Traer Star Clipper, Friday, February 17th, 1939 page 1
Mrs. W. R. Fleming, 69, an almost continuous resident of the Traer community since birth, died Monday afternoon at her home northeast or Traer. She had been critically ill since suffering a severe paralytic stroke two weeks before, which had followed a lighter stroke last December. Mrs. Fleming, a sister-in-law of Mrs. Almeda Camery, who preceded her in death by only a few days, was Lulu I May Camery before her marriage and was the youngest of four daughters of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Camery. She was born at Old Buckingham village on April 28, 1869. There were also five boys in the family, of whom four reached maturity.
With the founding of Traer a few years later, the Camery family moved to the new town. Lulu May was one of ten members of the second Traer high school graduating class in 1887. She then taught in the rural schools of Tama county a few years, and later taught in the schools of Grundy Center and Sutherland, Iowa.
Her marriage to William Robert Fleming took place in Traer on December 28, 1897. The Reverend George B. Shoemaker, the pastor here performed the wedding service. Thirty years later, he officiated at the marriage of Paul Fleming, the couple’s third son. Mrs. Fleming was the oldest living t member of the Traer Methodist church at the time of her death. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming farmed near Bancroft, Iowa, for a few years after their marriage. Then they returned to the Traer community and it has been their home ever since.
The decedent Is survived, besides her husband, by four sons—John and Paul Fleming, of Traer; Robert, of Burlington, Iowa; and Logan, at home. A fifth son died in infancy. Five grandsons and two granddaughters also survive, as well as one brother, W. D. Camery of New Underwood South Dakota.
The funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon in Traer at the Methodist Episcopal church with the Rev. C. E. Luce, of Center Point, Iowa, former local pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. J. Snyder. Organ music was furnished by Mrs. W. A. Dean, who played a number of Mrs. Fleming's favorite hymns. Casket bearers were Mrs. Fleming’s four sons. Burial was in Buckingham cemetery, almost within a stone’s throw of the site of the home in which the decedent was born.
Mrs. Fleming was undoubtedly one of the Traer community’s finest citizens. The Rev. Mr. Luce paid fitting tribute to the sterling character of the decedent ant her funeral service, when he said in part: “Throughout more than half a century, her loyalty to her church has been splendid. Many a time she has sat in the pew in the church and been an example of loyalty to her coworkers and an inspiration to her pastors. She was a charter member of the C. I. C. Sunday school class and deeply interested in its activities. She has identified herself with missionary work of the church in an effective way. Her genial spirit made a wholesome atmosphere for others to breathe. Not only did she work in the church with its several branches, but she held various offices in the country club and for a number of years was a very active member of the Farm Bureau. With all of these engaging tasks, she found time to send with flowers and other outdoor beauties.”
Here from a distance for the funeral were M r. and Mrs. Robert H. Fleming, of Burlington, Iowa; Lulu Camery and Ruth Camery, both of Sutherland; Neva Camery of Everly; Grace Bowen of Omaha, Nebraska; Annie, Mabel. And Donald Fleming, all of Ames; Rev. and Mrs. Paul Brown of Olin; Essie Endicott and O. Endicott, both of Glidden; Rev. and Mrs. Luce, Center Point.
Contributor: George (48419540)
Mrs. W. R. Fleming, 69, an almost continuous resident of the Traer community since birth, died Monday afternoon at her home northeast or Traer. She had been critically ill since suffering a severe paralytic stroke two weeks before, which had followed a lighter stroke last December. Mrs. Fleming, a sister-in-law of Mrs. Almeda Camery, who preceded her in death by only a few days, was Lulu I May Camery before her marriage and was the youngest of four daughters of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Camery. She was born at Old Buckingham village on April 28, 1869. There were also five boys in the family, of whom four reached maturity.
With the founding of Traer a few years later, the Camery family moved to the new town. Lulu May was one of ten members of the second Traer high school graduating class in 1887. She then taught in the rural schools of Tama county a few years, and later taught in the schools of Grundy Center and Sutherland, Iowa.
