Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-10
In Menoriarn
Julia Charlotte Moody Giem.

At Bronson hospital, Kalamazoo
Mich, Oct. IS, 1914, occurred the death
Of Julia Charlotte Giem. Those at the
bedside were Frank Giem, her husband
Ross and Seth Giem. sons, and Lew
Moody, Jr., of Chicago, Ill, brother
Harry Lee Giem, the eldest son, re-
siding in Kalamath Falls, Oregon. was
on his way east but at notice OF the
fatal end returned home, wiring his
father: Mamma is asleep In Jesus.
Funeral services conducted by the
pastor of Simpson M. e. church were
held Tuesday at 10 a. m. at the kala-
mazoo home 719 North Church street
The service was brief and especially
directed for the living. Interment fol-
lowed at Smith cemetery, near the
Giem homestead over which Mrs Glen
had presided during the last twelve
years Of her life.
Julia Charlotte Moody was born In
Highland township, Iowa, May IA, 1864
In early childhood she moved with hei
parents Levi Moody. Sr, and Pamella
Bowen Moody to Agency, Iowa, resid-
ing on farm west of town known as
Half Way Place" Here she grew tc
young womanhood. At the age Of
fourteen she was left an orphan ano
succeeded her mother in the response
bility of keeping house for six broth
ers. After her fathers death in 1873
and just prior to her mothers death
in November she and Ernest A
Moody embraced religion with the Free
Will Baptist church of Agency.
She obtained her education for q
teacher in the Agency High school
and upon moving to Egin, Mimi, in
the fall of 1888 she began her career
as a district school teacher, a career
which met with marked success.
On December 9. 1885, at Elgin, MINI.
she was married to Frank Glenn, who
survives her. Soon after her marriage
they returned to Kalamazoo, Mich
Here she again distinguished herself
as a good home maker, busy and act
i've. During the succeeding eight
years Of residence in kalamazoo, thret
sons, Harry Lee, Max and Ross were
born to the home.
Early in 1895 she moved with her hus-
band to Denver Colorado, where Mr.
Giem held a responsible position witt
the Santa Fe rail road as locomotiyt
engineer. A scourge Of diphtheria Wis.
tied the bone and, Max was the vic.
tim.
The mother faithful and devoted fol.
lowed the call of duty and journeyed tt
Pueblo, then to La Junta to serve ir
the mechanics home, which she die
well. Here, in the high altitude of the
mountains, she suffered an attack OF
pneumonia from which she never full
lv recovered. Mr. Giem found in 100:
his physique. was not equal to the task
Of high mountain climbing ant
descent, so he took clearance papers
from the Santa Fe. returned to th<
homestead left vacant by the death Of
his father, and lived the busy life Of &
successful farmer. In 1911 he accept
ed a position as engineer at the Kala'
mazoo Court House which he has helt
since.
Mrs. Giem always kept up her church
membership and was an active, spirit.
ual christian worker at home and fol
others. She was member Of the adul
Bible class Of Simpson M. e. church
although a great sufferer from hear
trouble and chronic bronchitis brough
on by imperfect healing Of pneumonia
for the last twelve years of her life
She was in her place at church ant
Sunday school the last Sunday but on
of her life. a constant, noble, ACTIVE
Christian woman.
Besides the surviving family men
toned above, are five brothers, Erns
A. Moody, Long Island, Kan, Lev
Moody, Jr., 318 r. 53rd st., Chicago, III
Merric Green Moody, Moreland, okla,
Perrin Nye Moody, Luck, Wis, an
Seth Enoch Moody, 1923 Cook avenue
st. Louis, Mo.-Contributed.