The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-02-02
Mrs. Pene-
lope Moon
Died Jan. 81
Deceased Failed to Recover
From Major Operation at
St. Cloud Hospital
WAS BURIED MONDAY
Mrs. Lucy Schmitt. Mother of
Mrs. Ed Fettgather. Bur-
led in Iowa
Mrs. Penelope Moon

Mrs. Penelope Creighton Wolfe
Moon, a pioneer resident of the Viii
lard community, and decidedly well
known in Sank Centre and COM
munity, passed away at the hospit-
al, St. Cloud, following a major OPP
GRAFTON, Friday, Jan. 2, 1888.
The deceased was born in Mis-
souri,, and at the time of her death
she was 70 years, two months and
10 days old.
When she was nine years Of age
she removed from Missouri with
her parents to Minnesota, settling
on a farm north of the village of
Willard. There she grew to woman
hood. May II, 1885, she was united
in marriage to Samuel B. Moon,
moving to the homestead of her
husband, near Willard, where she
spent her married life. Following
the death of her husband about
eight years ago the deceased moved
to Willard where she lived until
about three years ago when she
united her efforts with those of her
brother, John Wolfe, four miles
southeast of Sank Centre, in caring
for her mother, who passed away in
May 1882.
The deceased suffered and enjoy
ed all the privations and privileges
of pioneer life in it's most prima-
tive stages. She was the mother of
six children of her own and raised
o fo i1xy 0f civ cfn,a o6i1Irap nit y
such care and love that they re-
vered her as their own mother.
Early in life Mrs. Moon became
affiliated with the Methodist
chukch. During the years of her
residence at Willard she was active.
IN all affairs connected with her be-
loved church. She belonged to the
w. R. c., of Willard for many years,
transferring her membership to B.
r. Palmer Corps of this city when
she located near Sank Centre. "A
few weeks ago, in fact but a few
days before she entered the hospit-
al at st. Cloud, she was installed
as president of the Corps, of this
city.
All the children are living, the
names are as follows: Mrs. Louie
Myers, Dryad, WASH; Mrs. Cynthia
Parkin, Portland, Ore; Mrs. Ethel
Butler, Willard, Mimi; Mrs. Elgie
Hide, Powers Lake, N. OAK; Geo.
Moon, Motley, Mimi; Willis Moon,
Willard, MINI. The four step-chil-
dren living are: the Rev. Seymour
E. Moon, of Africa; Mrs. Florence
Alshire, Swanville, Mimi; Mrs.
Nora Hopkins, Powers Lake, N. D.;
Samuel Moon, Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. Moon was one of family of
ten children, and is the second of
these children to explore the great
beyond. The deceased sister is
Martha Wolf who died the 31st of
Dec. 1929. The living are: Mrs.
Clara e. Evans, Santa Rosa, CAL;
Mrs. Cora Beach, LPorte, Mimi;
Mrs. Oma Gross, Sank Centre,
Mimi; Mrs. Effie Stafford, Pacific
City, Wash; Mrs. Evaline Taylor,
Berg, N. OAK; Mrs. Mary Loomer,
Berg, N. OAK; D. r. Wolf, Sank
Centre, Mimi; William Wolf, Minot,
N. D.; John Wolf, Sank Centre,
MINI. Thirty-one grandchildren,
% great grand children survive the
deceased, and host of friends.
Rev. Ingram, pastor of the Viii
lard M. E. Church, conducted the
funeral services from the church
Monday afternoon at 200 o'clock.
The structure was filed to overflow
ing with friends and relatives. The
floral offerings were profuse and
beautiful. Burial was made be-
side her husband in Lake Amelia
cemetery. The following were the
pallbearers: Albert Rothe, Arthur
Hoffman, C. ]. LeCount, Hugh Ny
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