The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-02
Births, Deaths, Marriages



SHEETS MORGAN. - Married
July 81, 1900, by Rev. E. n. Warning,
at Oskaloosa, Iowa, Mr.. B F.SHEETs,
of Fremont, and MRS. NANCY E. Nor.
GAN, of Hedriek, Iowa.
TERRELL Died, of bowel trouble,
at her home, No. TIT North E street,
at 1880 O'Clock P. M, Monday, July
30, 1900, MARY E., wife of George J.
| Terrell. Funeral from the late resi-
| dence at 2:30 P. M, Wednesday, and
interment in Forest cemetery.
wURzBAOHER.-Died, of mem
branous Group, at the home OF the
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Marquis
Barr, on First avenue east, at 9:15
o'clock T. NJ, Tuesday, July 81, 1900,
ALMA, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Chas.
Wurzbacher, aged years, months.
The little girl has been i'll about
three weeks and she made hard
fight against the trouble. 1t was
thought that she was much better and
that she would win the battle, but a
turn for the worse came Tuesday and
the little one was taken away. The
funeral will be of private character
from the Barr residence this evening
at six O'Clock, and interment will be
made in Forest cemetery.
IN MEMoRIAM.
Annette l.. Rice was born in Oska-
loosa, Iowa, December 10, 1861, and
died at Los Angeles, California, July
II, 1900. She was a daughter of the
late General S. A. Rice and Mrs. Lou
Use A. Rice, of this city. She attend
ed the public schools of this city and
then the Iowa State university, pre-
pairing herself for teaching. She first
taught for several years at Rockwell
City, where her youngest brother,
Rev. Frank 8. Rice, was then living.
Returning to Oskaloosa, she was en-
gagged in teaching in the public schools
for four years and was then called to
Des Moines, where she taught in the
public schools for four years Her
health being somewhat impaired, up
on the advice of ply sicians she went
to Los Angeles, California, in 1895,
and soon afterwards was elected as a
teacher in the public schools of that
city, continuing her work until July
1, 1900. She was reelected for the
coming year. The school board of
Los Angeles on July 20 passed the
following resolution, relative to her
worth and death:
MRS. Rice, widow of late General
Rice, oskaloosa, Iowa:-Dear Madam:
AT meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation, held on the 18th inst, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
ReSolped, That in the death of Miss
Annette Louise Rice the department
has suffered the loss of faithful, eff.
ficient, conscientious teacher and the
profession a much esteemed and be-
loved member.
Respectfully,
N. s. AvERILL,
(Dictated) Sec'y Board"
The city teachers of Los Angeles,
with whom she was associated for
five years, on the same date passed
the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, The Angel of Death has
invaded our midst and taken from
our ranks our beloved sister and as
sociate, Annette L. Rice; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is fitting and proper
that we, the teachers of the city of
Los Angeles assembled to do honor to
her memory should express in words,
so far as words can express, our sim
cere sorrow in our great loss and the
loss of this community; therefore,
be it
ReSol1ed, That in the death of An
nette L. Rice, the city school depart
ment has lost patient, kind, con-
scientious, efficient teacher, one who
was a model for many and an inspira-
ton for all; and that we, her fellow
teachers, who knew her best, must
mourn the passing of a loved and
steadfast friend, whose intellectual
qualities, fine traits of character and
high moral endowments bound her in
the strongest ties of friendship to her
entire circle of acquaintance.
ReSOlDed, That we tender to her
stricken family our sincere sympathy
in this hour of great bereavement.
ReSOLUed, That copy of these reso-
buttons, signed by the chairman and
secretary of this meeting, be forward
ed to the family of the deceased.
Los Angeles, CAL, July 20, 1900.
A. W. PLUMNER, Chairman.
JENNIE L. THRooP, Sec'y."
Miss Rice was lady of culture and
refinement and was possessed of a
brave, heroic spirit. She peacefully
fell asleep without fear and in the
bright hope of better and broader
life beyond. Before her death she
wrote parting letters to the members
of her family. The funeral, which was
largely attended, occurred from the
residence of her mother, Mrs. s. A.
Rice, 4O1 South Third street, Wednes-
day afternoon July %, lat $3.50 O'Clock
Rev. Kaye, of the Congregational
church, officiating. Ex.Supt. o. G,
Scott, after a few touching remarks
expressing the high esteem in which
Miss Rice was held by the teachers
| with whom she was associated in this
city, read her parting letter to hel
mother. The active pail bearers were
old friends of the deceased and family
the teachers who were associated with
her acting as honorary pail bearers
Services were also held at Los An
geles on Friday, July 20. The surviv
ing members of the family are hel
mother and two brothers, James A
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