Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
VERA VIERS EWART
Granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Weir Passes Away-A Short But
Beautiful and Useful Life-Marked
Tokens of Esteem From The Citi-
zens of Her Home City.

Kathryn Weir received a telegram
from her brother-in-law DR.. H. N.
Viers of Minneapolis, Kansas, an
nouncing the serious illness of his
daughter Vera and asking her to come
at once.
Miss Weir left Wauseon Wednesday
evening and arrived in Minneapolis
Thursday night but her neice was un-
conscious and so did not recognize her;
passing away Friday night at 1886
without regaining consciousness.
Mrs. Ewart as Vera Veirs was quite
we'll known in Wauseon and had many
friends here; she having lived with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Weir and attended school here during
the school year of 1901. These
friends will ergret to learn of her
early demise and will be interested in
the following reprint from the Min
neapolis Messenger, of Minneapolis,
Kansas, which shows the high esteem
in which she was held among her
neighbors and friends in her Kansas
home:
After an illness of a little more
than two weeks duration, Vera Velma
Ewart died at the home of her par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. H. N. Viers, in this
city Friday night, May 25th at 1855
p. m. The cause of her death was
septic endocarditis.
Vera Velma Viers was born in
Wauseon, Ohio, May %, 1895, and was
p years and days Of age at the time
of her death When Vera was about
five years old, the family moved to
Stockton, Kansas, where they lived
several years. In 1908 they came to
Minneapolis which has been the family
home since then.
Vera had grown to young woman
hood here where everyone knew her
and where everyone admired her
bright and sunny life of usefulness
and cheer. She attended Minneapolis
high school and graduated with the
class of 1914. After graduation, she
took up teaching. During her first
year out of high school, she taught at
Sylvan Grove district and the follow
ing two years at Lindsey. Her splen-
did two years work in the latter
school resulted in its being made a
standard rural school, the first one in
Ottawa county. She closed her
school term at Lindsey only four
weeks before her death.
On Sunday, April Is, 1917, Vera was
united in marriage to Chester Harold
Ewart. AS soon as her school work
was finished, the young couple went
to Salina to make their home where
Harold was manager of the Ewart
Grocery. Only few days afterward
Vera was taken sick and was brought
to the home of her parents where
every medical aid and assistance could
be given her. But all that could pos
sibly be done was to no avail and the
soul passed quietly and peacefully to
/ its Maker.
Vera joined the Congregational
church at Stockton at an early age and
always retained her membership in
that church. After coming to Mime
apolis, she always took an active part
in the church and Sunday School work
in both the Presbyterian and Metho-
dist churches, but she retained hel
membership in the Stockton church
because she believed that it needed
her support.
The writer has known Vera for tht
last seven years, three of which We
watched her progress in her high
school work. Never, in all that time
did we see her approach any task Of
duty, no matter how trivial it NIGH
seem, without her smile of cheer ant
willingness. Always was she thought
full of the pleasures and rights O
others. Always did she wish to light
en- the load for those about her AL
ways was self the last to be consider
ed.
1t seems that young life has beel
taken in the midst of it's usefulnes
but in her lifetime of few years, Ver:
lived a full and useful life, accomp
fishing we'll all that she undertool
and leaving behind to the bereaveC
! ones, a sweet memory of true, vel
lived life which will ever be an inspi
ration to all whose privilege it wa
to know her. Her life was full. l
was one filled with a thousand an,
one accomplishments well performed
! Her memory is a sweet benedictio1 t.
all who knew her.
Vera leaves to cherish her memory
her young husband, Harold. her par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. H. N. Viers, sis
Ter, Dr. Winifred Viers, other relative
and host of friends.
) Funeral services were conducted b,
e Rev. F. T. Barry, assisted by Rev. l
; E. Cooke, at the Presbyterian church
!, Monday afternoon at three o'cloc
Special music was furnished by Mrs
Edna Harvey and Mr.. Ralph Stolz, o
f Salina, each of whom sang solo. Th
p members of the Eastern Star, O
f which Vera was a member, attende
J. the services in body and had charg
a of the services at the grave. Tn
f members of the Westminster Guild, Q
:. which Vera was a member, and Dl
: Winifred Vier's Sunday School elias
!. also attended in a body. The honor
e ary pail bearers were members G
f Vera's Sunday School class of the N
S E. Sunday School. They were Mr.
q Ruth Dobson, Neva Hart, Edna Hahn
o Una Merryfield, Edna Barkley, an
Vera Hahn. The pail bearers wer
: Frank Chaplin, Roy Carlson. c. {
f Davis, ]. E. Flint, R. N. Allan an
|. Earl Woodward Interment was mad
d in highland cemetery.
# The business houses were close
d during the funeral hour The syn
q pathy of the entire community is e1
# tended to the bereaved ones in the
q time of sorrow.