The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Mrs. Ivan Beach.

The gloom that has hung like a
pail over this community for the past
week deepened into the deepest
gloom last Tuesday when it was an
nounced that Mrs. Ivan Beach had
died at $50 O'Clock of pertonitis.
Minnie Jones, daughter of John
and Alice Jones, was born April !,
1888, in Mercer county, Missouri,
not far from the Roger Mineral
Springs. About her ninth year she
came' to PleasantOn and lived with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Cornett After the death of her
grandmother some five years ago she
did the honors of the house for her
grandfather until his death, about
nine months later. She was married
to Ivan c. Beach, of Pleasanton, Iowa,
July 7, 1907, and to them were given
three children, the last of whom did
not survive birth. A few days later
July II, 1911, she followed her babe,
at the age of % years, 3 months and
10 days. She is survived by her
parents, husband and two children.
During her last sickness her suffer-
ings were extremely severe, but
determined struggle for life, for the
sake of her little ones, and the hope
of final victory over her sickness
seemed never to have left her. She
greatly appreciated the fact that every
thing that human skill could do in
the way of material attention and
nursing was done for her.
Her natural kindness of dispo-
|sition won her many friends and by
the same means these friends were
ever afterward retained Those near
est her by human ties and therefore
knew her best, and for that reason
best qualified to speak-these feel
that nothing is too good to say of
the excellencies of her character. On
this account she will be held in last
ing remembrance in the hearts OF
those who loved her, and whose love
she returned
Her loved ones feel that they can
safely trust her future well being in
the hands OF the Savior of all men.
Funeral services We're conducted
at the Saints church, July 18th by
Elder Duncan Campbell, of Ames,
Iowa, assisted by the pastor OF the
church, Elder NJ. VI. TaIrpen, and the
edltice was lar too small to hold the
large congregation. A large con-
course of friends and neighsu,rs
there being over so teams in the
procession) followed The remains to
the Hamilton cemetery, north of
tG'wn, where the flower embow cred
casket was lowered ta the grave by
the beautiful and impressive ritual
of the Order of the Eastern Star, rem
dered by the officials of the local
chapter of which deceased was an
esteemed member 1t is worthy of
remark than this is the first death oc-
,cllEring IN the chaptsr in the ten
years of its existence. Words of
hlgh praise are heard regarding the
readiness and plentitude with which
help in the care of E,rrsing OF the
deceased sister during her last Ill
ness has been rendered. Thus there
appears an os sis of brightness and de-
votlOn in a desert world so larEely
given over to selfishness. This proves
that all the good in the world mas
not all died out. Such experiences
as these Indicate that there is still
enough OF saving salt in the world
to save it from going to utter de-
struction yet awhile, aud upon this
the people are to be congratulate
and the great Author OF all good TO
be praised and glorified-Pleasantc
Times.