Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-12
Wife of Well-Known Iowa Man
..n.. Former Louisiana Gov
ernor succumbs to Aroplexy
Had Returned Only Short Time Be-
fore From Shopping Trip to City,
and Was in Usual Health-Lived
Only Little Over an Hour-Was One
limo Louisiana Belle.

Mrs. s. b. Packard, wife of one OF
| the best known men in Iowa, former
| States consul to Liverpool, Eng, pres
ent member Of the Iowa state board OF
agriculture, and prominent politically
died suddenly at her home, just west
of the city, at 8 o'clock Monday even
ing. Apoplexy was the cause of Mrs.
Packard's death, which was very
sudden. She lived only a little over
an hour after she was stricken.
Mrs. Packard was in her usual
health Monday, and in the afternoon
drove to the city to do some shopping.
She reached home about $3.50, and at
about o'clock began preparations for
the evening meal. She was in her kit
chen at work, and at about $50 fell
to the floor. Her husband and other
members of the family rushed to her
side, carried the PROSTATE form to a
bedroom, and Immediately summoned
a physician. The patients utterances
were very indistinct. and fifteen min
utes later she had lapsed into a coma
tose condition, in which she remained
until her death. af
Was q Louisiana Belle.
Emma Frances Steele was at one
time generally accorded one of the
beautiful women of louisiana. She
was a native Of Algiers, a small town
across the Mississippi from New Or
leans, where she was born May 10,
1874. She was reared at Algiers, and
was one Of the most popular young
women socially not only in her own
town, but in the Louisiana metropolis
Meets Young Federal Captain.
During the civil war, while visiting
in New Orleans, Miss Steele met
young army officer, q federal captain.
Stephen B. Packard, commanding
Company B. Twelfth Maine infantry,
and assigned at that time to court
martial duty at New Orleans. The
young officer fell in love with the
beautiful southern girl, wooed her and
on Dec. 81, 1868, Emma Steele became
the wife of Captain Packard.
AS president of the Louisiana court
martial. and later. as judge advocate
OF the United tSates military commits
sion, Captain and Mrs. Packard re-
manned at New Orleans until Captain
Packard was mustered out upon the
completion of his three years enlist
ment, in December, 1854, in Maine.
The young Yankee officer took his
hri6o hool< yayifh fn h {o f;v,o
state, but the young wife longed for
her native country, and in January Of
the year following Captain Packard
and his wife returned to New Orleans,
where they took up their abode
Enters Work Of Reconstruction.
Captain Packard had become pretty
Well acquainted in New Orleans dur
ing the years of his military career,
and he had the confidence of the
southern people. His wife, as a ma
tive Louisianian, helped him, and in
1867 Mr.. Packard became actively in
terested in the reconstruction of the
state. He became widely known po-
litically. and in 1869 was appointed
by President Grant as United States
marshal. He served turnout both Of
General Grants terms as president, and
in November, 1876, was elected gov
ernor Of Louisiana. He was inaugu-
rated in January of the following year,
and served until 1873, when he was
appointed by President Hayes as
United States consul to Liverpool. He
held this position seven years, taking
his wife and children to Liverpool 1t
was here that his youngest daughter,
Ella, was born. Governor and Mrs
Packard remained in Liverpool until
President Cleveland took his office.
Come to Marshall County,.
Immediately after coming back to
this country Governor and Mrs. Pack
ard decided to come west, and the
governor purchased Strathmore, the
pretty farm just west Of town, in 1885.
That has been the Packard home ever
since.
Mrs. Packard is survived in her inn
mediate family by her husband and
five children. Her eldest daughter
Mrs. E. Gilman Abbott, lives at Seat
tie, Wash, and the funeral arrange
ments are pending word from her.
The other children are Blanche, S. B.
Packard, Jr., Walter and Ella Pack
ard. A sister, Mrs. James E. Aver,
also survives, living at the old home
at Algiers, La.
Governor Packard's many personal
and political friends tfruout the state
will deeply sympathize with him in
his present deep bereavement.