Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-10-09
AN EARLY SETTLER
PASSED AWAY
WAS MEMBER OF LARGE FAM
lily OF CHILDREN AND LAST
OF EIGHT SISTERS

Mrs. Anna PARROT (nee Love-
lace) was born in Indiana county,
Pennsylvania, March "a, 1853 and
died in Audubon, Iowa, October z,
1919, aged SIS years, months and
13 days. When about five years
of age she moved with her parents
to Madison county, Iowa. Her life
has extended back through some of
the very important epochs of history
not only in Iowa. but she has said
she also remembered some events of
the civil war, with its struggles and
sorrows as she had two brothers in
the service. She was converted at
eleven years of age and ioined the
M. z. church, but later while living
ain Winterset, Iowa, she united with
the old first Christian church. In
1884 she came to Audubon county
and in 1886 she was married to Mr..
Harrison PARROT who preceded her
in death in 1914. To this union
two children were born, Lewis Il.
PARROT, who died when about six
years of age and Mrs. Ethel H.
Jones, wife of Mr.. Charles Jones of
this city. On moving here about
the year 1898 she united with the
Evangelical church and was one of
its charter members and will be
held in sacred memory She was not
only devoted and loyal member
of the church and sincere Chris
ton but was also a member of the
Woman's Missionary Society and an
honorary member OF the Woman's
Missionary Society Of the Evangel-
Che urfn hn
much missed as no mother or sister
could have the temporal and spirit
ual welfare of her loved ones at
heart and more earnestly prayed for
their salvation than she. May He
that said that those who sow in
tears shall reap In joy, grant that it
may not have been in vain.
She would liked to have gotten
well, but her trust was in God and
she was prepared to go. Our loss
Is her gain. Heaven is enriched
by her going and our hearts and
minds will be drawn more heaven
ward because of our acquaintance
and fellowship with her. Her
daughter and kind friends cared for
her very kindly and lovingly and
may they not lack kind hand to
minister for them in the supreme
hour. She leaves to mourn her
death, one daughter, Mrs. Charles
Jones, and son ill-law, Mr.. Charles
Jones; four grandchildren, Lewis.
Rbty. Floyd aud little Ralph tones;
four brothers, byron Loyelace of
Dallas. Oregon: Clark I,ovelance OF
Colby, Kansas; Charles Lovelace of
LEES Moines; and John Lovelace of
Audubon.
Funeral services will be held to-
day at the Evangelical church of
which she was a member. in charge
Of Rev Lang. Music will be
furnished by Misses Goldie Sheets,
Olive Kopp and Settlemire, and Mr..
Thomas and John Renftle. Inter
ment will be made i'm the Audubon
cemetery. Until the morning of
the first resurrection when all the
righteous shall be called forth and
may the aspirations of the loved
ones be such in life that they can
join glad hands with her on that
great day and they be enabled to
join in praise to Him Who has so
loved us that He gave His only be-
gotten son that whatsoever believ-
eth on Him should not perish but
have everlasting life.
Those from a distance who came
to attend the funeral were: Mr..
and Mrs. d. b. Bardrick and son
Albert; Jetta Lovelace and Mrs.
Charles Wilson of Winterset:' c. A.
Lovelace of Des Moines; H. C. Love-
lace of Colby, Kansas: Mr.. and Mrs.
Will PARROT of Douds, Iowa and
George McNary and daughter Verne
of Bonneville.