The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-02-27
Observation-Disclosures.
Births, Deaths, Marriages.

at his home, IL miles west of Leigh
ton, at 1:30 P. M, Feb'y %, 1902, Q
grip and old age.
He was sick only about six weeks
Deceased was 81 years old. He wa
born in Clark county, Ohio, and ha
been in Iowa fifty three years. Flu
neral from the residence at IL A. M.
Wednesday, and burial in Dunsmor
cemetery. The deceased leaves 81,
daughters and one son.
WHITE. Died, at the home Of tn,
parents, I'LL First avenue west, o
10, 1902, SUSIE DOT WHITE, aged
months.
The body was taken to Grinnel
Friday afternoon and interment was
made there. The death of the little
one is particularly touching. She
was one of a pair of twins. The sis
ter is now at the point of death with
| the same trouble that caused the
death of Susie. The mother has beer
at the bedside of the little ones con.
stantly and could not leave the one
babe to see the other one buried.
CURRELL.-Died, of rheumatism
of the heart, at his home in Beau.
mont, Texas, February 10, 1902, JAS.
PER NEWTON CURRELl aged 33 years.
The remains of the deceased will ar
rive in the city Sunday morning at
$3.50 via the Iowa Central and will be
taken to Rose Hill, where the mother
resides, land where the funeral will
be held at IL a. m. Interment will
be made in the Hopewellicemetery.
The deceased leaves a mother, one
brother and FIVE sisters. Mrs Dennis
O'Conner, of this city, is sister,
The family has the sincere sympathy
of friends in their sorrow.
WILCOX.-Died,a at his home, sol
North ID street, of bronchial trouble,
at 5:25 O'Clock P. NJ, Saturday, Feb'y
%, 1902, FRANCIS MARION WILCOX,
aged So years, B months and 10 days.
Funeral from Central M. e. church
at p. NJ, Tuesday, with interment in
Forest cemetery.
The deceased was a member of the
10th Kentucky Mounted Infantry and
was a.member of the local camps OF
the g. A. r. and U. V. u, Masonic
lodge and of the Methodist church.
The deceased leaves widow, three
sons and three daughters. The funeral
will be in the hands of Tri-Luminar
lodge. Friendslmay view the remains
at the residence from 10 to u O'Clock
Tuesday forenoon.
PORTER-NOEL.-Married, at the
residence of Rev. j. ID. Guthrie, on
Wednesday afternoon, Feb'y 10, 1902,
MR.. EARL PORTER and MISS ALICE
NOEL.
Mr.. Porter is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Porter, retired farmers,
now living in New Sharon. The bride
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mis-. Al
fred Noel, well to do farmers near
Leighton, where Miss Alice completed
her last year of school work, che be-
ing one of Mahaska's best teachers.
The brother, @. T., and sister, Miss
Nerva Noel, were present to witness
the ceremony that made the two one,
the brother having just returned from
very pleasant visit to California,
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter went direct to
their home on farm southwest OF
New Sharon, where they will be
pleased to see their friends.
OBITUARY.
Keokuk Gate City: Mrs. Virginia
Lynch, one of the most highly re-
spected colored women of Keokuk
died at 1920 O'Clock Friday afternoon
at the home of her son-in-law, w. II.
Jones, 1923 Concert street. She was
seventy. five years of age and died
from the weakness of old age. She
came to Keokuk at the close of the
civil war and had lived here ever
since. She was born in Lynchburg,
Virginia, April. 5, 1927, and after living
in the south for nearly forty years
came to Keokuk in August, 1865. In
old Virginia she was in one of the first
families and her self-respect made
her remarkable woman when free
dom gave her chance to develop
She studied and was one of the most
intellectual colored women of this
section. Her character and manner
were winning; and many Keokuk
people admired her. She was in the
families of some of the best people
here andshad great many friends
among the white people of the city
She was consistent member of the
A. M. e. church, which she Joined
soon after coming to Keokuk. Mrs
Lynch is survived by six children
Mrs. G. A. Alexander and Mrs. W H
Jones, of this city; Mrs. j. w. Guy
of Topeka, Kas.; s. M. Cratic, Of
Oskaloosa; John H. Lynch, of Buffalo
N. Y, and w. H. Lynch, of British
Columbia.
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