The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-05
Sarah b. Collins Peck.

Sarah B. Collins, daughter Of Aug
Justine and Carsendana Collins, was
born Aug. 8, 1898, in Bedford, Guy
ahoga county. Ohio, and died Aug.
2S, 1918, in Leon, Iowa, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. w. L..
Henderson.
Chester, Ohio. To this union eight
children were born, two of whom
with her husband have preceded her
to the better world. She leaves to
mourn her loss, six children. five
grandchildren and a host OF loving
friends. The children are Mrs; Eva
l.. Peck, of LaClede. Mo-; Ed Fl.
Peck, of st. Louis, Mo-, Mrs. Julia
Williams, of Coalwood. Montana;
Mrs. Inc l.. Springer and Mrs. Berta
Henderson, Of Leon, Iowa. The
grandchildren are Mrs. p: NJ. Zook,
Of Fontanelle, Iowa; Mrs: Clark
S. Peck. of Centerville: Miss Bertha
Peck, Of Decatur, and Rain" r.
Williams, of Coalwood, Montana.
Mrs. Peck was born and raised in
christian home which gave to her
that tender and loving manner
which drew all unto her. making an
has been remarked ito know, Mrs.
Peck was to love her." At the age
of | 6 wears she was baptised by Ell
der Jasper Moss in Bedford, Ohio,
and Joined the Church of Christ at
that place She remained a consist
ent christian to the end. In 1871,
Baptist church at Palestine, here
being no Christian church at Decatur
at that time. In 1911. she became
a member of the Christian church at
Leon, Iowa. In her early married
life she, with her husband and eam-
lily lived in Minnesota near the
Iowa line. While living there the
near their home, which occasioned
them with many others to leave
their homes and seek shelter else
where. Mrs. Peck and children
went to Fairibault, Mimi. while her
husband was one Of those chosen to
go with General Shields to quell the
Indians. AS General Shields return
ed alone to deliver ner message.
she anticipated it to be the news IF
her husbands death, but learned
that his delav in returning was oc-
casioned by his horse being killed
from under him. Later Mrs. Peck
with her husband and family moved
Civil war opened Her husband vol
unteered his services to his country
s School oIi Of west IS a Point, he was com
missioned colonel of the I'd Wiscon-
sin. He drilled his regiment upon
the prairie farm upon which Mrs;
Peck alone with her little ones. in
charge of the prairie farm. AS the
Colonel and his regiments marched
away she had no assurance OF ever
seeing him again, but only trusted in
God that some day they would be re,
united. Al during the long Civil
little ones, her husband being far
from her, part of the time station
ed in Washington with Gen: w. T.
Sherman and part of the time in
New ORLEANS AS telephones were
unknown, telegraph lines very few
and mail service uncertain, 1T was
between the periods when she had
news of her husband. Her little
family was gathered round her knee
at night in prayer always trusting
and supplementing that the hus-
band and father be safely returned.
The prayers were answered; Al
though the Colonel again had
self escaped unhurt and at the close
of the war returned to his family.
The family then moved to Iowa, first
locating in lndianola. later in Deca-
tur, where the husband and father
died in 1895. Mrs. Peck living
there until 1900, since which she
has made her home mostly in Leon,
Iowa. Her older friends, in Decatur
her as one who. loved TO
care for and nurse the sick. God
had given her kind and unseltish
heart and gentle hand which has
soothed the brow of many, a sick
acteristics were, love, patience. un-
selfishness and endurance. The last
10 years or more of her life she has
been an invalid. Through. it all ana
showed the utmost patience and en-
durance, never thinking of self but
always of those whom were in at
ten dance upon her. Only few
DAYS ago she remarked she had |
counted the number who were await
ing her on the other side Her Coly |