The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
keoIuk Young Woman Passed Away
This Morning at the Family
Residence After Brief
illness.
SUCCESSFUL AS TEACHER
Miss Hepier Was Prominent In Work
in Normal and Industrial
Schools Through the
South.

This morning at eight o'clock at the
family residence, I'LL Exchange
street, occurred the death of Miss
lEugenia l. Hepler, after brief i'll
mess. Miss Hepler'S death will be
sincerely mourned BY large circle OF
friends and relatives. Her sweet
kindly ways, her ability, and her
iwomanly characteristics have won for
her a circle of friendship In her
school work. especially in her teach
ing in the industrial and normal
schools In the south. Miss Hepier has
made a record for efficiency and
leadership.
Through all of her success; through
ieVery act OF her life there was writ
Item the kindness, the sympathy, the
happiness that comes from ideal hcune
life and surroundings. Miss HELPERS
influence for good wherever it was
Iexsrted has borne fruit. and it may
be said without fear of contradiction
that she was loved by every one of
those pupils whom she helped direct
and educate.
i Not alone in ner school work, but
| in every day life was her influence
Eexerted. For a number of years she
taught class of boys in the First Con-
gregational Sunday school, and there
is not one Of them but who pays sim
cere praise to this early mentor OF
theirs. There is not one of them but
who feels the influence that she, in
her kindly, Christian way drew about
| their lives She is loved by every one
of those boys, now grown to manhood.
School Work is Success.
1t was in the mountains of the south,
Particularly at Morristown, Tenn, in
ia normal and industrial college that
her work among the colored boys and
girls was done. She was fitted for
this work, possessiong the patience
and kindness that wins, and her work
was successful in every way. She
gave UP her work there this year to
be closer home, that she might come
home at holiday time. She went to
Modale, Iowa, near Council Bluffs,
two months ago, and two weeks ago
was forced to gi<e up her work ON ac-
count Of i'll health and to come home.
Through adj of her life her ideals of
Christian faith have been prominent,
and Miss Hepler lived in her every
day life, the tenets and ideals OF her
faith. She lived the Golden Rule, never
d WOIu VI OI GULF ld1At Vi
others, only devotion to her friends
that was sweet to see. Her life's
work, ended long before it's time, has
not been in vain, however. For she
Is leaving heritage OF love and ideals
that those who know her best cannot
help but take into their own lives, to
help make them better.
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Born in ST Louis.
Eugenia L. Hepler was born in St
Louis, Mo-, but has lived practically
all Of her life in Keokuk She was
educated in the Keokuk schools but
on account OF illness did not complete
her high school work here, but studied
under private tutors for Grinnell col
Iege completing her college work and
taking her degree there.
She has substituted in Keokuk high
school in the Latin department, but
has done the bulk of her teaching in
the south For several years she has
been in the normal and industrial
school at Morristown, Tenn. She was
p member of the First Congregational
church of Keokuk.
Miss HepIer is survived by her
mother, Mrs. Mary s. Hepler, her
aunts, Miss Lucy Seymour and Miss
Jeanette Seymour, and an uncle, c.
P. Seymour, all Of Keokuk- She has
a cousin, H l.. Seymour of St Louis.
Funeral services will be held Satur-
day afternoon, the time to be announc-
ed later