The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-07-27

CONAWAY - Marshalltown Times
Republican, AS the result of an acct
dent suffered while motoring two years
Iago next month, Mrs. Josephine Coma
way, wife of DR.. A. B. Conway, died
lat o'clock Tuesday night at the Coma
way home, 408 Fremont street. Mrs
Conway had been seriously i'll for sew
eral weeks, and had suffered Intensely
Stenosis of the stomach and bowels
due to adhesions caused by the bruise
sustained in the injury, was the cause
of DEATH
1t was while motoring home from a
trip to Chicago, in company with her
husband and son, that the injury was
sustained. An old culvert gave way
under the weight of the machine as the
rear wheels passed over it, and DIR.
and Mrs. Conway were thrown OFF
the seat. Dr. Conway tried to catch
his wife as she descended in such a
way as to strike her left side against
her husbands elbow She suffered from
a pain in the side for several weeks,
and although the pain lessened after
a time. ii never fully subsidized. dag
nosis by surgeons both in Chicago and
Rochester gave no hope in surgery
and since April the patient has been
declining rapidly
Mrs. Conway was one of the dear
little women of Marshalltown, and o.
who had many warm friends. AItholgl
devoted to her home and family, she
found much time for church and So
cial duties, being a member of tn
Presbyterian church and it's different
adjective societies OF the +. E. D. Sis
terhood, and Der Deutsch internal
lungs Kreis. Mrs. Conway was a
charter member of the p. f. o. chap
ter of both New Sharon and this city,
and charter member of the Eastern
Star chapter of New Sharon, of which
she was the first worthy matron.
Mrs. Conway was born Josephine
Cahill at New Cumberland, o., Jan. /,
1866, the next youngest of four daugh-
tiers of Elisha and Margaret EVerhart
Cahill at Philadelphia Roads, O., June
"a 1873, Miss Cahill became the bride
OF DR.. Aaron B. Conway, and in the
fall of 1880 came west, settling in New
where DR.. Conway entered
practice. DR.. and Mrs Conway lived
in New Sharon until 1896, when they
came to this city.
Surviving Mrs. Conway in addition
to her husband, is her or son, Dr..
Aaron Clyde Conway, OF this city, and
one sister, MIS-. David L. Nicer, of
O., Mrs. Nicer has been
here since May helping in the care of
her sister. There also survive a half
sister and one half brother, in the per-
sons of Mrs. Nancy Nicer. of Bakers
vile, and John f. Cahill of Dennison,
Ohio.
Funeral services held from the Pres
byterian church at 2:30 Thursday af-
ternoon, in charge of Rev. James p.
Linn. Interment in Riverside.
MORGAN.-The remhins of Mrs.
Emily Morgan, who died at her home
south of Olivet, on Sunday morning,
July 16, 1915, were laid to rest beside
her departed husband, the late John
G. Morgan, in the Olivet cemetery, on
Tuesday, July 16, at p. m.
The writer knew the deceased for
nine years; always found her to be
devoted wife, a loving mother and a
devout Christian. During her hus-
bands life they attended church at
Oliyet; never missed service; were
cheerful giyers to the church. This
good old mother never came to church
without her dollar tied up in her hand
kerchief and handed it TO the preach.
er in person.
Funeral services were held in the
N. p. church on the above date at 2
p. m. by Rev. Lemon of Oskaloosa,
who preached from Cor. III.
His sermon was very impressive.
full OF thought for the occasion. He
dealt largely on the word family and
said in part: A fond mother goes down
into the grave of the earth with the
benediction of her children upon the
scented dust, or 1t may be an indul-
gent father is accompanied by the
signs Of love to the portals OF the
tomb, or perhaps dear sister leaves
the perfume of her memory to scent
with its fragrance the weary path OF
those left behind, or a manly brother,
one whose strength we could rely on
when needed fuogf or husband 10