Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
BURR OAK.
Dec. IL, 1911

Dec. IL, 1915.
Mrs. Frank Downie from Wiscon-
lsin, is visiting the Morrison families
here.
F.. E. Potter, Miss Lucille Emmons
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Reed attend
ed the movies at DEBORAH Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Smith and Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Wanless were DEBORAH
visitors Tuesday evening.
G. N. Masters spent last week at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Frank Perry's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Kimball were
called. to DEBORAH Thursday night by
the sudden death of Mr.. Kimbalps
mother.
Miss Jennie Sanaker and Profess
sor Gossman went to DEBORAH Satur-
day to the Study Center
Mrs. Will Stoskopf died suddenly
on Dec. 8. She had been feeling
quite well for a few weeks, and told
a friend that morning, that she new
er felt better in her life, but when
her husband returned from trip to
Mabel, she was lying on the bed and
could hardly speak. Her parents
were called, but she passed away be-
fore they arrived. Obituary next
week. Funeral services will be held
Tuesday afternoon from the A. C..
church.
Leo Hanlon and Nelson Shelley,
Miss Audrey Ward and Miss Bernice
Ward, attended the movies at Decor
ah Saturday night.
L.. G. Krumm was a guest at the
III. n. Reeds home Sunday
The next meeting of the w. c.. II.
u. will be held in the afternoon OF
Dec. 20, at the nome of Mrs. Maude
Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Smith and
Mrs. Josie Cox, were DEBORAH visitors
Saturday.
Mrs. L. C. Krumm and children
have been visiting the past two
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Slack near Keokuk, Iowa.
Mrs. Frank Perry spent Saturday
with her sister, Mrs. e. M. Reed.
Frank Perry and C. N. Masters
were DEBORAH visitors Saturday
The Misses Myrtle Wade and Iowa
Pierce. were guests of Mrs. Carl
Pierce, from Friday until Sunday.
II. G.. Ward was up from DEBORAH
oudy, Oh parents.
Mrs. Clark Manning and daughter
Edna came from Cedar Rapids Wed
nesday, to help care for her father
Ben Ward, who is still very poorly.
Mrs. T. e. Roberts and little
daughter Evelyn returned to their
home at Fayette Thursday after
spending couple of weeks with
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Reed left Fri
day for st. Paul, where they will
spend the winter with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. B. B. Downs.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. N. Reed spent
wednesday at the w. c. Reed home. |
Rev. Edie was guest at the l. N. |
Reed home Tuesday.
The next meeting of the l.. A. S. |
will be held Dec. %, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Smiths.
Miss Anna Peterson returned
Wednesday night, after spending a
few days with home folks.
Mrs. Sanaker has been quite poorly
the last week, but is better at pres
ent.
Mrs. E. W. Cutting, Mrs. Elias
Reed, and Mrs. II. Cummings and
son came from DEBORAH Wednesday
evening, to attend the Rebekah
lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Reed and Mrs.
Coughlln were up from DEBORAH
Thursday to attend the l.. A. 5. at
the Mrs. Alice Pierce home.
Sarah NJ. Peacock was born near
Montreal, Canada, July 20, 1916 and
died at DEBORAH, Dec. Z, 1916, at
the age of 70 years, months and
II days. She with her parents NOV
| ed to Iowa in 1855 and was married
to Geo. w. Kimball, Dec. 5, 1868 at
Preston, Mimi, locating at Burr
Oak, where her husband died Jan.
10, 1885. To this union was born
seven children, Claude, Katie and
Jane, having preceded her in death,
leaving to morn, Mrs. Ida Webster,
OIL Fayette, Ia; Frank of Detroit,
Mich; Bert, of Burr Oak; and Mrs.
Gladys Harvey of Eagle Grove, la.
Also nine grandchildren and two sis
tiers, Mrs. Emma Kimball of Canton,
Mimi, and Mrs. Susie Clouse, of
Sioux Falls, S. ID. She moved to De-
corah 22 years ago, where she resid-
ed until her death. She was ever a
loving wife and devoted mother. Fu-
neral services were held Sunday af-
ternoon at the NJ. E, church. con-
Quoted by Rev. Edie and burial in