The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-14
CALLED TO THE
GREAT BEYOND
Mrs. David Manor TruesdeII, Former.
Iy Of West Side, Passed Away
March 4th, at Dayton, o.
BORN IN MILFORD TOWNSHIP
Funeral Services Held at GIidden OF,
Thursday, March 8th-inter.
ment in Vail Cemetery. Al

Rose Ella Huckstep, daughter OF
John B. and Martha Bryant Huckstep
was born in Milford township, Craw-
ford county, Iowa, March 81. 1857. She
'fell to sleep" March 4, 1917, at Day.
ton, O., being at the time of her death
SO years, II months and 4 days old.
Between those dates that chronicle
birth and death there lies life
history of nearly sixty eventful years.
Measured by the calendar it is not a
long life. But measured in the terms
OF unselfish and sacrifcial service,
characteristic Of all true motherhood,
eternity alone will be long enough to
record it's influence.
The subject of this brief sketch was
we'll born. Her parents were of the
heroic stuff of which our pioneers were
made: people of sterling christian
character, such as to leave lasting
impression in Crawford county. They
helped organize the first Methodist
church in the county. In such atmos-
phere their daughter, Rose, was born
and reared. In very early life she ac-
cepted Christ as her personal Savior
and even from beyond the earliest
recollection OF her children she was
always devout christian, loyal and
faithful member of the Methodist
church.
With the exception of three years
spent in school at Jacksonville, ILL.,,
her early life was spent in the county
Of her birth.
On Dec. II, 1881, she was united in
to David Manor Truesdell.
To this union were born five children,
all of whom survive the mother. They
ire John B. and Edward R., of Glidden;
Mrs. c. H. Eiffert, of Dayton, o.; Rex
ford NJ, of Norfolk, Neb., and Gladys
NJ, of Chicago.
About three years after their mar
rage Mr.. and Mrs. Truesdell moved
to Woodbury. county. After a resi-
dence there of ten years, her husband
died Dec. %, 1894. She returned to
Crawford county and amidst the
scenes of her girlhood, and her early
married life, she entered heroic-lly
upon the task of supporting and train
ing her family of small children. How
we'll she succeeded is shown in the
manhood and v:omanhood of
those children and q their devotion
to their mother.
For thirteen years she remained in
Crawford county, spending the last
six years at West Side. In 1907 she
moved to Sioux City so that her daugh-
ters might have the advantages of
college. She remained
there until one year ago, when she
sold her home. She spent the greater
part of the past scar in visiting among
her children. .-' :,.'.. .ta,, - ~. Il
At the time of her death she was
visiting her daughter and son.in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Eiffert, in Dayton,
o.
Her summons from earthly scenes
was very sudden and wholly uneX-
pected. But in spite of the shock and
h eartbreak, because Of the sudden
rending of the ties of kinship and at
lection, there was something about
her going that seems most fitting for
the close of faithful christian life.
On Sunday morning, March 4th, she
and her daughter attended tabernacle
revival services some distance from
the home. At that service the evan
gelist asked all present to read the
18th chapter of Johns gospel that af-
ternoen. After dinner she read the
chapter and her daughter noticed that
she wept as she read that tender
message of Christly intercession. In
he evening, in company with friend,
she went to the nearby church, where
She was accustomed to Worship. AS