The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-15
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
Thomas Jackson, Buxton. .......3 IS
l1722 and
Lydia Burkett, Buxton .........22
w. J. Esser, Waterloo ........2 go
l1723 and
Rosa B. Poe, Mahaska Co &c
DEGRAY.- Born, to Rev. and Mrs.
w. M. DeGray, of Beacon, Thursday
January 8, a fine baby girl. ~"
LOEHR.--Born, Tuesday morning
January Is, to Rev. and Mrs. c. ID,
Loehr, of South ID street, fine baby
girl, who has been named Margaret
Jean.
Jagged IS years, 4 months and IL days
died at her home, No. 1914 South
Eleventh street, Monday, January IL
1914, at 1905 o'clock p. m. Short
prayer service at the house, Wednes
day, January IA, at $3.50 o'clock. Re
mains taken via c. b. & Q. at 4:OI
o'clock p. m. to Plymouth, Illinois
where interment will take place in
the Plymouth Cemetary.
Mrs. Tharp was born August 81
1928, in the state of Indiana, and
has lived in Iowa 81 years, and in
Mahaska county years. Her father
Joab Howell, and her mother, Ra
chel Howell, were both born in the
state of Indiana. Mrs. Marguerite
Tharp was a widow, and leaves one
son residing in Plymouth, Illinois.
SHAVER-Mrs. Mary l.. Shaver
aged IA years, 9 months and 10 days
died at her home, No. 51S C avenue
wset, January IL, 1914, at 800 a. m
Funeral Wednesday, January IA, al
1890 at the Central Methodist Episco
pal church. Interment in Forest Gem
etery.
Mrs. Shaver was born March %
1889, in the state of Ohio, and wheI
three years old, her parents moved
to Iowa, and she has lived in Mahaska
county since 1843. Her father P
Loughridge, was born in Pennsylvan
la, and her mother, whose nader
, name was NJ. Mitchell, was born IL
Ohio. Death came after 16 month:
suffering from cancer of the bowels
She leaves one sister, Mrs. K. J. Cor
veil of this city, three brothers, NJ
u. Loughridge of Grand Pass, Oregon
Thomas l.. Loughridge of Bozeman
Montana, and Prof. Albert L. Lough
ridge, now touring Europe; and the
e oIa$ Mrs
, gfngton of Sheffield, Iowa, Miss katt
Shaver of Rock Island, Illinois, Mr.
Lee Shaver of Delta, Iowa, Mrs. Corr
Hanson of this city, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Liedtke of Rock Island, Illinois
RICHARDSON-Of the death of {
former well known Oskaloosa lad!
whose birthplace was this city ant
who knew Oskaloosa as the home o
her childhood, her scholdays and thu
days of her young womanhood, where
she was married and where he
daughter was born, the Cedar Rapid!
Gazette of January says:
. Mrs. DR.. Emma F. Richardson, 1Ol.
| First avenue, long time citizen here
and a practicing physician and hu
name worker, died suddenly at 1873
o'clock last night, following an apo
plectic stroke earlier in the evening
DIR. Richardson had suffered a severe
illness some time ago from which she
had fully recovered and was appar
entity in unusually good health wheI
stricken. Her death is sad shocl
to her many friends.
The funeral will be held at the home
at $3.50 O'Clock tomorrow, afternoon
; Rev. DR.. John Arthur officiating, as
sisted by Rev. DR.. E. J. Lockwood. A
$50 o'clock Saturday morning the
body will be taken to Davenport fol
cremation.
Yesterday DR.. Richardson spent the
usual time in her Office In the Masonic
temple, leaving about o'clock. She
made some calls and reached her home
little after O'Clock. She called the
boy to stable the horse and started Il
enter the house but was stricken OF
the steps. Those at home had heard
the horse being taken to the barn ant
when DR.. Richardson did not enter the
house they opened the front door Il
see what was the matter and found hel
lying unconscious on the steps. DR.. b
r. Johnston, her associate in business
DIR. w. ]. Morrison and DR.. j. NJ. Moor
head of Marion were summoned and
she was given the best OF medica
skill but could not be brought back Il
consciousness.
Emma F. Stafford was born in Os
kaloosa December !, 1856, and was the
daughter of DR.. ELAN and Sarah
: Stanley Stafford. She spent her girl
hood in Oskaloosa, where she secured
her public school education. Later
she was a collegiate student and grad
uated from the medical department Of
the state university at Iowa City. She
, was united in marriage to Henry l.
Richardson of Sigourney, May %, 1884
> who died May 81, 1899.
DR.. Richardson came to Cedar Rap
Ids twentyone years ago, 1898, estab
fishing medical practice In which
she has been engaged since. She was
a highly respected woman because Of
her own lovable character.
DIR. Richardson's mother lived will
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