Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-03
BEAUTIFUL LIFE ENDED.
Mrs. Marry Rogers, Old Time
Resident, Passes to Her
Reward After Long
and Useful Life.
(Boone County Democracy

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and Useful Life.
(Boonc County Democracy
Another of Boones oldest and best
beloved citizens has ended her earthly
pilgrimage and passed to the great be
yond to mingle with the saints of God
in that beautiful citv not made by hui
man hands Mrs Mary Rogers, wife OF
Tohn Rogers, died ut the Eleanor Moore
hospital at II 900 o'clock Friday morn
ing April 18th, after short illness
lasting only a week She was taken i'll
suddenly on Friday morning. April 9th
and grew rapidly worse until Thursday
afternoon, when the doctors pronounced
it a case of strangulated hernia and
that an immediate operation would be
necessary to save her life After con-
sulting with her family she announced
her Willingness to undergo the ordeal
and was taken to the hospital where
the operation was performed that even
| ing She withstood the operation we'll,
but owing to her advanced age she
was unable to recover from the shock
and died Friday morning.
| Mary BARLEY was born in Roscom-
mon county, Ireland, April IL, 1882,
and had She lived until Tuesday of this
week, would have been seventv-four
years of age Her father died when
1 she was quite young and at the age of
| thirteen she came with her mother and
| two brothers, Edward and John Bart
| ley. TO Canada, where they resided for
a short time and then crossed the line
to Detroit, Mich, where they resided
for time and then settled at La Porte,
| Indiana. In 1853 she was united in
marriage to John Rogers, at South
Bend, indiana. To them were born
thirteen children, nine OF whom, with
| the father. survive to mourn her death,
one child dying at birth and two sons,
James and Miles, and one daughter,
Katie. having died since coming to
| Boone.
After leaving Indiana tho family re-
sided for a short time at Amboy, ILL.,,
and i'm 1860 came to Boone county.
They resided for few wears on farm
| in Colfax township and then renewed
to Boone where they have since resided.
Mrs. Rogers was life long and devot-
ed member of the Catholic church and
a woman of rare christian virtues and
unusually Genial and sammy character,
admired and loved by all who knew
her, one of those rare christian women
who invariably scatter Sunshine all
along life's pathway and make the
world brighter and better for having
| lived in it, Verify cher children shall
rise up and call her blessed" and she
was unusually blessed with a family of
noble sons and daughters to cheer and
honor her declining years. She was of
a retiring and modest disposition,
counting home and its duties and vir-
tues higher than fame or fortune and
more than all else in the world. The
sweet humility of her noble life has left
an impress on the lives of those about
her that shall not soon pass away. Her
death was like her life. calm and peace
| full. She entered the valley with gen
Title resignation and emerged from it
With a glad smile of triumph and con-
lGdencc upon her countenance that
|made it in death as it was in life, one
| of the sweetest and most beautiful
faces it has ever been our pleasure to
gaze upon. The saddened mourners
can comfort themselves with the GER
tain knowledge that all is we'll with her
and that "Life's fitful fever DER" she
rests securely in the arms OF the Savior
whom she loved and served on earth
SO faithfully
She leaves her aged husband, the
partner of her JOYS and sorrows, six
stalwart sons and three noble daught-
ers, Edward, of Paterson, New Jersey
John. of Perry, Iowa; Simon, of Dun
Flap. Iowa: Frank, Of Jefferson, Iowa,
and Thomas p. and Joseph H., Of
Boone; Mrs. Margaret Finley, of Mis-
souri, Valley; Mrs Alice Coughlin. OF
Seattle, Washington and Mrs. Mary
Clems, of Boone, all of whom were
present at the funeral except Mrs.
lCoughlin, forty-three grandchildren
and two great grandchildren and an in
Vulnerable host of friends to mourn the
death of loving and devoted wife,
mother and friend
The funeral services were held from
the Sacred Heart church at 10 o'clock
Monday morning. conducted by Father
Saunders, who chanted the solemn re-
QUEEN high mass and preached an elo-
quent sermon on the life and virtues of
the deceased, but no man can measure
the value of such life or predict its
far reaching influence. Special music
was rendered for the occasion by the
choir. The numerous and beautiful
floral tributes from loving friends be-
spoke the general high esteem in which
she was held. The remains were f IL
lowed to their last resting place in the
Catholic cemetery by a large concourse
of Borrowing relatives and friends. Be
sides the children mentioned above,
those here from distance to attend
the funeral we're Mr. and Mrs VIM.
Daughcrty. of Blue Island, ILL.,, old
friends; Miss Mae Finley of Chicago
and Mrs. Mamie Gocklcy of Carroll,
granddaughter; Mrs. Anna Messenger
and daughter, Hazel, Mrs. Edwards,
nieces, and Owen BARLEY. a nephew,
from Marshalltown; VIM Collins. a
nephew, of Ellharr, Indiana, and Mrs
Nelsc O'Mcil from Des Moines.
The above was the mother of Mrs.