The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-03
Page TWELVE
Mrs w. 10. CANNON.

After a very brief illness, Mrs. w
P Cannon n; passed sset away wa At Mond h !
%Grning March n e ss at he
3 and 20 days.
of her husband in the Eden Prairie
cemetery, March q, 1919, he hav.
ing passed away July rs. 1916.
The river of another life has met 1et
that was here, that was ours, has
Become a blessed memory. The
speaking lips are silent and over the
lOye-lighted eyes has fallen the cur
tain Of night men call death. y
Caroline Jenkins. daughter Of Henry
and Rachel Jenkins, was born in
Putnam county, Indiana. Sept. l,
family of ten children, all of whom
haze passed beyond except one
brother, VIM. H. Jenkins, Of Leon,
Iowa. She had four sisters, all of
whom died in young womanhood.
She was united in marriage to VIM.
e. Cannon IN Putnam county, 1ndi-
ana, April 26, 1S49. Mrs; Cannon
leaves to mourn her loss five daugh-
tiers and one son, Mrs. Vina Bassett
Long, Mrs. Laura Allbaugh, Mrs.
Docia Mitchell, and Roy Cannon,
of Leon, Iowa, and Mrs. Bertha
DAWSON, of indianapolis, Indiana.
eleven grandchildren and twelve
great grandchildren. She was q de-
voted grandmother and some of the
happiest remembrances of the grand
chfldren's childhood were their
visits with grandma. Mrs. Gam
mons paternal grandfather lived to
be 100 years. of age; two aunts lived
the last uncle of family of eleven
children passed away some months
ago at the age of 80. Her maternal
grandfather lived to be close to 100
and her mother was in her seth
year when she died. Mrs. Cannon
came with her husband to Iowa in
county where they spent the winter
and came to Decatur county March
-, 1851, settling on their new
home four miles southeast of Leon
where they lived until August, 1909,
when they moved to Leon, where
she has since resided. In her MON
esr life on the he! hom 3 ;, she E
to help build home. The wife
and mother has an important part
to fill in the hOme-making and sure
" no one ever did her part better
than this faithful companion in the
making of comfortable and happy
pitable one and her lifelong hos
pitality, charity and deeds of loving
Kindness will have it's influence on
generations yet to come. She was
a devoted wife and. mother, working
to the best interests of her family,
giving them the advantage of an
education, teaching herself, bv pre-
~cept and example Her aim in life
was to make a comfortable, hapnv
home for her husband and her chill
dren. She was always ready to lend
helping hand in time of trouble
and need, extending her sympathy
to the sorrowing and when. duty call
ed she gave her time and strength
to care for others aside from her
family. Her religion was to do good,
to help those in need, to ere, relieve the
and deeds all along life's pathway.
She has lived a long and useful, life.
loved and respected by all who knew
her but her lifework is now ended
and her loving voice is stilled in
death. She leaves a vacant place
which cannot be filed. The influ-
long and useful life will remain and
be with us, and be legacy. to the
living of all ages as long as the
race of man endures. Love shall
cherish her memory while in the
bosom of the earth she lies in peace
rul rest. Then. farewell, sister,
mother, careful hands and loving
hearts will guard and deck thy grave
BY her request Mr.. Sam Gates
read the funeral address which had
been previously prepared according
to her wishes.