The Holt County sentinel., 1920-08-27
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i'N'N'd NhNlfhFhihs tUt HdhENltI
Of MIR. and Mrs. Alexander VanBus.
kirk, was born in Oregon. Mo-. March
20, 1875. and departed this life. on
August ~, 1920, in the hospital at
kirksvillc. Missouri, after only very
brief Illness, 50 far ~ she or her fam. I
lily knew.
Rcbccca grew up in Oregon attend. I
ing the school there. and graduated
from the High school. She was
regular attendant If the Oregon Pres.
hytcrian Sabbath school, and at an
early age united with the Presbyterian
church.
On June 9TH. 1895. she was united
in marriage with Mr.. Frank Allen and
their union was blessed with the birth
of three children. namely, Paul. Ruth
and Charlotte. and all these with their
father. her father and mother and sis
ter. Mrs. George Lchmer, survive to
mourn the loss NJ n dear wife, mother,
daughter and sister.
Several years ago the family lcmov.
ed from Oregon onto a farm IN the
WOndvillc ncighhorhood and cast in
their lot with the Presbyterian church
thcI" and the people of the community.
n, her minister can testify to her
very great usefulness in the Sabbath
school and church work there, and
that her leaving with her family for
Texas was very much regretted by the
lpeople Ia whom she had very much en-
dcalcd herself; and they Us well as the
many friends in Oregon feel deeply
the loss TO them occasioncd by her
taking away IN what seems 10 them
the very acme of her usefulness.
Mrs. Allen was noted for her eff
I lciency in Sabbath school. church and
community interests and ~ ever ready
to render her assistance In every good
cause. She possessed "A most charm
ing voice which she was wont To use
without stint whenever occasion re-
quircd. And her proficiency as a
pianist made frequent demands upon
her services at public functions. And
the same activities that characterized
her here she manifested in the work in
good woman will he most sadly miss
ed, not only by her relatives, but also
by very large circle of friends.
The deceased left her home at
Pharr, Texas, the latter part of last
week, accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Lehmer, for kirksville, for the pur-
pose Of having an operation perform
ed which she evidently thought would
give her back her wonted health and
I, strength. But the doctors diagnosed
her case and found that ii was acute
Brights disease, which neither she nor
any Of her family had ever suspected
that had just about run its course and
that certain death would come in q
> very short time. And with the feeling
that the operation had been success
4, and with the thought that she could
+ soon be with her former friends In
!. Holt county the silent messenger com
pleted his mission and she was gone IA
the Better Country" and the Friends
>, over there" She had lived to see Al
I years, 4 months and II days.
The body of Mrs. Allen was brought
: from Kirksville to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. George Lehmer in Oregon
on Tuesday, where it lay and was Civ
en- every mark Of kindly thought and
attention till the hour Of the funeral
800 p. M, Thursday August 10, 1920
which was held in the Presbyterian
church and was in charge of her
pastor, Rev. 7. ID. Roberts, assisted by
the minister of the Oregon Presby'
terrain church, Rev. w. T. Walker.
The church building was filled to III
full capacity by the many friends Of
the family who came from Woodville
Mound City, Maitland, Skidmore ant
her old home town of Oregon, to pa,
their tribute of respect to the mem0r,
| of the deceased and tn exnress theil