The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-11-27
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

| FOX.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Fox of New Sharon, twin boys, Nov.
20, 1913.
] VAN; DRASKA.--Born,, to Mr.. and,
/ Mrs. VIM. Van Draska, a 9-pound
.lson. Mother and baby doing nicely,
/ RUPE-BAILEY. - Married, at 2
O'Clock p. m, Saturday, Nov. %, 1913,
at the Office of Dave B. Hawkins, JUS
tice of the peace, who officiated in
| the ceremony, Mr.. Blaine Rupe of
oarbon, Iowa, and Miss Viola Bailey
or Ottumwa.
BONES. Monday, November
"a, at $500 p, m, at her home 504
North Third street, Elizabeth R..
Jones, aged "a years. Death was due
to Nepbritis, of two weeks duration.
Mrs. Jones was the widow of the
late Daniel Jones, and a member of
the Congregational church of this
city. Mrs. Jones was born in Wales,
October 3, 1889, residing in her alive
country until coming to this country
and to Mahaska county about fifty
years ago. She leaves to mourn three
children, Mrs. G. W. Thayer, of Wen
atchee, Wash, Mrs. C. Caldwell and
owen H. Jones of this city. One broth,
ler, John Thomas, of Des Moines.
Funeral Wednesday afternoon, No
vember 26, at 300 p IN. lnterment
in the Forest cemetery.
| KNIGHT. = Miss Elizabeth E.
II sahf Ip,,a IS II N
Knight, of Oskaloosa, after a surgical
Operation died at the M, E. hospital
| in Des Moines, Iowa, November 20.
The illness was brief. Age AZ years,
IL months and % days. She is sur
vived by her father, five brothers.
Charles E., of Ottumwa, Iowa, Geoge
W.. of Mora, Mimi, Harry L., of OF
tumwa, Iowa, Homer H., of Creston,
Iowa, and Leonard W., of Haysville,
Iowa; two sisters, Anna r. Johnson,
of Everest. Iowa, and Edith Fl. Spav-
en- of Oskaloosa
! Miss Knight was a prominent and
successful teacher in Mahaska and
other counties for number of years.
She was a member of the Friends
ichurch by birthright; strong char
lacter and consistent Christian. She
was calm in the presence of death
and left her loved ones the glorious
hope of a reunion, Over there" The
funeral services were conducted in
her fathers home, Nov. %, at 100 p.
m. All the brothers and sisters and
goodly number of friends were pres
ent. She was buried in the family lot
in Bloomfield cemetery beside loved
ones gone before.
WOOTEN. Emma r. Sopher,
daughter of Abijah and Elizabeth
Sopher, was born in Charlottesville,
ind. July l, 1861. Her parents re-
moyed to Oskaloosa in 1868. She was
united in marriage to William Woot-
en- April IL, 1879, and departed this
life at Donald, Wisconsin, November
Ia, 1918, at the age of So years, four
months and fourteen days. The re-
mains were brought to Oskaloosa
November II, and taken to the home
Iof her daughter, Mrs. Sam Davis.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
Iday, November ID, at o'clock at the
Friends church, and she was laid to
Irest by the side of her father, in
BLOOMFIELD cemetery. To Mr.. and Mrs.
lWooten were born twelve children,
one son preceding her to the Great
Beyond where there is joy forever.
She leaves to mourn her death her
aged mother, husband, three sisters,
1.-TWO brothers and eleven children and
other relatives and many friends.
Those remaining are her husband,
William Wooton, her children, Mrs.
Sam Davis, OF Oskaloosa, William, of
Arizona, Mrs. Ethel ScafinGer, of Des
Moines, Clyde, of Meservey, Iowa,
Cecil Ray, of Newton, Iowa, Walter,
/, lof Waterloo, Mrs Nellie Fuinicum,
of Des Moines, Thomas A., of Gal,
weston, Texas, Festus, OF Meseryey,
Guy and George, of Donald. Wiscon,
, sin, three sisters, Mrs. Wickersham
Mrs. Tom Day, and Mrs. Willis All
good, of Oskaloosa, and two brothers,
Robert and John Sopher. All were
present at the funeral except her
mother, and son William, OF Arizona
and Guy of Wisconsin and her sister
Mrs. Allgood Thomas, who enlisted
with the army two years ago, learned
, the sad news of his mothers death
and was soon ON his way to Oska
: lloosa to see his mother, but not a
. word of greeting did he get, for heI
Hips were silent Mrs. Wooton was
/, converted while early in years. ant
was a member of the Friends church
and has lived an earnest Christian
life and has been true to the Master
She was a faithful and loving wife
3 and mother a true friend and a goot
4 neighbor.-A Friend
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