The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
Ii Mrs. Ernest I. I4andphair.

SlSIeF MOTl LIS AdAupH0AA AClA
asleep in Jesus, at the home of DR..
Reed in Davis City, Iowa, July 21st.
Her funeral was conducted by the
writer at the Christian Union church
in Pleasanton, July %, 1918, at p.
m. The spacious church was filled
to it's utmost and a large number
were without The choir sang very
acceptably a number of hymns. The
lesson fitted the occasion and the
text was Psalms 23:4. The theme
was Comfort in the shades of
DEATH" 1t was truly grief stricken
audience, which was surely an attes-
tation of the high esteem in which
the esteem in which the deceased was
held. People were there for many
miles around. The expressions OF
grief as that vast audience viewed
the remains, must have touched all
hearts and great comfort to the
bereft ones, for truly Ito live in
hearts we leave behind is not to die"
The flower covered casket was then
taken to the Hamilton cemetery and
the body laid to rest, embalmed in
our tears. The deceased had love-
able personally, making friends
wherever she went. Her memory
will be cherished as the years go BY
On occasions like this, the sweet, yet
melancholy words of Cowper come
home to us:
Judge not the Lord by feeble scene,
But trust Him for His grace:
Behind a frowning providence,
He hides smiling face
We had these words chiseled in the
cold marble above our sleeping loved
one:
THE hearts keen anguish, only those
can tell,
Who have bid the fondest and dear
est farewell:
The parting with our loved ones,
once our pride
More priced and honored than the
world Deside.'
God bless and comfort all that are
bereft by death. Fifty years has
endeared this family to us. Lord
bring them all safely home at last.
Tenderly their brother,
J. H. Burrows.
Merl Iris (Hagan) Landphair was
born on the Hagan farm in Clay
township, Harrison county, Missouri,
March 9th, 1887. She lived with
her parents, G. Z. and Dolly Hagan,
and grew to wOmanhoOd in the neigh
bOrhood where she was born, and
when at the age of 16 years she was
converted and baptized at a meet
ing held by Rev. Deyoe at the River
View Baptist church, and ever after
lived an earnest and devoted chris
ten.
On March goth, 1905 she was mar
lied to Earnest T. Landphair, and
to this union was born one child,
Wilma Fay.
Soon after their marriage Mr.. and
Mrs. Landphair moved to Decatur
county, Iowa, and settled on farm
3 miles west of Davis City, and
little later he bought farm miles
north of Pleasanton which he still
owns and is his home.
Mrs. Landphair was of a kind and
loving disposition, and devoted
daughter, wife and mother, and chris
tian woman, but for many years she
has been a very great sufferer, yet
she ever bore her suffering with pa
thence and was trying to abide Gods
will, and just short time before her
departure in very earnest and
that IF it be His will that she might
be permitted to be restored to her
health and be permitted to raise their
dear little daughter but she added,
mot my will but Thine be done as
Thou God knowest BEST" and she
was trusting all to His loving kind
ness and tender mercy.
She leaves to mourn her departure
a kind husband, and little daugh-
ter, an aged and infirm father, who
on account of infirmities, was not
able to attend the funeral, and
loving mother and four dearly be-
loved brothers-Ora Hagan of Pleas
anton, Ben o. Hagan of Saline, Mo-,
w. r. Hagan who lives on the old
home place, and Harry, who still
lives with his parents ON the Hagan
farm about miles south of Davis
City, Iowa.
All that could be was done by
kind and loving friends and skilled
physicians, to prolong her stay with
us, and restore her to health, but
disease had fastened it's fangs upon
her, and she had to yield to it. 3
She died at the residence of DR..
Reed in Davis City, where she had
been taken for treatment, about 5
o'clock p. m. on Monday, July 21st,
1913, at the age of 26 years, 4
months and IL days. ~
While her departure from her low
ed ones is very sad, yet she has en-
tered into her reward, and has but
gone on before us, leaving bright
and shining pathway for others to
follow, to meet her in glory.
A Card--We wish to express the
deep appreciation of all who are be-
reft by this death. They will not
be forgotten, God bless them.
Earnest Landphair, ~
81 Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hagan.
Ella Marea Hewlett.
Ella Marea Hewlett was born near