The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-24
MRS. v. R. McGINIsi5
Died Sunday Morning After Illness
Of Only Twenty-t0ur Hours. A
Community Leader Gone.

The citizens of Leon were shock
ed beyond measure Sunday morning
when the news was flashed around
that Mrs. V. R. McGinnis was dead,
having passed away Sunday morn
ing at 2:3O, after an illness OF only
little more than tWenty-lpur
hours, and it was hard for her her
friends to realize she was dead. She
was not feeling we'll Friday, but re-
fused to allow a physician to be call
ed until Friday night, and her CON
dition was not thought to be serious
until a short time before her death,
which was caused by abdominal COM
Emma Charlotte Jennings, daugh-
ter of Schuyler and Louisa jennings,
was born in Knox county, ILLINOIS,
September 12, 1866, departed this
life April 20, 1919, aged So years,
I months and days. She came to
Decatur county when child win
her parents, and grew to woman
hood at Grand River. She was
united in marriage to V. R. McGin-
MS at Grand River on December 26,
1888, and soon after came to, Leon
where she made her home until her
death. To this union were born two
sons. Ralph A. and Donald Jennings
McGinnis, both of Leon. She leaves
surviving her, her husband, two
sons, three sisters, Mrs. Webb Sip
herd, of Indianola, Iowa; Mrs. Iowa
Jennie Drew, of Orange, California;
two brothers, Schuyler Jennings, OF
Indianola, Iowa, and David Jennings,
of Wewoka, Oklahoma, three grand
children, and host OF friends. The
two sisters, Mrs. Sipherd and Mrs.
Drew, of California, were unable to
attend the funeral, the others all be-
ing present.
During her residence of more
than a quarter of century in Leon
Mrs. McGinnis had been a prominent
worker in local activities and club
work. having served last year as
president of the Federated Women S
Clubs of Leon, and at the time OF her
aeath was secretary OF the HIhlrteen
Club, vice president of the P. p. O..
Society, and president OF the Leon
present '"The Crucifixion' next Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings She
was a prominent worker in the
Presbyterian church Of which she
had been a member for many years.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at the Presbyterian
church, conducted by the pastor, .
music being furnished by mixed
quartet from the, Presbyterian
church, and Mr.. Ralph Petty sang a
beautiful solo. The church was
crowded with the friends of the de-
ceased, and the floral offerings were
many and beautiful, from the various
societies of which she was a mem
Der, the Decatur county bar; and the
bar associations Of Wayne and
Clarke county, as well as many
personal friends, the offering being
one of the most elaborate ever seen
in this city. Her funeral was the
first funeral held in the new Presby-
terian church in this city. Inter-
ment was in the Leon cemetery.
The sympathy of the entire COM
munity goes out to the grief strick-
en- husband, sons and other relatives.
Mrs. McGinnis will be sadly missed
in the community, the church, in
social circles ana most of all in her
home, to which she was devoted.
To Our Many Friends-This is to
express in the inadequacy of words
our grateful appreciation of your
true friendship as eXemplitied in
your affectionate, sincere ministry
and sympathy in the hour of our in
expressible bereavement and grief.
We take it as the true measure of
your friendship, her merit and our
loss.
Sincerely.
V. r. McGinnis and Family.