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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IAHENRY] !! Free Press; Henry Co, IA; Apr 3, 1879
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 12:14:13 -0600


The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
April 3, 1879

MARRIED.
BELL-SEAMAN.- March 23, at the house of Rev. David Judd, in Tippecanoe
township, by the same, Mr. Thomas Bell and Miss Ida Seaman. Both of Rome, Iowa.

DIED.
DICKEY- On Monday evening March 30th, 1879, at 9 o'clock, Mrs. Rebecca
Dickey, aged 76 years.

GALLAHER- Henrietta, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James V. Gallaher, of
New London, died March 19, 1879, aged 18 years and 1 month.
Etta, as she was familiarly called, patiently suffered for five weeks and
then her young mortal life went out. But throughout those weeks her faith in her
Savior was beautiful to behold. To an interested listener during the early part
of her sickness, she said, "Oh, I never was so happy in all my life as I am this
day! I can hardly keep from shouting aloud all the time! I have been singing to
day; I couldn't help singing! Oh, how I should love to be in the meeting
to-night, that I might tell to all there how happy I am!"
Family, physicians and sympathizing friends were tireless in their efforts
to restore her to health, but Providence ordered otherwise, and at the midnight
hour on earth her freed spirit was conducted into the high noon of heaven. The
bereaved family have the sincerest sympathy of the community. The deceased was a
worthy communicant of the Methodist Protestant church, and the funeral service
was large attended. S.J. GEDDES.

Cathy Joynt Labath
Iowa Old Press
http://www.IowaOldPress.com/


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