Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa)
Thursday June 30, 1927 p. 5
Obituary
Dorothy Brown was born in Johnson County, Indiana, Feb. 11, 1844, and departed this life June 20, 1927, at her home near Athelstan, Iowa, aged 83 years, 4 months and 9 days.

In 1855 she moved to Iowa with her parents, who located in Jackson Township, Taylor County, where she grew to womanhood.

On June 17, 1866, she was married to B. [enjamin] F. [ranklin] Kauble at the home of her parents, Elias and Margaret [Messersmith] Brown, near Platteville and moved to their home near Athelstan where she lived the remainder of her life—61 years. To this union 11 children were born. Four children died in their infancy and Smith E. [lias] at the age of 21 years. The following children survive her: Mrs. J. W. Kobbe [Hannah Ada], of Livingston, Montana; Mrs. Frank Campbell [Mary Elizabeth] and [Olive] Anna Kauble, of Athelstan, Mrs. C.[harles] E. Williams [Dorothy Margaret], of Olmitz, Kansas; Frank Kauble, Jr., of Worthington, Minnesota, and William [Andrew] Kauble, of Denver, Colorado. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren, and one sister and brother, Mrs. E. [dward] B. [ristow] Johnston [Nancy Ellen] of Blockton and William Brown of Cody, Wyoming. Her husband, B. [enjamin] F.[ranklin] Kauble, preceded her in death March 26, 1925.

On June 17, 1916, they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and received the congratulations of their numerous friends on this occasion.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. E. B. Osborne of New Market, an old friend of the family, June 22, 1927, after which the remains were laid to rest in Platteville cemetery.

A large host of friends and neighbors were in attendance to pay their tribute of respect and esteem to her whom they had known so long and well. The music was furnished by a quartet composed of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Watson, Mrs. S. M. Churchill and Arthur Young, with Mrs. Glee Bainum at the piano. The hymns sung were "It is Well With My Soul," "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," and "When My Soul Reaches Home." Scripture reading was from Rev. 21:2. The floral offerings, which were very beautiful, were borne by four cousins of the deceased---Clara, Lydia and Elzava Kauble and Hazel Wells. The pallbearers were S. M. Raper, M. M. Hennegin, M. A. Jenkins, A. J. Rusco, F. W. Osmond and J. H. Freemyer.

The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved ones in this their time of sorrow. We commend them to the kind loving Father who will never leave nor forsake them.