The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-03
Funeral of Late Mrs.
Mary MeixeH Is Held
Impressive Ceremonies Were
Given At Vernon Center;
News Notes
Especial to The Free Press.l

Especial to The Free Press.l
| Vernon Center, March 2.-Funera
services for the late Mrs. Mary Mex
ell were held from the Methodist
church Tuesday afternoon at 1:3t
o'clock. Rev. w. w. Brown officiatec
and the church choir sang three o.
her favcrite hymns, Asleep In Je.
sus," Face to Face" and "Some
Sweet Day." The pallbearers were
six of her grandsons, Harry Bates
Clifford Mead, Erwin, Roy, Ward anC
Merton Meixell. The flowers were
many and very beautiful. The church
flowers were pink and white roses
Ladies' Aid, pink and white carna-
lions, the w. r. c. a spray of cream
roses tied with the colors of the or
der. Interment was made in the Union
cemetery. Mary Ann Houser was
born at Mauehchunk. Pa, on the
fourteenth day of March, 1884. Or
Christmas day, 1849, she was united
in marriage with Joseph Meixell, TIC
this union twelve children were born
five of whom survive the mother
Because the inside work in which he
was engaged did not agree with his
health, Mr.. Meixell brought his family
west and they settled at Hancock
Wis, and started to learn the new
occupation of farming. Later he went
to war and while he was away Mrs
Meixell with her children, the Older
of whom was boy Of fourteen, came
by the way of prairie schooner
who we're then lS64) living at Gar
den City. At the close of the war in
1865, her husband joined her here and
after a little time they settled on {
a soldiers claim near Mountain Lake
Later they sold this claim and moved
onto a farm in Ceresco, where they
remained until they moved to Vernon
Center in 1896. Her husband dice
December %, 1900, since which time
she has made her home with. hel
daughter, Mrs. Charles Bates. Mrs
Meixell united with the Methods
church when she was still young
woman, and united with this church
during the pastorate of the Rev. e. E
much of pioneer life with its hard
ships and privations, but managed tt
keep in good health and to come tt
a ripe old age. A hard working, JUS
and earnest woman, she found hel
christian faith a source of strength
and comfort during the years, anc
especially dEing the late and more
quite years. She had been ailing FOL
some weeks, but while confined to hel
bed a good deal Of the time, did no
appear to be suffering severely ant
kept hopeful and cheerful. Sunday
morning at about eight o'clock, with
but very little warning, she passed
quietly and peacefully to her rest
seven years, eleven months and twelve
days. Three sons and two daughter:
survive. E. ]. Meixell, residing ir
Ceresco; Mrs. Kate Johnston Of st
James; Mrs. Alice Bates of Vernon
Center; Frank Meixell of Pequot
MINI, and Claude Meixell of Albert
Lea. Besides these she leaves nine
| teen grandchildren, thirty one greai
grandchildren and two great. great
/ grandchildren
$50 when life's sweet journey ends
Soul and body part like friends
No quafrels, no murmur, no delay
/ A kiss, sign and so away"
Those from a distance to attend
Ineapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Eagel
and Mr.. and Mrs. Luverne Eager Of
Madelia apd Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kraus
Lake Crystal.
Mrs. Orpha Yonker and her daugh-
| ter Ruth Gretchen have returned tc
| their home in Des Moines, Iowa, after
spending three weeks with her uncle
Joseph Robinson and family.
| G. C. Cornish and r. G. Champlir
transacted business at the county
seat Wednesday,
Mrs. Mike Fitzsimmons returned tC
her home in Good Thunder Wednes-
her sister, Mrs. Watt Weir.
| Mr. md Mrs Edward Rnchv left
Friday evening for the west, theil
objective point being Los Angeles
Cal, where they will remain year
and if suited with that part of Cali
| fornia, will probably locate perma-
nently there. Mr.. Busby has rented
his farm in South Vernon to Ed
| Schumacher of Elgin, Neb.
That the storm of the last week
| played havoc with the telephone sys-
tenn as never before, and we hope
never again, is evidenced by the mum
Der of lines out of order. For the
past three days days no toll tickets
informs me that this is the first time
since she has been an operator lover
fourteen years. that this has occurr-
ed This morning Sunday she got
Winnebago and from there sent q
death message to Albert Lea. There
Is much illness in the country, and
when medical service is wanted II
means drive over the slippery roads
Gus Jams and his SON Raymond Of
LaMars, Iowa, former Vernonites, are
spending several days among ole
friends. Mr.. JAMS viii make arrange
ments for building a small barn fol
the use of Harry Morris, mail carrier
on route 2, who lives in the Jams resi-
dence.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Cooper
drove to the home of Tom and Ella
Hays, where they were entertained al
dinner and enjoyed the afternoon.
Lester Fleming and family motoret
up from Garden City Sunday after
noon, spending few hours with theil
SON law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Childs, who live on the
T. d. Hays farm. Mr.. Childs and fam
lily will move about the middle Of
March to the northern part of the
state.
Monday w. C. Merritt shipped q
carload of household goods, machin
cry and stock to Webster City, Iowa
| and on Tuesday the family departed
ror their new home, followed by the
best wishes of the whole community
All are looking forward to possible
return of these excellent people tt
their fine farm adjoining the village
| on the west. A few hours before