The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-12
In and Outs Of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

/ ID. A. Dlshman, OF SlgOuFney, was
the guest Of A. q. Clark over Monday
and visited Maple Grove Lodge in the
levening.
Mrs. Moricle, of SigOurney, was the
guest of Mrs. A. G. Clark, Monday aft
ernoon. She was en- route home from
I visit with, her brother, John A. Spen
GER. at Grihnell.
! V. IL, Jones, of Des Moines, came
down Sunday morning and took
charge of the funeral of Mrs, Gussie
Fields Mr.. Jones came to the city
to attend the funeral simply as
friend and boy companion Of Mrs.
, Fields children, and it was only at
the solicitation of those children aft
Ter his arrival in the city that he as
surned the responsibility and acted in
his professional position as funeral
director,
/. Miss Inez Lafayette, who has been
taking special work at the University
of Chicago for the past year, is home
I for a few weeks rest and recreation.
She expects to resume teaching this
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Rev. O.. A. Johnson and wife, OF
Kansas City; Rev. w. l., Lee and
wife; of Des Moines, and Rev. A. q.
lOlSUu anu sui N1GlNtIl,a vi Nid6OnN OLy
, are here this week attending the sew
eral conventions OF their church.
These are all former pastors of Wes-
ley Chapel and are enjoying a pleas
: ant visit among their friends. .t
y FIELDS--Funeral services over the
remains of Mrs. Gussie Fields we're
held at Shorter Chapel A. Nj. Il.
church Sunday afternoon, Aug. i,
1916, at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. H. G.
, Norman, pastor of the church, con
Quoted the services and was assisted
Thy Rev. o. B. Smith, of the Second
/ Baptist church. A choir selected by
Mrs. Henry Hockedy. furnished the
/ singing. Hon. Geo. II. Woodson, for
many years close friend OF the fam
lily paid beautiful tribute to the
life and character of the deceased
land read the obituary, which Is here
: lgiyen. Rev. Norman, with the word
| I"MotheT'' for a theme, delivered a
short address, which was most touch
ing in its language, and sentiment,
and aroused feeling OF tenderness
and love in the hearts Of his hearers
for the sacred name of Mother In.
terment was made in Forest cemetery
and the pall-bearers were: Robert
Johnson, Ed. E. Jones, Mabram Stew
art. Rennie Nelson, Fred Poindexter
and A. @. Clark.
IT,. Obituary.
Mary Gussie Cooper was born at
! Brunswick, Sheridan county, Mo, on
the 31st day of August, 1856, and died
in the hospital at st. Peter, Mimi,
, kJuly 20, 1915, aged So years, 10
months and % days. She was the
, daughter. of Henry Cooper and Jane
, Cooper and married William Fields in
1871. She protested religion and be.
! came a member of the church when
but child and remained good, con-
sistent Christian until she died. She
was the mother of eight children, all
Of whom are living, and whose names
are as follows: Samuel Fields, last
known address, West Virginia. Clar-
ence Fields, Omaha, Neb.; Harold
Fields, Des Moines, Iowa; Miss Lola
Fields, st. Paul, MINI; Roy Fields,
Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Ada Smith,
Boone, Iowa; Marvin Fields, Chicago,
Ills; Harry Fields, St. Paul, Mimi,
all of whom are present except Sam
uel and Clarence. She also leaves two
grandchildren, George Fields, son of
Roy and Ethel Fields; Ethel Smith,
daughter of Lorenzo and Ada Smith,
I a nnAhs ASadS 19uA-
Fell, Of Des Moines. She also leaves
three sisters, Mrs. James Birdeaux,
ST., Paul, MINI, who came with the
remains; - Mrs. Matte Shaffer, st.
Paul. MINI; Mrs. Lafayette Shelton,
ESt. Paul, MINI, with many other rel
Eatives and friends to mourn her loss.
She vas at one time member, of
1.-THE Wesley NJ. E. Chapel of this city
and was a member of Union Cengre-
gational church, Des Moines, at the
thine of her death. Mrs. Fields came
to- 0skaloosa with her husband, Will:
liam Fields, more than 35 years ago,
and her daughter, Lola, was her hrst
born in this city. She remained a
resident of this city until a few years
ago., when she moved to Des Moines
in order to be with her children, and
remained there until i'll health com
lpelled her to 60 to the home of her
daughter in st. Paul. Her husband,
VIM. Fields, was member of Shorter
| A. NJ E. church at the time OF his
death April "a, 1897. His funeral took
place from this church and was
preached by Rev. Father Lewis, now
deceased. He had been steward,
trustee and class leader in this church
and was active in. all its, affairs He
was a past master OF j. the Maple
Grove. lodge of Free Masons, of ,Oska-
loosa, and past grand senior warden
and past deputy grand master Of the
Masonic Iowa grand lodge Mrs.
Fields remained the widow of this
Mason and members of the lodge are
Represented here today as her pail.
tbearers, Among her fayprite hymns
We're My Jesus, l Love Thee" and
! Saved by, Grace,
school asuin. h AIlan..