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Laura Josephine <I>Northington</I> Widby

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Laura Josephine Northington Widby

Birth
Mountain City, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
8 Jul 1948 (aged 92)
Newell, Buena Vista County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Laurel Section, Lot 241, Space 4
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The Emporia Gazette, 04 Mar 1939, Sat

TO SIOUX CITY

Mrs. Charles C. Keeler, of Riverside [Emporia neighborhood], has left for Sioux City, Iowa, where she will visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Widby, and her sister, Mrs. Lulu Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. Widby, who formerly lived in Emporia, are celebrating their sixtieth wedding anniversary. They came to Emporia in 1879 and Mr. Widby was in the grocery business and operated a store in the 500 block on Commercial street until 1904. They then moved to Sioux City. Mr. Widby soon opened a grocery there, which he managed until 1928 when he retired. Mr. and Mrs. Widby now live with their daughter, Mrs. Spencer. Besides their two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Widby have one son, Will J. Widby, Des Moines, Iowa; ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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The Emporia [KS] Weekly Gazette, 08 July 1948

MRS. M. L. WIDBY DEAD

Mrs. M. L. Widby, 92, died early today at Newell, Iowa. The body will be taken to her former home in Sioux City for burial Thursday. Mr. Widby, a former Emporia grocery man, preceded her in death. Mrs. Widby is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lulu Spencer, Newell, and Mrs. Charles Keeler, Riverside Gardens [Emporia]; one son, Will Widby, California; and a brother, Dr. J. G. Northington, 927 Market.
The Emporia Gazette, 04 Mar 1939, Sat

TO SIOUX CITY

Mrs. Charles C. Keeler, of Riverside [Emporia neighborhood], has left for Sioux City, Iowa, where she will visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Widby, and her sister, Mrs. Lulu Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. Widby, who formerly lived in Emporia, are celebrating their sixtieth wedding anniversary. They came to Emporia in 1879 and Mr. Widby was in the grocery business and operated a store in the 500 block on Commercial street until 1904. They then moved to Sioux City. Mr. Widby soon opened a grocery there, which he managed until 1928 when he retired. Mr. and Mrs. Widby now live with their daughter, Mrs. Spencer. Besides their two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Widby have one son, Will J. Widby, Des Moines, Iowa; ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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The Emporia [KS] Weekly Gazette, 08 July 1948

MRS. M. L. WIDBY DEAD

Mrs. M. L. Widby, 92, died early today at Newell, Iowa. The body will be taken to her former home in Sioux City for burial Thursday. Mr. Widby, a former Emporia grocery man, preceded her in death. Mrs. Widby is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lulu Spencer, Newell, and Mrs. Charles Keeler, Riverside Gardens [Emporia]; one son, Will Widby, California; and a brother, Dr. J. G. Northington, 927 Market.

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  • Created by: Lisa
  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159160214/laura_josephine-widby: accessed ), memorial page for Laura Josephine Northington Widby (11 May 1856–8 Jul 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 159160214, citing Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Lisa (contributor 46844988).