Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-06-23
OLD RESIDENT, MRS.
MANNING, CALLED
TO FINAL REST

The death of Mrs. Florence lone
Manning, wife of Daniel Manning, 1402
Second street, which occurred on
Thursday evening. June 16, 1921, at
St Mary's hospital, where she had
been taken for treatment the last few
weeks of her life, has taken out of
our midst another one of Wausau's
Oldest and highly esteemed citizens,
and the few of the early days of Wau-
an, who survive her, are reminded
OF the words of the iamented Geo. ID.
Prentice The fiat of death is in
eNorable. There is no appeal from
that great law which dooms us to
dust. We flourish and fade as the
leaves of the forest and the flowers
that bloom, wither and fade in day
having no Trailer hold upon life than
the mightiest monarch that ever shook
the earth with his footsteps. Genera
tons of men will appear and disap-
pear as the grass and the multitude
that throngs the earth today will dis
appear as footsteps on the shore"
1hey are also reminded that those
who lived in her day will soon have
passed through the dark valley and
VIII only live in memory.
The memory of the life of Mrs. Man
ming, spent here, is dear not only to
her immediate family circle but to the
friends and relatives who had been
drawn closer as the years passed Mrs.
Manning had been afflicted with heart
trouble for several years, which did
not seriously incapacitate her@until
the past year when the trouble be-
came more acute and complicated UNI
til she willingly answered the sum-
mons.
For nearly three score years and ten
she had shared with us the pleasures
and adversities of life in Wausau. Her
life was one of devotion to home cir
Giles and to her friends, which were
legion. She ever displayed that I'M
selfish and sympathetic kindness
which is woman's greatest charm.
Mrs. Florence /. Slosson Manning was
born in this city on July 20, 1853. Her
parents had come to Wausau in 1849
and their home was located on the
site where the Bells House now
stands. She was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lorenzo Slosson. The for
mer passed away in October, 1863 and
the latter in May 1866. Mrs. Man
ming was educated in our public
schools and grew to womanhood here.
She was twice married, first to Sam
uel Davis, who lost his life in snow
slide in A aska at the time of the rush
to the gold fields on the Youkon. To
this union was born one son, Guy
Davis, who now resides in Helena,
Mont. For many years after his faith
ers death, Mr. Davis was in the U. S.
navy and served with distinction in
the recent World war.
The deceased was again married, to
Daniel Manning, who is one of our
pioneer settlers and by whom she is
survived. She is also survived by four
brothers, William G. Slosson, who is
engineer at the Wausau water works;
Charles Slosson, of Helena, Mont;
Henry Slosson of California, and AL
bert Slosson of Rhinelander, all of
whom were present at the funeral, as
was her son, Guy A. Davis of Helena,
Mont.
The funeral services were conducted
at the home on Monday afternoon at
4 90 o'clock by the Rev VIM. G. Way,
rector of st. Johns Episcopal church.
All about the casket were beautiful
flowers, fond tributes Of loving friends
and relatives. She was laid to rest
in Pine Grove cemetery. The pail
bearers were A. V. Gearhart, Frank
Kelly, John Gebhart, Otto Mueller w.
q. Scholfield and X. II. Johnson.