The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-03-31

ages, MIS-. Anu CnltVys OF GfdNltys
Taylor county; William Lafollett, OF
this city, and Mrs. Fannie Dickson,
wife of Matt Dickson, OF Rose Hill.
The husband preceded the wife to the.
other side number of years ago, dy-
ing OF pleurisy in 1877. The family
mas the kindly sympathy Of many
friends in their bereavement. The
deceased was wen known in the city
and her acts of kindness and neigh
borly charity have been without num-
Der Hosts Of people who have been
favored at her hands can testify to
the goodness of heart and purpose OF
the deceased. Her death is generally
regretted by all who knew her.
MERRILL-Died, at the parsonage
in Otis, Colo, Saturday, March 5,1904,
OF pneumonia, Mrs, Elizabeth j. Mer-
rill. aged So years.
The above announcement refers to
an old time resident of Oskaloosa. 1t
will be recalled that the family lived
here number of years, and during
their stay built the brick store room
now owned and occupied by w. L.
Neagle. The Akron (Colo.) Leader
says of the demise: "The friends or
deceased in this county were panied
to learn that she had passed away ar
ter a short illness, yet have marveled
at her wonderful vitality, having
passed, by sixteen years, the allotted
time The end was peaceful and in
ag Deceased was born
inS Ohio, in 1919;
married Merrill in 1887.
They removes sper county Iowa,
in 1854, where the most active part
Of her life was spent. Came to Col
orado with her husband in 1887, and
has been in this county ever since.
Mrs. Merrill was a woman of much
energy and vitality, both of body and
mind, an earnest Christian, faithful
and liberal, and will be greatly miss
ed in the community and church.
There is only one survivor OF the fam
lily, daughter, Mrs. A. M. Raymond,
Of Chicago. Mr.. ]. r. Crawford, a
cousin of Mrs. Merrill, and his wife,
were present at the funeral. Their
home is in Morgan. Rev. t. A. Dun
gan, a grandson, from Sutton, Nebr.,
was also present, and Rev. Geo. Dun-
gan, of Otis, who has looked after the
affairs of the old people, botn before
and since the death Of Mr. Merrill a
few years ago. A large company of
sympathetic. friends and neighbors
We're at the funeral which was in
charge of Miss Hoy, pastor of the
Congregational church. Of which de-
/ ceased was member"
| BUTLER. Mrs Maria Butler, wife
of Henry Butler, died March %, 1904,
at 5.15 p. M, of old age.
| Aunt Maria, as everyone called her,
was born in Germany, but for fifty
two years had been a resident OF
Iowa. She leaves to mourn their loss
a husband, three daughters, one son
and one grandson. But she has left
for them one of the sweetest remem
brances or q KIND, eEsi2s :. e Wiz IN
mother and a noble Christian woman
For no one could nave lived the life
she lived without the real, true love of
their Savior who suffered and died
for her sake, being deprived of her
eyesight and very nearly deaf in this
world, She has gone where She will
be enabled to see the beautiful light
where Jesus is waiting to take her
home. How vacant that room
seems How strange it will be to
loved ones who have waited and
watched for her not to hear the voice
of mother: but they can hear the
voice calling from the other shore to
be faithful and follow me-; will
await you on the other side of the
stream" AS she had her text select
ed and would point us to it to write
Blessed arc the dead which die in
the Lord from henceforth; yea, said
the spirit, that they may rest from
tneir labcrs, and their works do fol-
low them
Henry Butler and family desire to
thank all the friends and neighbors
who so kindly assisted them during
their sad affiicticn in the sickness
and death of wife and mother