Story City, August 6, 1882. At this place she spent the remainder of her life performing the duties of a devoted mother and wife of successful farmer home.

To this union was born 10 children, Flora, Viola, George, Dora, Joseph, Mary, Ella, Letty, Jesse and John, all of whom are living except Flora, who passed away in her infancy; also Mary who had reached full grown womanhood, dying March5, 1913.

Mrs. Wheeler leaves to mourn her death a husband, 8 children, 14 grandchildren, 6 brothers: Elmer of Toronto, Kan.; Albert of Prairie Du Chein, Wis.; Frank, Algie and Logan of Ontario and Corbet of Ankeny and 4 sister: Juliet Brown, Dora York, Jessie Woolhiser of Boone, and Jeane Pohl of Colome, S. D.

In addition to her relatives she passed from out of the midst of a host of friends that were scattered far and near. Mrs. Wheeler being of an amiable disposition and residing in one locality for a period of 50 years, also doing unto others as she would have them to do unto her, had won to herself staunch friends almost all who have come into daily touch with her life.

Her life's activities were directed towards the ever comfort of those in her home and to the furtherment of God's cause and His works. In doing this she has exerted a goodly share of her life and time toward the performance of church duties, although she didn't affiliate her membership with any one congregation until a little over a year ago when she united into full membership with the Mackey Oak Grove M. E. church. Before uniting into full activities towards the furtherment of his cause were normal, being a willing and excellent helper. But since entering into closer affiliations, her activities increased to a marked degree of fervency, always mindful of how she could be of use to God and doing his will.

It might be in place to say to those who desire to meet this dear soul on the shining strands of the golden shores of the great beyond, where the billows cease to roll and where there are no tears nor sorrow, it shall become necessary that they do as she has willingly done, bend thy knee before they God and place thy will to the molding of that of his will and walk in his footsteps faithful unto the end.

Mrs. Wheeler's death followed a short illness of about a week's duration, being stricken down with a bowel trouble followed by a surgical operation of which she died; her life passing out while operation was in progress. Everything that medical skill could present was administered to her in her sufferings, but the hand that created her called her home from out of her agonies leaving man to muse to himself "I am not so many after all."

Interment of the body was made May 30 in the cemetery at Mackey, church services being held by Rev. J. A. Howard from Pilot Mound. A large tribute of flowers from relatives and friends spoke of their esteem for her.
Cor.