The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-19
Woman Prominent In keokuk tor
Half Century Dies at kaiama-
zoo and Body is Brought
Here for Burial.
FEATURE OF CITY's LIFE
Was Active and Interested In Intel
iectuai, Social and other Phases
of Life In keokuk, for
Years.


son Browne, ST., died at 1880 o'clocf
yesterday morning at the Park-Ameri
can hotel, in Kalamazoo, Mich, where
she had been since August 1918.
Mrs. Browne was one among the
best known of the long time residents
of Keokuk. She came here in 1896, a
bride still in her teens, and ever after
held prominent place in the social
and intellectual life of Keokuk.
She was born in August IL, 1856, IN
Kalamazoo, Mich, the only daughter
Of DR.. Jonathan G. and Arthusa
Walker Abbott She had very un.
usual advantages for her time, and
was graduated from the LIE Roy semi
nary, prominent school in those days
for young women at lie Roy, New
York. She graduated with high hon
ors at the age of seventeen.
A year later she was married 10
Gibson Browne, a noted lawyer IN
his day and one of the brilliant men
of the Keokuk bar, which has had
many men Of national fame among its
members.
Filled a Large Place In ,keokuk.
Mrs. Browne held very individual
place in the hearts Of her friends. She
was widely travelled woman, having
travelled much in Europe, and every
year she made the same journey IN
this country, spending part of the
year at the sea coast or in some otner
scenic spot.
She was a great reader and she was
particularly student of history. She
loved poetry and could recite every
stanza of many poems from memory.
She was an interesting converse
tionalist and no story ever lost any
thing by Mrs. Brownies telling it. She
had delightful sense of humor and
saw comedy in much Of life.
She was charter member of the
Wednesday Reading club and was al
ways leading contributor to its PRO-
grams. She was a charter member OF
the Fortnightly Whist club and en-
joyed to the fullest degree her friend
ship in that club.
She was a member Of st. Johns
Episcopal church form the early days
OF it's organization, and was active in
the Woman's Aid society and other
organizations of the church.
Died at Her Gtrlhood home.
Four years ago she and her son, DR..
Gibson Browne, closed their house at
Alt High street and went to Kalama-
zoo, Mich, which had been her girl
hood home, expecting to stay there
only few months. But she was sick
after that and not able to return to
Keokuk.
Her father, DR.. Johnathon Abbott,
had been the first physician of kala-
mazoo, and it's first postmaster and
she had many friends there, so her
last days were spent among friends,
in the city in which she was born
and where she was married.
She was belfast for three years
OF that time with progressive harden
ing of the arteries.
She Is survived by one son, DR.. Glib
son Browne, who has always been most
devoted to her. Her husband died here
November %, 1889 Two children pre-
ceeded her in death. Abbot Browne. a
child of seven years died in 1868, and
David Brown died in 1884, aged TWEEN
ty-four years,
The funeral is to be held tomorrow
from AIT High street, which has been
her home for fifty years The ser
vice will be conducted by Rev. w. S
D. LaMonte with burial in the family
lot in Oakland cemetery.