Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-02-06
MRS. A. c. ROSS DEAD

MN. A. I. kUOo DEAD
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Ore OF the Most Loyable Of Women
Passed Away at Hcc Home in Cal.
iformSa, Last Week.
Following only a few days illness
with uraemic trouble, Mrs. A. G.
Ross, wife Of Mr.. A. c. Ross, for
nlerly of Audubon, Iowa, d d at
her home, 625 Cedar Avenu... Long
lDeah, California, on Tuesday, jan
uary IS, 1913, aged 60 Yeas, i
months and ~ days.
The body, accompanied ty Mr..
Ross and niece, Miss Gwendolen Ca
rey, arrived in Audubon, Iowa, Sat
Iurday, on the early morning train
lover the Northwestern railway and
vas Immediately taken to the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Buck.
The body lay in state at the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in Audubon
from 1880 O'clock until ,2:3o O'clock.
Sunday afternoon, where it was
viewed by numberless friends who,
came. to the sacred edifice to show.
their last respect for the deceased
whom everyone owed ami .:cr1ired.
The. fu raj services comm need
at 3,o'clock p. M. with Rev. A. B.
Miller reading beautiful passages Of
the Scripture, telling Of the far
away of;.the soul, after which praye.
was offered by Rev; E. B. Cousins
An eulogy was then a~ncnnoeu by
:ha pastor. Re-. ]. H. Fre.d ire,
la close. i':::en'; Of Mrs. Ross. who
was vel li,a,:f ed to pay tn. elew-
| ing and beautiful tributes to the
lead that were heard on this sad
OCCASION 'and which was very consol-
ing. TO the bereared. Mr.. Freedline
was visibly affected and his voice
trembled with emotion as no pro-
ceeded with the funeral Grafton. TIL
lacg body of the church was crowd
ed to overflowing and the sincere
sympathy of the people caused tn,
incident to be one of marked SOL
entity. Very few were the eyes in
the church that were devoid of
tears. Several very appropriate and
beautiful hymns were rendered by
double mixed quartette, ACCOM-
panied by Miss Buck at the spiano,
The floral offerings were many
and beautiful. The members OF
the P. E. o. Lodge attended in a
body.
Following the funeral services at
taa ,lu?oh the body was taken to
tie Northwestern depot and shipped
On the $3.50 O'Clock train to Usage,
Iowa, where funeral services We're
given, conducted on Tuesday after
noon by DR.. Lockwood, an ultimate
friend of Mr. and Mrs. Ross. after
which the Eo9y was deposited for
eternal rest.
M S. Ross was one of the most
lovable and highly respected ladies
one would wish to know and her
friends in Audubon and elsewhere
.wAo were legion will regret for
many day her. sudden departure
Her christian and home life was
ideal and her benevolence and kind.
;. ss to others We're manifold. To
the exemplary Christian lady and
loving wife we bid farewell. May
she est in peace. He who doeth
all +l1ings we'll has done SO in this
sad bare ayement.
Mrs. Ross is survived by her
Borrowing husband, one niece,
Miss Gwendc]en Carey, whom she
has reared, and they have the
heartfelt sympathy of the entire
community in las, their SCI! hour
Of afflictior.
That the repetition of such sad
land sudden CALAMITY man, not en-
ter into the i'.o,.ir of anyone in Au-
aulon County for years to come is
the feverent prayer of the writer.
i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
According to his physic an, DR.
chappel. William Rockefeller, the
oil magnate, must remain silent the
rest of his life and he cannot even
write now as his hands tremble sc
that his writings are not legible
II such is the case Mr.. Rockefeller
would make very poor witness be.
fore the Pujo Committee.