Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-28
Obituary

Mrs. Alzora Lewis, daughter of the
late Everett Johnston and the surviv-
ing widow, Catherine A. Johnston
was born Sept. II, 1865, and died Jan.
10, 1908, near Bidwell Iowa, within
one-half mile Of her birthplace. She
was converted and Joined the Meth
odist Episcopal church at Christinns-
burg at the age of sixteen. She lived
beautiful life. Her faith in Christ
was strong to the last. She had been
In poor health for some months. Early
Sunday morning, Jan. 10, she thought
she would take a dose of liniment which
she usually took for headache, and
through a mistake she got a bottle
placed near the liniment that con-
tained carbolic acid. and took 1t in
stead of the medicine.
Although every thing possible was
done to save her life she died in a lit
tie over an hour. So sudden and un-
expectedly was her death, and the fact
that her father had just died month
previous. made the shock more Sc
we're one, more especially to the fam
lily. In her death her husband Rolla
Lewis, has lost kind and loving wife,
and her little seven-yeGr- son,
Merle Lewis, an affectionate mother
She leaves to mourn their loss, besides
the aged mother. Mrs Catherine A.
Johnston, three brothers, who are
Omer Johnston, Frank Johnston and
Scott Johnston, and large circle of
relatives and friends.
The funeral services were conducted
from the Christiansburg Methodist
Episcopal % church on Monday
"a, }ana s'sa TO- hs at as, o o'clock te aod p M
Borrowing relatives and friends of the
deceased and family. The services
were beautiful which is characteristic
Of Rev. J. E. Wards funeral SER
mons, which nay q glowing tribute to
the dead. The floral offerings Were
many and beautiful. Following the
ceremonies at the church the funeral
cortege, which was one Of the largest
ever seen in this vicinity, followed the
remains to the Christiansburg ceme-
terry, where the remains We're placed
in their final resting place.-Contrib-
uted o
Mary Jane DePew was born in Tes-
corious county. Ohio, May 8, 1919. Her
mother died when she was two years
old, leaving her to be reared by heI
maternal grandparents. She was con-
verified at the age of thirteen years
uniting with the Methodist Episcopal
church, and at the age of sixteen was
married to Joseph r. SherOd, who dice
October %, 1853. To this union were
born ten children, seven of whom
have preceded her to the spirit land
S. D. Sherod Of Waterloo, Iowa Mrs
Lavina Skeeles of Abba, Iowa, an6
Mrs. Emma Martin Of Mound City
Kansas, being left to mourn her death
In 1855 Mrs Sherod and husband, to.
sether with their family. emigrsted tt
Monroe County, Iowa, taking up thu
burden of making home in the new
country In October 1853, her hus'
band, after a sickness of four weeks
died from typhoid fever, and also fou
of her children In the same fall Sht
| maintained her home until the spring
| of 1884, when she went to live will
| her daughter, Mrs. l.. Moon Of Abba
and at the death of Mrs. Moon, wht
had cared for her for twenty years
she came to Kansas in 1904. to liv,
with her youngest child. Mrs. c. 7
! Martin, until the time Of her death
| January 20, 1908. She was SO years,
| months and IL days of age, living
| Christian life for rs years. The funera
services were conducted by Rev
| Moore, at 10 o'clock, Thursday morn
ing, at the home Of her granddaugh
ter, Mrs. Jennie Chitwood, in the cas-
part of town, and burial was made ii
the Highland cemetery, east of Eddy
ille.-Contributed.
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