The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-10
DIED IN NEW MEXICO.
Mrs. Laura. Lindsey Pavlopolus Bur
led in Leon Saturday.

The body of Mrs. Laura Lindsey
Pavlopolus, formerly of Leon, who
died at Magdalena, New Mexico, on
Saturday, August 20, was brought to
tis city for burial last Friday.
Mrs. Pavlopolus, while suffering
from an attack of extreme melan-
cholia, fired shot from revolver
directly through her heart, death
being instantaneous.
Although she had undergone much
trouble and disappointment during
the later years OF her short life, the
Immediate cause of her death is
traced back to the loss OF her son
Chester in February of 1913, since
which time she grieved constantly.
During the last eighteen months
she had, contrary to her previous
cheerfulness in the face of trouble,
expressed in conversation and letters
her wish that she might through
Gods mercy be enabled to lay aside
the burdens of life, but no one OF
her relatives or friends realized until
too late the terrible strain under
which she was fighting her fruitless
battle against the relentless tyrant
grief, which promised sweet forget
fulness in self-obliteration.
Brave to the end and thoughtful
of the patient mother and delicate
sister who formed the last links in
the broken chain of her sad life, she
planned and struggled on until the
day came when assurance was hers
that no pecuniary burden should be
added to the grievously heavy weight
of sorrow to descend upon the ones
she loved so dearly. Her financial
accumulations, incontestible life In
surance policy and little treasures,
valuable only as mementoes and tok-
ems of happy bygone days, were
placed with her characteristic order
so that they light surely reach the
ones for whom she had intended
them.
The good men and women of the
little town, knew and esteemed her
as pleasant friendly newcomer,
industriously pursuing her daily avo-
cation, opened their big hearts and
left nothing undoneswhich could serve
to lessen the bitter pain of the mother
and sister. The Masons and mem
bers of the Eastern Star order OF
Magdalena were especially active in
helpful ministrations, and the pastor
and practically all the citizens volun-
tarily rendered such services as they
could.
Mrs. Mettie Pitman Lindsey and
Miss Louise G.. Lindsey, mother and
sister of lArs. Pavlopolus, were sum-
moned from Rice, Arizona, where
they are employees of the govern
ment in the Indian school at that
place, and accompanied the remains
to Leon. Their intense grief is In
: measure mitigated by the memory
of the glad reunion and fortnight's
visit they enjoyed with their dear
one in the month of July.
Funeral services were held at the
home of Will Gardner on north
Church street Saturday afternoon at
2:3O O'Clock, conducted by Rev. j.
wv. johnson, pastor of, the Christian
church, who spoke words full OF
comfort to the bereaved ones. A large
number of persons were present to
Ipay the last tribute to one whom
they remembered as a generous,
warm-hearted girl. Many lovely floral
offerings attested the kindly recollec-
tions OF friends. Beautiful and ap-
propriate vocal music was rendered
/ by a quartet composed of Mrs. w. A.
| Boone. Mrs. l.. NJ. Smith, Messrs.
J. W. Rowell and Ed Kemp, with Miss
! Gretchen Hurst at the Piano.
/ Interment was in the Leon cem-
etery between the father who died In
1887 and the idolized son who passed
!! !away eighteen months ago. q pic
ture az her boy and = little bunch q
fAdsA. tear-.tained letters were