The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-11-08

WouAu lu1OIlU neT IL ne you WORSE.
On Saturday she received a dispatch,
and he arrived Saturday evening in
Denison. He told his wife this
would be his last illness. There
seemed to be no hope except in an or
GRAFTON. He therefore went to Car
roll, accompanied by his wife, where
he died. She brought the remains to
Deloit Tuesday. and took them to
the home of her friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. G. Williams. Kind friends made
all necessary arrangements to meet
her at the train and arrange for the
funeral which occurred Wednesday
afternoon at the M. E. church. Rev.
Geo. w. Bruce preaching the dis
course and the remains were laid to
rest in the Deloit cemetery. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hawkins came to Iowa about
ten years ago and to Crawford county.
five years ago. living in Dow City,
Arion and Deloit. Mr.. Hawkins was
a miller by trade and came here Aug.
3, 1904 and engaged in the milling
business. They made many friends
here. Mrs. Hawkins chose peloit
as resting place for her husband and
will probably remain here. Her
many friends truly sympathize with
her in her lonely condition.
Gladys Brogden, third daughter of
F. H. and Julia Brogden was born
at Deloit September &c, 1888. died
Friday November 2. 1906 and at her
death was 10 years and 81 DAYS old.
She leaves a father, mother, sisters
and one brother to mourn their loss.
Her eldest sister died in childhood.
Thus was this dear young life strick-
en- down in her youth at the season
of the year when the flowers of the
field, the leaves of the trees, are rob
bed of their beauty by king 1rost. so
this young life is cut down by the
hand of death. in the paradise of God
she awaits the resurrection morn.
Gladys has always been the picture
of health and this her first sickness
which was of about seven weeks
duration made sad blow for relatives
and friends. All were hopeful of
her recovery until a few hours before
her death. All that loving hands
could do was done. but to no avail.
The Lord willed that her life work
was ended. By her kind, cheerful.
loving disposition, she had endeared
herself to all who knew her. always
willing and ready to assist in home
duties. the Sunday School and church.
In their home talent plays she never
failed to do her part we'll and from
acting the part as Mother" in some
of the p avs, she thus acquired this
title and therefore she was Familiarity
known among her associates as
Mother. That she had attained
a wide circle of friends was shown
by the large attendance at the funer-
al. A dispatch of her death was sent
at once to her brother Claude at
South McAlllster, l. T. where he was
employed by the Dawson firm. He
arrived Sunday morning to JON the
bereaved family in their sorrow. She
united with the Latter Day Saints
church March a, 1906 and remained
faithful until death. The funeral was
held at the L. D. S. church at p.
m. where friends for miles around
gathered with relatives to pay their
last tribute of love and respect to the
departed one. The church was de-
corated with white, and the ported
plants consisting of ferns. amarylsis
and begonias. The white we'll re-
presented her exemplary life and
purity of character, the doping foil
age our weeping hearts. and the green
foliage the memory of this bright
young life which will always remain
green in the hearts of our people.
The funeral discourse was by Elder
~. M. Baker of Sioux City. The
song service was rendered by a chorus
of voices. those of her school mates +:
Eunice Dobson. Ava McKim. Guy
johnson and Russell Armour. The
pail bearers except one were also
school mates; Chas. Churchill. Her
man Newcom, Guy Prentice. Earl
Galland and Lacy Myers. Tie flower S
were beautiful. presented by Miss
Flynn of Denison. the school teacher,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Hunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. l. A. Golf of Kiron the Bro her
hood lodge of which order Mr.. Brog-
den was member. and Mrs. w.
Browne. The pure white casket,
which contained the Iifeless form was
borne to the cemetery in a white
hearse. drawn by two white horses.
About SO teams were in the process
sion. The sympathy of the whole
neighborhood is extended to the be-
reaved family.
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