April 1, 1965
MRS. ELMER MEEKER,
FORMER BROOKLYN
AREA RESIDENT DIES
A former Brooklyn area resident, Mrs. Elmer (Hilda May) Meeker, 85, died Feb. 26 at Texarkana hospital after a short illness. She had been visiting her two sons, Richard of Forman, Ark., and Cecil of Ashdown, Ark.
Mrs. Meeker was born in Tama county, Iowa, on Feb. 5, 1880, and was the daughter of Edward and Ellen House Carpenter. She was a teacher and was united in marriage with Elmer Meeker on March 13, 1900.
They lived in Kansas for seven years before returning to Iowa where they engaged in farming near Chelsea, Belle Plaine and Brooklyn. They later moved to Moberly, Mo., where they lived for 17 years. When Mr. Meeker retired they moved to Baton Rouge, La., and he died there on July 8, 1956.
The Meekers helped to establish the Church of Christ on Foster Street in Baton Rouge, after the group had assembled in their home for some time.
Survivors include six daughters: Mrs. Vira E. Ward of Caldwell, Idaho; Mrs. Vanetia Hutro of Gulfport, Miss.; Mrs. Altamae Kriegel of Grinnell, Mrs. Daisy Adams of Boulder, Colo.; Mrs. Dema Ellsworth of Peyette, Ida.; and Mrs. Opal Alcorn of Caldwell, Idaho; six sons: Alvin and Lloyd of Ontario, Ore.; Harold of Moulton, Iowa; Roy of Clovis, Calif.; Cecil of Ashdown, Ark.; and Richard of Forman, Ark.; 35 grandchildren and 65 great grandchildren.
A son, Edward, preceded her in death in November of 1963. A sister, Mrs. A.C. Blake of Marshalltown, the last surviving member of her family with the exception of her children, died Aug. 19, 1964.
Mrs. Meeker was buried at the New Salem Church of Christ cemetery at Wesson, Miss.
Tombstone with husband, Elmer, reads "JESUS LOVES THE PURE AND HOLY".
April 1, 1965
MRS. ELMER MEEKER,
FORMER BROOKLYN
AREA RESIDENT DIES
A former Brooklyn area resident, Mrs. Elmer (Hilda May) Meeker, 85, died Feb. 26 at Texarkana hospital after a short illness. She had been visiting her two sons, Richard of Forman, Ark., and Cecil of Ashdown, Ark.
Mrs. Meeker was born in Tama county, Iowa, on Feb. 5, 1880, and was the daughter of Edward and Ellen House Carpenter. She was a teacher and was united in marriage with Elmer Meeker on March 13, 1900.
They lived in Kansas for seven years before returning to Iowa where they engaged in farming near Chelsea, Belle Plaine and Brooklyn. They later moved to Moberly, Mo., where they lived for 17 years. When Mr. Meeker retired they moved to Baton Rouge, La., and he died there on July 8, 1956.
The Meekers helped to establish the Church of Christ on Foster Street in Baton Rouge, after the group had assembled in their home for some time.
Survivors include six daughters: Mrs. Vira E. Ward of Caldwell, Idaho; Mrs. Vanetia Hutro of Gulfport, Miss.; Mrs. Altamae Kriegel of Grinnell, Mrs. Daisy Adams of Boulder, Colo.; Mrs. Dema Ellsworth of Peyette, Ida.; and Mrs. Opal Alcorn of Caldwell, Idaho; six sons: Alvin and Lloyd of Ontario, Ore.; Harold of Moulton, Iowa; Roy of Clovis, Calif.; Cecil of Ashdown, Ark.; and Richard of Forman, Ark.; 35 grandchildren and 65 great grandchildren.
A son, Edward, preceded her in death in November of 1963. A sister, Mrs. A.C. Blake of Marshalltown, the last surviving member of her family with the exception of her children, died Aug. 19, 1964.
Mrs. Meeker was buried at the New Salem Church of Christ cemetery at Wesson, Miss.
Tombstone with husband, Elmer, reads "JESUS LOVES THE PURE AND HOLY".
Family Members
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Vira Eleanor Meeker Naumann Ward Smith
1900–1980
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Walter Edward Meeker
1902–1963
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Vanetia Alice Meeker Dutro
1904–1965
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Alvin Elmer Meeker
1905–1970
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Alta Mae Meeker Adams
1907–1985
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Loyd Albert Meeker
1908–1978
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Daisy E Meeker Adams
1910–1991
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Dema Carpenter "Dee" Meeker Ellsworth
1913–1991
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Harold L. Meeker
1914–1984
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Opal Hilda Meeker Alcorn
1916–1987
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Richard Merle Meeker
1918–1973
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Roy Willis Meeker
1920–1968
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Cecil Leslie Meeker
1922–1998
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