The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-25
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BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

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Kelley Davis, searsboro &c
1880 and
Jessie A. Ratcliff. Lynnyille ....26
John Rubrs, Loyilia ........... 33
Una Matthews Evilane .........s24
DYE.--Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Dye of this city, Friday, April 10,
1918, son.
RICE.-Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Rice Of this city, Wednesday, April
10, 1918, son.
WATSON.--Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Watson, of $40 North B street,
Friday, April 5, 1918, son.
ALLGOOD.---Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Allgood of Lacey, Iowa, Thurs.
day, April Is, 1918, daughter.
years was assistant superintendent of
the Oskaloosa Gas Company, passed
away this Monday afternoon, April
%, about 1870 o'clock, following a
protraeted Illness with lung trouble
He was well known about town.
WILSON.--Word came to Oskaloosa
friends today of the death of Mrs.
Amy Walker Wilson, wife of Park c.
Wilson, Iowas first State Mine Inspec.
tor, at Des Moines Friday afternoon
at four o'clock Funeral services at !
Des Moines Sunday, April 81. Inter.
ment at Perry on Monday.
Deceased was known to numbers Of |
Mahaska county people She was
formerly a resident of Des Moines
township.
ZEAR.-Mary E. Zear passed away
at her home No 7o2 Fourth avenue
east, Saturday. April 20, 1918, at 9:O5
p. M, of old age, after an illness of |
three years, aged 70 years, months
and days. A daughter and two sons
survive. She was an old time resident
IF the county, Mr.. Gear being for
many years the miller at Glendale
Mills.
Funeral services will be held at the
home, No. 702 Fourth avenue East,
Tuesday. April %, at 2 p. m. Inter-
nent in Forest cemetery
PARkER-Margaret Jerusha Beach
was born at Lexington, KY, on Nov.
18th 1889. She was united in marriage
% Richard Parker in Oskaloosa, Iowa,
Nov. u, 1873, the marriage being sol
in "Old Oskaloosa College"
by B. W. Johnson who was
It that time connected with the work
# the Old College and the Christian /,
church, To this union were horn four
the first-born died in infancy,
Mary May, living to the age of fifteen
'ears; Richard U.s. and Maggie l..
Beach still survive and were with their
mother when she passed away. The
leceAsed made her home with her son
Richard T.. who for the past year has
,een living in Detroit, Mich. She was
with paralysis on Tuesday,
april 9th, 1918, and4passed away at
$50 p. M, April 16, 1918 at the good h
'ipe old age of rs years, 5 months and {
% days.
The deceased was a life long mem
,er of the Christian church, having
oined that body at the age of Is years /.
md always took great interest in all
With Richard Parker ia name. which
stands out in the early history of Ma h
laska county, she took a great inter-
,st in old Oskaloosa College with
which institution Richard Parker was
from the time the first
brick was laid until the time of his
lcath. in fact she WAS often accused
BY her friends Of being too Jealous in
1cr efforts TO the cause of the college /;
md the church She was always hon
est IN her purposes and intentions and
believed in the principles of right and
Justices In all things, and she often I
sacrificed her own interests to make
he part of the city in which she lived
4 cleaner, better purer atmosphere
n which to rear family, always look
ng forward to. 1.-The interest of cduca-
lion, religion and morality.
She was resident of Oskaloosa, la.
Tor over 80 years, and in her passing
10 the great Beyond she leaves a host
Of relatives and friends of the younger
generation who have received benefit
from her influence and efforts, and
few of her old.time friends are still
left to mourn her loss.
The remains were laid TO rest in
Forest cemetery, April 18th from
Funeral. Home.
JEFFRIES- Margaret, the daughter
Of William and Mary Lewis, was born
in Monmouthshire. South Wales, on
March "a, 1S43, and passed away on
April 2, 1918, at her home in Beacon, A