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- Mrs. Cora [Hamilton] JACKSON,
wife of Mr. Geo. JACKSON, and daughter of
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles GOODRICH,
died at her home in Milton after an illness of but a few hours,
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 12. The funeral service was held in
the S.D.B. church, conducted by Rev. Thomas W. North, of the
Methodist church, assisted by Dr. Platts.
- The sudden death of this bright young
woman, so recently married, and so full of life
- and cheerfulness is a severe blow to
the family. The sympathy of the whole community goes out to them
in this hour of severe bereavement. Mrs. JACKSON has lived
in our midst a number of years and was well and favorably known
by all our people. She was a member of the First Baptist Church
in Independence, Kansas. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
- Mrs. John PFEIFFER, whose maiden
name was [Thea Christina] NELSON, was
- born in Norway. She came with her parents
to America and settled in Illinois in 1871, and in 1883, came
to Milton Junction. In 1884 she was married to Mr. John PFEIFFER.
They came to Milton in 1884 and have since resided here. After
an illness of about ten days Mrs. PFEIFFER died on Tuesday
morning Dec. 11th. The funeral services, conducted by Rev. T.
W. North, were held in the Methodist church, Thursday Dec. 13,
and the body was laid to rest in the Milton cemetery.
- Mrs. PFEIFFER leaves a husband
and four children, one a babe of six weeks, to
- mourn the loss of wife and mother.
- She was a member of the Methodist church,
a patient, earnest, loving Christian, a true
- wife and mother. A good woman has gone
to her reward.
- On the occasion of her funeral the
church was filled with friends who came to show
- their respect for the dead and express
their sympathy for the sorrowing family. [Thursday edition,
p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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