Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
DEATH SUMMONS
MRS. GREENWOOD
RESIDED In MANCHESTER For
MORE THAN FIFTY
II, YEARS.
FUNERAL HELD ON TUEsDTY
Mrs, Elizabeth b. Smith Dies Mt Home
Of Her Daughter, Mrs. W.
H. Haller.

IL. H1llers
Caroline ColIyer, daughter of David
B. and Mary Collyer, was born July
9th, 1910, at Tully, Onadago County,
New York, and died at her late home
on East Main street in this city on
December SOth, 1916, aged rs years,
months and q days. She spent her
girlhood days in New York coming to
farm home near Clinton. Wisconsin.
While attending school in Beloit, she
met Mr. William H. Greenwood. with
whom she was united in marriage on
July 3rd, 1859, the Rev. J. K. Sheldon
officiating. After living in Beloit a
short time she came with her husband
to Manchester, which has been her
home ever since.
There were born to this union six
children, three of whom-Emma Car
oline, Beeman Fletcher, and Erwin,
died in infancy. The Oldest of the
children, William H. B. Greenwood,
was accidentally killed in Oelwein q
few years ago.
There remain to mourn her depart
|ure and to cherish her memory, one
daughter, Miss Luella Greenwood, Of
Cedar Rapids, and one son, Mr.. Grin
Greenwood of Manchester, one grand
son, Ray D. Greenwood of Webster
City. the only child of William H.
Greenwood, deceased, and with them a
multitude of friends for she was low
Yed and will long be remembered by
the good she has done.
"She gathered up the sunbeams lying
all along her path;
She kept the wheat and roses, casting
out the thorns and chaff;
She found her sweetest comforts in
the duties of the day; #
With patient hand removing all the
brie4s from the way.
| SIs scattered seeis ef kindness for
her reaping by and by.
What a reaping hers must bel"
80 NE.,
In the passing of Mrs. Greenwood
one of the choice spirits has gone from
our midst but her influence and her
memory remain to complete her life
of good in the earth. Her sympathetic
heart and loving deeds will be greatly
missed and cannot be forgotten.
She has lived in the house from
which her spirit took it's flight for
fifty years. Like a. good deed that
hines in a dark world her life has
shone to light the pathway for her
hildren and all who knew her in the
way of truth and righteousness.
The world little knows of the good
hat she has done. BY life of faith
and loving service she has laid up for
herself treasure in heaven where
moth and rust do not corrupt and
where thieves do not break through
nd steal.
She was self-sacrificing in her de-
otion, always thinking of and caring
or others, losing sight of herself in
service that was prompted by loving
cart. Thus she was good Samari-
an to her neighbors and her regard
or her family was little short of ador-
alton.
She was a regular attendant az the
services of the Methodist Episcopal
hurch until declining health made it
impossible for her to go to the church.
She had an earnest Christian faith and
cit ready for the end that she saw
oming, and as she entered the valley
lof the shadow Of death she was not
lafraid for the Lord with whom she had
walked through long life was with
er.
The heartfelt sympathy Of the en-
tire community is extended to the
on and daughter and grandson who
emain. May the God Of all comfort
nd grace sustain them in this time
of bereavement and make the parting
to them a promise of a glad reunion
where beyond these voices there is
peace.
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