The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-09

' -. ". ollulllWu IL
1906 and
Katie Yoke, Ottumwa ...... Al
WEDDINGTON.-Born to Mr.. and
Mrs. b. F. Wellington. fine boy,
weight pounds. Mother and babe
doing fine.
BOATMAN-YOKE-M Married at 2
o'clock p. m, Monday, April 6, 1914,
at the Office OF the officiating magis-
trate, Justice of the Peace Dave b.
Hawkins, Mr.. A. o. Boatman and
Mrs. Katie Yoke, of Ottumwa.
| RISNEY.-ReX Lyle Risney, the in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Risney,
died Tuesday, April 18th, 1914, at 2:40
o'clock n. m. at the home of his par
ents at l0ll south + street. Funeral
| Wednesday, April g. at 2:30 o'clock
| p. m. at the First Reform Church.
VAN CLEAVE. - Lovona Van
Cleave, age So years, months and
26 days, died April 6, 1914 at 3:1j
O'clock p. m, at the home of her son
in Harrison township. Funeral Thurs
day, April 8, at 800 o'clock p. m,
terment in Forest Cemetery.
Mrs. Van Cleave was born June 10,
1855, in Ohio, and has liven in Iowa
SO years. Her father was Leonard
Jackson, and her mother who was
born in Pennsylvania was Julia Good,
man. Mrs. Van Cleave leaves two
sons and two daughters.
COFFIN.-Mrs. Ella C. Coffin, age
Sc years months and days, died
tuesday, April I, 1914. at $50 o'clock
a. m. at her home, No GA north Il
street.
Mrs. Coffin was born Sept. /, 1858,
in Indiana, and has lived In Iowa IL
years. Her father, Joseph p. Cook,
and her mother whose maiden name
was Sarah J. Kelley. were both born
in Indiana. Mrs. Coffin leaves a hus-
band and four sons to mourn her de-
parture.
| BROWN-The late James o. Brown
son of c. b. and Alice Brown of SIG
south ID street, this city, whose fun.
eral was held Sunday, April 3, 1914,
at the Cheesman Funeral Home, was
born Feb. %, 1877 at Bussey, Marion
county, Iowa, died April |, 1914, al
st. JOseph's Hospital, Omaha, Neb.,
from injuries received on March n,
Aged 81 years, month and s days.
Services were in charge of Elder Viii
son of the Latter Day Saints church
of Hiteman, Ia, and were largely at
tended The floral offerings were
large and very beautiful. The Brick
Mason's Unions of Omaha, Neb., and
of this city, both offering very beauti
full tributes which showed the respect
and esteem in which he was held in
those organizations. He was the on.
lily child of the above named parents,
and is survived by father, mother, five
lunches and eight aunts. besides num-
Ierous other relatives in and ont OF
the city. The relatives in attendance
at the funeral from abroad were Ed.
win Perry Of Indianapolis, Indiana.
and Eugene jolly and wife of COlfaX,
Iowa. Full particulars OF the acct
dent which caused the sad taking
away are not fully known here at
this time. The parents take this OPP
IpOrtunitY of expressing their heart
felt thanks unto those who so loving
lily and kindly svmpathiZed with them
and ministered with such loving
hearts and willing hands in their sad
hour OF afflictiOn lntorment was
made in Forest Cemetery. Charles
Wilson, cousin of the deceased, ac-
cOmpanied the badly from Omaha.
STERLINC.-Mis Sarah Sterling,
after an illness of several weeks, fol.
lowing severe cold and general
breakdown attendant upon old age,
died at her home, No. 800 north First
street at 500 o'clock a. m, Monday
morning, April 6, 1914, at the advanc.
ed age OF so years, month and %
days. Funeral at two o'clock We'd.
nesday afternoon from the Central
Methodist Episcopal church. inter
ment in Forest Cemetery.
! Deceased was n member of the
Methodist church, the oldest in years
and also the Oldest woman in rank
in the membership OF thu church.
| having been connected with the or.
| ganiZation continuously for a term
of over fifty years, dating her mem
bership from about 1860. She was
converted when a little girl of thir-
teen years of age, about 1916 and
| was possessed of a remarkable spirit
ual Development. Although illness
that terminated in death was attend
ed by considerable suffering and pain
! the end came in peace and quiet and
/ the last words of the tired soul, just
as she lapsed into Inconsistencies,
I were Don't worry about me. | know
where | am g ding. 1t is all right with
nc"
! Sarah Sterling was the last of
family of five children and the only
daughter OF John Sterling and Nancy
| Black who married in Illinois and
came to Iowa and Oskaloosa immed.
lately following the outbreak of the
Civil war. George Sterling. the last
of the four boys passed away last
year and the death of Aunt Sarah"
is the sixth in the family circle within
a period of little more than one year
First was that OF Helen, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sterling of Wat.
erloo who was inferred in Oskaloosa;
Mrs. Armints Sterling died at Ottum-
wa; then follows Lemuel and George
OF Oskaloosa and VIII H. of Omaha,
and Monday, the surviving member
of the original family passed to her
reward. Family succession now pas
SEES to the sons and daughters of the