Following is the obituary of Margaret Ann Harvey Andres which appeared in the Creston Advertiser [bracketed information added by the editor]
FUNERAL OF MRS. ANDRES.
The Remains are Laid to Rest To-day in Graceland Cemetery.
The remains of :Mrs. R. S. Andres were received in this city Saturday evening from Chicago, and the funeral services took place this afternoon Rev. E. W. McDade, of the Methodist church, conducting the services and the interment taking place at Graceland. The deceased has made her home in Chariton and had been taken to Chicago some time since to undergo an operation at one of the hospitals in that city for cancer, but the ravages of the disease had made such headway that its progress could not be stopped and her death resulted. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Harvey, of this city, and leaves besides her parents five brothers and two sisters to mourn her loss, all of whom live in this city, with the exception of Frank Harvey, who lives at Adel, Ia. The brothers are Dave, Otis, Will and Thomas. of this city, and Frank Harvey, of Adel, and the sisters are Mrs. L. E. Priegel and Mrs. Rush Allen.
Margaret Ann Harvey was born in Selbysport, Maryland, November 17th 1860, and died July 4th, 1902, being 41 years, 7 months and 17 days of age. She became a Christian early in life and has remained a devoted follower of Christ all of her days. She was married to Stephen R. Andres [Robert Stephen Andres] at Creston, Ia., in October 1883, and six children have been the result of the union, of whom five are still living [Alva, Robert, William, Jennie, Ethel, & Frankie (deceased)]. She came to Creston with her grandparents in 1874 and was an energetic worker in the church and Sunday school in the early history of the city. During her final illness she was firm in the hope of meeting with her Savior and expressed her willingness to go to that land where sorrow shall not enter.
FUNERAL OF MRS. ANDRES.
The Remains are Laid to Rest To-day in Graceland Cemetery.
The remains of :Mrs. R. S. Andres were received in this city Saturday evening from Chicago, and the funeral services took place this afternoon Rev. E. W. McDade, of the Methodist church, conducting the services and the interment taking place at Graceland. The deceased has made her home in Chariton and had been taken to Chicago some time since to undergo an operation at one of the hospitals in that city for cancer, but the ravages of the disease had made such headway that its progress could not be stopped and her death resulted. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Harvey, of this city, and leaves besides her parents five brothers and two sisters to mourn her loss, all of whom live in this city, with the exception of Frank Harvey, who lives at Adel, Ia. The brothers are Dave, Otis, Will and Thomas. of this city, and Frank Harvey, of Adel, and the sisters are Mrs. L. E. Priegel and Mrs. Rush Allen.
Margaret Ann Harvey was born in Selbysport, Maryland, November 17th 1860, and died July 4th, 1902, being 41 years, 7 months and 17 days of age. She became a Christian early in life and has remained a devoted follower of Christ all of her days. She was married to Stephen R. Andres [Robert Stephen Andres] at Creston, Ia., in October 1883, and six children have been the result of the union, of whom five are still living [Alva, Robert, William, Jennie, Ethel, & Frankie (deceased)]. She came to Creston with her grandparents in 1874 and was an energetic worker in the church and Sunday school in the early history of the city. During her final illness she was firm in the hope of meeting with her Savior and expressed her willingness to go to that land where sorrow shall not enter.
Following is the obituary of Margaret Ann Harvey Andres which appeared in the Creston Advertiser [bracketed information added by the editor]
FUNERAL OF MRS. ANDRES.
The Remains are Laid to Rest To-day in Graceland Cemetery.
The remains of :Mrs. R. S. Andres were received in this city Saturday evening from Chicago, and the funeral services took place this afternoon Rev. E. W. McDade, of the Methodist church, conducting the services and the interment taking place at Graceland. The deceased has made her home in Chariton and had been taken to Chicago some time since to undergo an operation at one of the hospitals in that city for cancer, but the ravages of the disease had made such headway that its progress could not be stopped and her death resulted. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Harvey, of this city, and leaves besides her parents five brothers and two sisters to mourn her loss, all of whom live in this city, with the exception of Frank Harvey, who lives at Adel, Ia. The brothers are Dave, Otis, Will and Thomas. of this city, and Frank Harvey, of Adel, and the sisters are Mrs. L. E. Priegel and Mrs. Rush Allen.
Margaret Ann Harvey was born in Selbysport, Maryland, November 17th 1860, and died July 4th, 1902, being 41 years, 7 months and 17 days of age. She became a Christian early in life and has remained a devoted follower of Christ all of her days. She was married to Stephen R. Andres [Robert Stephen Andres] at Creston, Ia., in October 1883, and six children have been the result of the union, of whom five are still living [Alva, Robert, William, Jennie, Ethel, & Frankie (deceased)]. She came to Creston with her grandparents in 1874 and was an energetic worker in the church and Sunday school in the early history of the city. During her final illness she was firm in the hope of meeting with her Savior and expressed her willingness to go to that land where sorrow shall not enter.
FUNERAL OF MRS. ANDRES.
The Remains are Laid to Rest To-day in Graceland Cemetery.
The remains of :Mrs. R. S. Andres were received in this city Saturday evening from Chicago, and the funeral services took place this afternoon Rev. E. W. McDade, of the Methodist church, conducting the services and the interment taking place at Graceland. The deceased has made her home in Chariton and had been taken to Chicago some time since to undergo an operation at one of the hospitals in that city for cancer, but the ravages of the disease had made such headway that its progress could not be stopped and her death resulted. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Harvey, of this city, and leaves besides her parents five brothers and two sisters to mourn her loss, all of whom live in this city, with the exception of Frank Harvey, who lives at Adel, Ia. The brothers are Dave, Otis, Will and Thomas. of this city, and Frank Harvey, of Adel, and the sisters are Mrs. L. E. Priegel and Mrs. Rush Allen.
Margaret Ann Harvey was born in Selbysport, Maryland, November 17th 1860, and died July 4th, 1902, being 41 years, 7 months and 17 days of age. She became a Christian early in life and has remained a devoted follower of Christ all of her days. She was married to Stephen R. Andres [Robert Stephen Andres] at Creston, Ia., in October 1883, and six children have been the result of the union, of whom five are still living [Alva, Robert, William, Jennie, Ethel, & Frankie (deceased)]. She came to Creston with her grandparents in 1874 and was an energetic worker in the church and Sunday school in the early history of the city. During her final illness she was firm in the hope of meeting with her Savior and expressed her willingness to go to that land where sorrow shall not enter.
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MAGGIE A.
HARVEY
WIFE OF
R. S. ANDRES
DIED JULY 4, 1902
AGED 41 Yrs. 7 Mos. 17Ds
tho the Body slumbers here
the Soul is safe in Heaven
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