The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-31
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BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
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Della Henderson, Lovilia -..............47
WILLIAMS. Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Crawford Williams of University
Park. Wednesday. October 90, 1918, a
son.
J MUNYON.-Born to MIR. and Mrs.
Byron Munyon, of No. SO7 Ninth aven.
east, Tuesday, October Is, 1918. a
daughter.
GRAVES.-Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas NJ. Graves, No. 425 North
First street, Monday, October 81. 1918,
a boy. The lad has been named Ross
Eugene.
BISHOP--Mr. and Mrs. Fred NJ.
| Bishop of Lacey are the proud par.
ents of triplets, born Thursday, Octo.
Der II, 1918. Two boys and one girl.
They have been named Lyle, Leonard
and Luella.
PICKETT.-Thei infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Z. Pickett died
Saturday, October 26, 1918. at a. m,
at the Mahaska Hospital. Interment
in Forest cemetery No funeral SER
| vices will be held
HATCHER.-E. r. Hatcher, No
1912 South Second street, has word
from Norton. Kansas, telling of the
death Friday night. October IS, 1918,
OF his youngest brother, Washington
Hatcher, from heart trouble.
SWEARINGEN.- Funeral services
for the late Jesse Swearingen, for
emr resident of OskaloOsa, who died
at Colorado Springs last week, of
pneumonia. were held at the late
home and interment made at Colorado
Springs.
RYAN.--Private funeral services
for the late John Ryan will be held at
the residence, 1917 Ninth avenue
east. Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
; lntermeAt in Forest cemetery. The
casket will be open at the home Sat
urday forenoon.
DEVENPORT.-Bor to Mr.. and
Mrs. e. E. Davenport, of Phippsburg,
Colorado, daughter. The mother
will be remembered TO a host of Oska-
loosa friends and Mahaska acquaint-
ances as Miss Pearl Snyder, deputy
county recorder for several years, and
ia popular Oskaloosa girl.
SHOEMAkER.-The body of Mrs.
Dorothy Demorest Shoemaker arrived
in the city this morning. from Apple
ton, Wis, over the NJ. & st. L. Ry., ac.
companied by the husband, &C. Shoe
maker, and Mrs. b. j. Snyder! Grave
services We're held at Forest GENE
terry at 1890 o'clock this morning,
conducted by Rev. Alexander Meier
ran of the First Presbyterian church.
MELONE.-Amanda Wharton was
born in Laporte County, Indiana, Mar.
20, lS49, and came with her parents
to Mahaska County, Iowa, Jefferson
township. She vas raised on her faith
er's farm near Belle Fountain and was
united In holy matrimony with John
Melone, August 90, 1870. To this union
were born U. s. Melone now Of Lake.
view, Oregon, David Carson Melone of
Des Moines, Fred r. deceased, James
Arthur now of Des Moines, Ernest
Martin. Ogden, Utah, Mary J. Brown
of Giyin, Earl J. MeIone in service and
Grace May Melone of Des Moines.
After a useful life, devoted TO the
comfort of her loved ones Mrs. Melone
passed away October II, 1913, at 2:45
q. m. at the residence Of her son, ID.
c. Melone, 1856 Idaho street, Des
Moines, Iowa. She was a member of
the Simpson Methodist church east
2Gth and Capitol avenue, Des Moines,
and on several occasions during her
late illness when her husband prayed
with her she would say "Oh am so
glad trust in the Lord" Those OF her
CnlluTtn present Ut tIe lUIeEdi,' W. "
Melone and Jas. A. Melone, Des
Moines; Z. J. Melone, st. Paul, Mimi;
Mary Brown, of Giyin and Grace Me.
lone, of Des Moines.
HIGDON.-Frank Higdon died at
Camp Forest, Georgia, on Friday, DC
tober Is, 1918, at midnight after an
illness of four weeks. He was victim
OF Spanish influenza which terminated
in pneumonia. The mother, at Ottum.
wa, received a message OF his severe
illness and reached his bedside week
before death claimed him and did all
she could until the end came. The
body reached 0ttumwa. Tuesday, DC.
tober %, and the private military fun.
eral services were held Wednesday
afternoon at the Ottumwa cemetery.
The floral offerings were many and
beautiful. Frank was the eldest child
and only son Of Mrs. Rose Higdon.
236 East Main street, Ottumwa. He
was born is Oskaloosa. lie was a
grandson OF the late James Walling OF