Mary L. Moss, 90, Dies Early Today
Mrs. Mary Laura Moss, 90, died at her home at 617 North Birch street at 9:20 a. m. today after an extended illness. She had been a resident of Creston since 1924 after previously living at Conway and Lenox.
Funeral services will be held at the Salem Lutheran church at 10 a. m. Wednesday. Rev. F. E. Anderson will officiate. Burial will be at Lenox. Her body will remain at McGregor Brothers and Coens’ funeral home until Tuesday afternoon when it will be taken to the home at 617 North Birch street.
Mary Laura Hamilton was born in Peoria County, Illinois, November 24, 1858. She was the daughter of Edwin and Laura Elizabeth Keefer Hamilton. She was married at Peoria, Ill., March 3, 1880, to John Francis Moss, who preceded her in death, Sept. 19, 1915.
Mrs. Moss is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lois R. Walker and Mrs. Daisy E. Cole, both of Creston; a son, Francis V. Moss of Burlington; a brother, Elmer Hamilton of Buffalo, N. Y., and a sister, Martha Backus of Brimfield, Ill.; 10 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. A son, Harry, died in 1883.
Mrs. Moss was a member of the Rebekah lodge.
Creston News Advertiser, Wednesday, February 9, 1949, [p. 1]
Mary Laura Moss Is Buried at Lenox
Funeral services for Mary Laura Moss were held at 10 a. m. today at the Salem Lutheran church, with Rev. F. E. Anderson officiating. Burial was in the Lenox cemetery. Pallbearers were Ralph Moss, Jack Moss, Leon Moss, Bill Moss, Billie Walker, and Deane Smith.
Mary L. Moss, 90, Dies Early Today
Mrs. Mary Laura Moss, 90, died at her home at 617 North Birch street at 9:20 a. m. today after an extended illness. She had been a resident of Creston since 1924 after previously living at Conway and Lenox.
Funeral services will be held at the Salem Lutheran church at 10 a. m. Wednesday. Rev. F. E. Anderson will officiate. Burial will be at Lenox. Her body will remain at McGregor Brothers and Coens’ funeral home until Tuesday afternoon when it will be taken to the home at 617 North Birch street.
Mary Laura Hamilton was born in Peoria County, Illinois, November 24, 1858. She was the daughter of Edwin and Laura Elizabeth Keefer Hamilton. She was married at Peoria, Ill., March 3, 1880, to John Francis Moss, who preceded her in death, Sept. 19, 1915.
Mrs. Moss is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lois R. Walker and Mrs. Daisy E. Cole, both of Creston; a son, Francis V. Moss of Burlington; a brother, Elmer Hamilton of Buffalo, N. Y., and a sister, Martha Backus of Brimfield, Ill.; 10 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. A son, Harry, died in 1883.
Mrs. Moss was a member of the Rebekah lodge.
Creston News Advertiser, Wednesday, February 9, 1949, [p. 1]
Mary Laura Moss Is Buried at Lenox
Funeral services for Mary Laura Moss were held at 10 a. m. today at the Salem Lutheran church, with Rev. F. E. Anderson officiating. Burial was in the Lenox cemetery. Pallbearers were Ralph Moss, Jack Moss, Leon Moss, Bill Moss, Billie Walker, and Deane Smith.
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