The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-10
Mrs. ]. A. Edwards.

On Monday afternoon, August "a, 1908,
the death of Mrs. j. A. Edwards oc-
Cured at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. A. j. Allen, in Leon, after linger-
ing illness from the effects of an injury
to her hip received December 10, 1907.
Owing to her advanced age and feeble
ness she could not we'll recover from a
broken hip bone, and Mrs. Allen went
from Leon and brought her mother homo
with her early in January. For weeks
and months Grandma Edwards hoped to
see her old home once more, and not I'M
til recently did she realize that it was
impossible for her to travel and with
the resignation of true Christian heart
she fell asleep on last Monday and went
to her long home peacefully and without
struggle. The remains were taken to
Abba and the funeral was conducted
from her late residence on Washington
avenue at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday after
noon. Rev. E. L. Schreiner made an
appropriate talk and recalled the many
good qualities Of the deceased and the
Christian fortitude with which she pa
tiently bore the bereavement of her
dear ones and the courage with which
she performed all of life's duties and
bore the burdens of the hour. She had
lived useful life and had gone to her
reward for the kindly words she had
spoken, the motherly interest she had
taken in her children, the faithful wife.
hood of many years and the loyalty she
had manifested to her God and hel
Savior. There would be a reunion or
the other side for those left behind and
he babe them be prepared for the fina
meeting when death calls them one by
one to their long home.
The singers were Mrs. B. P. Cashier
Mrs. Ralph Mason, NJ. G.. Worth an6
Bert Taylor. The funeral was in charge
of Ed Downs and Messrs. j. G. Mabry
Ira Noble, H. NJ. Duncan, John Collins
Geo. Hobson and w. E. Giltner acted al
pail bearers. The remains were laid tt
rest in Oak View cemetery beside those
! of her husband, who preceded her tx
the better world in 1891. May her ashes
rest in peace and her spirit enjoy tina
abundant entrance into the presence o
Him she loved and served for SO many
years here below.
Anna Marris was born at Cordingshirt
Parish, Flanilar, South Wales, May ID
1915. She lost her mother when siXteer
years of age and soon after went tt
London to live. She became Christian
at an early age and united with the
Welsh Congregational church. While ir
London she witnessed the coronation
procession Of Queen Victoria, went will
others into the throne room and knel1
upon the silk cushion where the queer
knelt, and by good luck secured piece
of silk from the lining Of her carriage
oh woo cti1l ~, hon ,,ocoooc;o, Of tb<
time Of her death.
Deceased was united in marriage to
A. Edwards in 1912, and came to Mon
roe county in 1859 and settled on a farm
near Staceyville. In about six years
they came to Abba and built the flour
ing mill and the home place where
Grandma Edwards spent the remainder
of her life. She was devoted member
of the First Presbyterian church TO
forty years and gave it her best ser
vices and died in the faith. Aside from
the death Of son in early life, the fol
lowing two children preceded her t.
the better world: Moses, the eldest
died in Abba some two years since ant
Mrs. Magdalene Cald well, the fifth child
died six years ago. The following chill
dren remain: Mrs. Elizabeth Davis O
Eft. Lupton, Colo, Morgan Edwards .
Centerville, Mrs. Anna Allen of Leon
Mrs. Mary Stearns of Chicago. Tht
grandchildren surviving her are Mrs
Jessie Lambert, Mrs. Nora Duncan, L
B., ]. A. and Miss Myra, children o
Moses Edwards; John A., Anna, Moses
and Nellie, children of Mrs. Davis; Mrs
Gertrude Stewart, Fred, John, Mrs
Grace McCauley, Mrs. Kate Prewthers
Charles, Martin and Dora, children o
Morgan Edwards; Mrs. Grace Ray
George, Mrs. Stella Dudley, Frank ant
Mrs. Blanche Morris, children of Mrs
Allen; J. W., Mrs. Edna Brewer ant
Walter, children of Mrs. Caldwell; Mrs
Lena McEwen, Mrs. Nellie Sims AM
Fred, children of Mrs. Stearns
The great grandchildren are Donal
and John r. Duncan, Shelby Edwards
Mel and VIM. Davis, Albert Stewart
Frederick, Francis and Mabel Edwards
Carroll Prewthers, Genevieve and Dea
McCauley, Hilda, Max, Harry, Louis
and Elizabeth Ray, Dorothy Dude,
Robert and Albert Allen, Chester Brow