The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-21
Springfield Advance: Mrs. William

Springfield Advance: Mrs. William
H. Tompkins, long a resident OF
Springfield, died at the home of her
foster daughter, Mrs. Harry Beatty
in Lamberton, last Friday evening al
eight o'clock. Mrs. Tompkins had
suffered from illness for fifteen years
but she bore her burden patiently
and .cheerfully. For the past five
years she had been practically an in
valid, but her death was FASTENED
by an attack of the prevailing all
ment, la grippe, which seized upon
her only short time before the end
came. The remains were brought to
Springfield Saturday and the funerai
service was held Monday in the Con-
gregational church, of which she had
been a member for forty years. The
remains We've Inferred in the city
cemetery. Onlv a few days previous
to her death, Mrs. Tompkins had gone
to Lamberton to spend the winter
with her foster daughter, and in the
meantime Mr. Tomrl ms had gone
TO Mankato to pass the winter season
with his son Besides her husband
Mrs. Tompkins is survived by two
sons, H. H. Tompkins of Aberdeen
S. D., and 1. N. Tom1kons of Man
kato and the foster daughter above
mentioned,
Deceased was born - Russell, O.,
November 10, 1897. and was one of
a family of ten chi'dr"r in the home
of Isaac and Mario Claggett, who
were of Scotch English descent. Six
of the children were born in Eng
land In 1863 the family moved to
Fond du Loc VS., and here en- Oc-
tober Is, 1850 the young woman was
married to Mr. Tompkins In the
year of 1871 the couple came to Min
nesota and settled on farm north
of Springfield. in North Star town
ship. Here they resided until 1901,
. when they moved into Springfield
where they settled in a permanent
home Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins had
been married fifty-siX years. She was
known as a most lovable woman, with
the faculty of making lifelong
friend of every one with whom she
became acquainted. Her death
is sincerely mourned by all who knew
her, and deep sympathy is expressed
for the bereaved husband and chill
dren
At the funeral was a large and
mournful throng of relatives and
friends of the deceased, and the for
al tributes rendered were many and
beautiful. The Mankato Elks lodge, OF
which deceased's son, /. N. Tompkins
is a member, sent magnificent
Nf hn ,,1y RI
c.. t., of which Mr.. Tompkins is also
a member, sent a pillow of carna-
tons and white and pink roses. The
beautiful floral tribute of the family
members was wreath of lilies or
which was entwined in flowers of the
same variety, the word Mother
There were many other beautiful
floral tributes from friends, and al
the cemetery the grave was literally
buried beneath a mass of roses ant
chrysanthemums.
Among relatives and others pres
ent at the funeral service were Mr..
and Mrs. H. H. Tompkins. Aberdeen
s. D.; Mr.. and Mrs. I. N. Temp
kins and son Vernon, Mankato; Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Beatty and son. 1 am
berton; G. D. Tompkins, brother OF
the bereaved husband. Cambridge
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Roderick, Wells
and Mrs. w. H. Merchant and son
Howard: Mrs Martha Hartwich, Ward
Hartwich, Mrs. r. B. West. and l..
F. Porter; the latter group of persons
were all old friends of deceased from
Morgan. Rev H. N. Hansen offici-
ated at the solemn service. Mr.. VIM
II. Tompkins, now bereft of his faith
full wife. will reside With his son In
Msnkato.
The, Mankato Elks sent deleeation
in cthe PERSONS of Exalted Ruler P.
NJ !. Ferguson and w. R Clark, man
ager Of the lodge.