Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-04-20

labor and sacrifices and determine
ton to educate the children, started
Jennie, Jeremiah D., Carrie B., and
William e., though badly needed at
home on the farm, across the coun-
try with their trunks packed in a
wagon, to Hopkinton, Iowa, to attend
Lenox College, where they remained
until three graduated, one on account
Of illness not remaining to the end
of her course, and one of them there
after entered the Law Department at
the University of Iowa, but on account
of the death of very close banking
friend of the family. at such friends
request that he take charge of a
bank temporarily, left school at Iowa
City and never returned, continuing
in the operation of the friends bank.
Continuing in their sacrifices and de-
termination that the younger children
of their family should secure like
education, she with her husband NOV
ed to Earlville, Iowa, in 1888, for the
purpose Of affording them better op-
portunity of getting such high school
and college education, and after at
tending high school there, she and
her husband sent three more OF the
younger children to Lenox College,
two remaining there term OF years,
and one graduating, and later two OF
her sons graduated from the Law
School of the University of Michigan.
Jane Cloud and her. husband, Ma
rion Cloud, are credited by their chill
dren for this devotion and sacrifice
they made to educate them, enabling
four Of them to graduate from Lenox
College, three to get the benef1ts OF
number of years college work, and
one the benefits of the University or
Iowa, and two obtaining legal edu-
cation at the University of Michigan.
Mrs. Cloud and her husband, were
respected in the communities where
they have lived. While living on the
farm they were consulted by neigh
bors and friends frequently in their
troubles and difficulties, for consola-
tion and help. Owing to their over
credence in helping out friends IN
need, twice they lost for friends more
than the total value Of their own
worth, but still they did not lose
faith and started anew to rebuild
their fortune.
Mrs. Cloud was in the fullest sense,
mother and homemaker. Blessed
with wonderful health, she consecrat-
ed and devoted her life to her family.
She was ever watchful of every little
need of her children and her nus
band, and maintained an ideal home.
She was one who always sacrificed.
that her family might be blessed.
Like all pioneer mothers, she was ex-
ceedingly Industrious, frugal and care
full. She looked forward weekly for
the coming in of her children during
the last years of her life, and they
all returned home for the JOY they
gained from her smile, caress and
bendiction. In her last illness, all OF
her ten living children were present
almost costantly, and knowing her
end was approaching, she made no
complaint whatever. She seemed
simply to have fought a good fight,
kept the faith and finished her course =
The funeral services for Mrs. Cloud
will be held at the Congregational
church at 2:30 P. NJ, Thursday, April
21st. Rev. w. J. Suckow, pastor OF
the Congregational church. will de
liver the sermon from the text,II Tim
othy 4 Chapter, 7-S vs., Il have fought
good fight, have finished my course
I have kept the faith" Rev. A. w.
Virgins, pastor for several years OF
the Congregational church at Earl
Vile, now at Garner, Iowa, will par
ticipate in delivering a short sermon
on her life work. Rev. l.. d. Stubbs,
pastor of NJ. E. church at Earlville
will deliver the prayer. The body Will
Inferred beside that of her husband,
in Fairview cemetery, at Earlville,
Iowa.
MRS. JAMES DAKER
Mary A. Graham was born October
11th, 1888, in Armstrong county, Penn