The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-11-28

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iel Riegel of our city.
The happy ann who captured one
of Oskaloosa's rarest jewels, is en-.
gagged in the timber, mining and land
business in Southern British Column
bia. The joyful happy bride is well
known in our city and neighborhood
and is lady of the highest character
and sterling integrity and the Herald
wishes them many years of useful,
happy life.
PERKINS.-William ]. Perkins, of
High avenue east, senior partner of
the business firm of Perkins & Cos
selink, received word Friday of the
death of his mother, Mrs. William B.
Perkins, who passed away at her
home in TolesborO, Kentucky, at $3.50
O'clock Friday morning, November 90,
1912, at the advanced age of ninety
two years. She was the mother of
w. ]. Perkins OF OskaloOsa, the late
John T.. Perkins, a prominent resident
of Keokuk for years, Vincent II. Per.
kins, of Marysville, Ky, and two
daughters, Mrs. Thomas Foreman, of
Marysville, Kentucky, and Miss Eliza
Perkins at home at Tolesboro, Ken.
lucky. There are also four grand.
children surviving, Miss nelen and
Shirley Perkins, children of the son,
w. J. Perkins of this city; Mrs. King,
of Saltwater, Minnesota, and Miss
Lillian Perkins, of the Keokuk post.
Office. Deceased was woman of
considerable prominence in her time.
She was one of the Oldest residents of
the state in which she died. Says the
Keokuk Gate-City of the deceased:
l"She was one of the old mothers Of
the state, of that sturdy stock of
strong minds and bodies who looked
the world square in the face and en-
deavOred to live lives of uprightness
and honor as they saw the right. She
was an earnest and faithful member
OF the Christian church all through
life and kept the precepts of the
teaching of Christianity in view. But
the good mother, home maker, firm
friend and kind hearted and sympa-
thetic neighbor has gone to her re-
ward, ripe in years and rich in noble
and womanly deeds. The husband,
companion and co-worker preceded
the good wife by several years, but
for siXty-two years they were side by
side. The celebration Of their fiftieth
Tor golden wedding anniversary was
a great event, but each year thereaf-
,lter-f for twelve times the occasion was
repeated until death interviewed. The
family has the sympathy OF friends
iherc."
LEASE.-During the last few weeks
Mrs. J. S. Vernon, OF S19 High avenue
east, has suffered the loss of two sis
tiers. OF her second bereavement the
CrawfOrdsville UOwa) Imprint says:
The sudden death of Mrs. r. +.
Lease fell as an appalling stroke upon
scores of hearts not only in her own
beautiful home, but in other homes as
well. Her gentle, loving spirit passed
away at o'clock Monday morning af-
ter short fitness from typhoid fever.
The crisis in the fever came Sunday
and she gradually grew weaker until
death came. Anna Long, daughter of
Nimrod and Martha Long, was born
May IA, 1878, in the house now occu.
pied by J. r. Lease and had lived in
married to r. +. Lease on June 2S,
1905. They had been lovers from
childhood and were very much devot.
ed to each other. The death OF Mrs.
r. f. Lease seems doubly sad as it
! followed so closely upon the death of
her Oldest sister, Mrs. L. b. Franklin,
which occurred just one month previ-
Gus. Words are weak to express the
grief her death has caused, and all
who knew her will deeply sympathize
with her bereaved husband, father,
brother and sisters Mrs. Lease was
!happiest when in the company of her
husband and two years ago they built
beautiful home and were comfort
ably settled with pleasant surround.
| ings. Mrs. Lease was an ideal
neighbor, a loyal and steadfast
friend. She was a member OF the
Methodist church and was prominent
! in social circles. She is survived by
her husband, her father, ". l.. Long,
OF this place, and six sisters and one
brother: Mrs. Eva Harvey, of Wash.
,ington; Mrs. Harriet Vernon of Os-
kaloosa; Mrs. Bessie Mccoy. of this
place; Mrs. Cora Tomlinson. of Morn
! ing Sun: Mrs. Edna Ross, OF Corpus
Christi, Texas; Miss Jessie Long. OF
this place, and John +. Long, OF
Washington. The funeral services
were held at the residence Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock, conducted
by DR.. n. A. Swickard of the Meth
lodist church, assisted by Revs. Rice
and Currie. She sleeps in the Craw-
louisville cemetery where the trees
will sing sad requiems over her"