The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-08
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

MONIES was In consultation here on
Tuesday with Lawyer Woodson OF
Buxton and went fro mhere to Ottum.
wa and Keokuk on business.
Miss Lola Fields Of st. Paul was
the guest of friends in the city for
Decoration Day.
Miss loan Garrett and Harry Fields
of Des Moines were guests of the
John Barquet home Decoration Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucas and Mrs. Phoeba
Cook of Buxton attended the funeral
of Mrs Sarah Williams in this city
on Sunday.
Mrs. Bette Fields of Des Moines
was a guest OF her sister, Mrs. Libbie
Kimbrough, ever Sunday, being here
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Williams
and to meet her sister, Mrs G. G. Lee
Of Chicago.
Mrs. c. G. Lee Of Chicago accom-.
panied the funeral party in charge of
the remains of Mrs. Sarah Williams,
to this city Saturday and has spent
the week I'm the city with her sister,
Mrs. Libbe Kimbrough, and old time
friends. She returned to her home
Friday evening.
Mrs Eta Cheek and brother, Wal.
| ltI DIlIll, WHO uICOIuDdHItu In6 re-
mains of their mother to this city for
burial, returned to their homes in
Chicago on Friday. .r....,s
Mrs. Adah Smith and daughter, who
have been making an extended visit
at the home of her mother-in.law,
Mrs. Hannah Williams, on North Sec
ond street, went to Des Moines on
Thursday to join her husband and
|
Mrs. Anna Wilson and baby, who
have been making an extended visit
at the parental Ed T.. Jones home on
North Fifth street, returned to their
home in Ottumwa on Monday. taf
Mrs. Robert Franklin and daughter
Bobbie went to Ottumwa Wednesday
for few days visit with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Luella Spicer, and son Hor-
ace.
Esther Chapter No. 6, o. OF e. s.,
will observe Esther Day tomorrow
with appropriate services at 3 p. IN,
in the chapter hall over the Hub.
Regular meeting of Maple Grove
Lodge No. Is, A. f.. & A. NJ, Monday
Ievening, June 3. Election of officers.
Pierre Barquet, w. M. A. G. Clark,
Secretary. t ..
Mrs. Reuben Gains, Mrs Rose Car
tier and Reuben Gains, Jr, motored
over from Buxton Thursday on bus
mess and shopping trip.
Geo. Jones, who Is employed with
the Ford agency, drove a party con-
sisting of his wife, Mrs. Robt John
son and Mrs. Eta Cheek to Des
Moines on Friday.
WILLIAMS.--Funeral services over
} the remains Of Mrs. Sarah Williams
we're held at the A. M. +. church on
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and
were attended by, more thar swo hun.
dred friends who filed the church to
its capacity. Rev. J. ID. Peterson,
pastor of the church, had charge of
the religious services and was assist
ed by the choir and Rev F.. ]. Penney
of Wesley Chapel who read the
: Scripture lesson and Rev. o. b. Smith
of the Second Baptist church, who
} offered prayer Rev. Peterson's dis
course was splendid tribute to the
: Christian life and character of the
deceased and a message of consola.
! ton and hope to the sorroWing rela.
e tives and friends. At the close OF
+ the church services Esther Chapter
+ No. 6, o. of F.. s., concluded the ser.
= vices with the beautiful burial service
t of the order. Beautiful floral offer
s ings we're sent by friends in Chicago
= and this city. The remains were con
, yeyed to Forest cemetery and inter
red in the family lot. The pail bear
t ers were Robt. Johnson, Ed Jones
r RObt Franklin, Simpson Mitchell
+ Mack Whitehead and A. G.. Clark
4 Just before the sermon A. G. CLARK
4 read the following
Obituary.
: Miss Sarah Farrell was born II
! Trenton, Mo-, some time during the
. year 1847, and passed to her reward
, in death at the home of her daughter
y Mrs. Eta Cheek, 523 Wabash Ave.
. Chicago, at 2:20 p. m, Tuesday, MAJ
! 80, 1916, in the 69th year OF her age
!, She came to Oskaloosa with hel
: mother and grandparents in 1865 ant
had made til is city her home confirm
lOusly until about two years ago, wher
failing health made 1t necessary fol
y her to go to the home of her daugh
\ ter in Chicago where she could better
y receive the loving care and attention
of both her children. She was frs
married in this city In 1866 to Henr!
s Smith to which union two children
were born, Walter, a son, and he
daughter, both OF whom we're wifi
her in the last hours of her peaceful
10 passing. She was again married Il
- this city in September, 1892, to Johl
>, Williams, who preceded her in dealt
90, on Jan. 30, 1908. Sister William
iIS was one of Gods chosen women n
- the field of active life Early in hf,
she found the true road to happiness
y lay in trusting in God, and doing al
- the good one can She first became
> member of Wesley Chapel and after
II ward joined in the organization of tn
RI A. NJ. f. church and gave to it's sur
T. port the very best years of her life
She loved the church as one OF Hi
own children and no sacrifice was to-
great for her to make nor task to-
il. heavy for her to undertake In supper
IL OF 1t or its pastor. She was charte
member of Esther Chapter No. s,
Of +. s. and was one of it's most Zeal
Gus and loyal supporters. Only thos
~ who knew her in these activities cal
x fully realize the loss both has sustain
al ed. But she has paid the debt we al
er oweto our Creator, and no words o
G. mine can add to or or detract fror