Her marriage to William Robert Fleming took place in Traer on December 28, 1897. The Reverend George B. Shoemaker, the pastor here performed the wedding service. Thirty years later, he officiated at the marriage of Paul Fleming, the couple’s third son. Mrs. Fleming was the oldest living t member of the Traer Methodist church at the time of her death. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming farmed near Bancroft, Iowa, for a few years after their marriage. Then they returned to the Traer community and it has been their home ever since.
The decedent Is survived, besides her husband, by four sons—John and Paul Fleming, of Traer; Robert, of Burlington, Iowa; and Logan, at home. A fifth son died in infancy. Five grandsons and two granddaughters also survive, as well as one brother, W. D. Camery of New Underwood South Dakota.
The funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon in Traer at the Methodist Episcopal church with the Rev. C. E. Luce, of Center Point, Iowa, former local pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. J. Snyder. Organ music was furnished by Mrs. W. A. Dean, who played a number of Mrs. Fleming's favorite hymns. Casket bearers were Mrs. Fleming’s four sons. Burial was in Buckingham cemetery, almost within a stone’s throw of the site of the home in which the decedent was born.
Mrs. Fleming was undoubtedly one of the Traer community’s finest citizens. The Rev. Mr. Luce paid fitting tribute to the sterling character of the decedent ant her funeral service, when he said in part: “Throughout more than half a century, her loyalty to her church has been splendid. Many a time she has sat in the pew in the church and been an example of loyalty to her coworkers and an inspiration to her pastors. She was a charter member of the C. I. C. Sunday school class and deeply interested in its activities. She has identified herself with missionary work of the church in an effective way. Her genial spirit made a wholesome atmosphere for others to breathe. Not only did she work in the church with its several branches, but she held various offices in the country club and for a number of years was a very active member of the Farm Bureau. With all of these engaging tasks, she found time to send with flowers and other outdoor beauties.”
Here from a distance for the funeral were M r. and Mrs. Robert H. Fleming, of Burlington, Iowa; Lulu Camery and Ruth Camery, both of Sutherland; Neva Camery of Everly; Grace Bowen of Omaha, Nebraska; Annie, Mabel. And Donald Fleming, all of Ames; Rev. and Mrs. Paul Brown of Olin; Essie Endicott and O. Endicott, both of Glidden; Rev. and Mrs. Luce, Center Point.
Contributor: George (48419540)
Traer Star Clipper, Friday, February 17th, 1939 page 1
Mrs. W. R. Fleming, 69, an almost continuous resident of the Traer community since birth, died Monday afternoon at her home northeast or Traer. She had been critically ill since suffering a severe paralytic stroke two weeks before, which had followed a lighter stroke last December. Mrs. Fleming, a sister-in-law of Mrs. Almeda Camery, who preceded her in death by only a few days, was Lulu I May Camery before her marriage and was the youngest of four daughters of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Camery. She was born at Old Buckingham village on April 28, 1869. There were also five boys in the family, of whom four reached maturity.
With the founding of Traer a few years later, the Camery family moved to the new town. Lulu May was one of ten members of the second Traer high school graduating class in 1887. She then taught in the rural schools of Tama county a few years, and later taught in the schools of Grundy Center and Sutherland, Iowa.
Her marriage to William Robert Fleming took place in Traer on December 28, 1897. The Reverend George B. Shoemaker, the pastor here performed the wedding service. Thirty years later, he officiated at the marriage of Paul Fleming, the couple’s third son. Mrs. Fleming was the oldest living t member of the Traer Methodist church at the time of her death. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming farmed near Bancroft, Iowa, for a few years after their marriage. Then they returned to the Traer community and it has been their home ever since.
The decedent Is survived, besides her husband, by four sons—John and Paul Fleming, of Traer; Robert, of Burlington, Iowa; and Logan, at home. A fifth son died in infancy. Five grandsons and two granddaughters also survive, as well as one brother, W. D. Camery of New Underwood South Dakota.
The funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon in Traer at the Methodist Episcopal church with the Rev. C. E. Luce, of Center Point, Iowa, former local pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. J. Snyder. Organ music was furnished by Mrs. W. A. Dean, who played a number of Mrs. Fleming's favorite hymns. Casket bearers were Mrs. Fleming’s four sons. Burial was in Buckingham cemetery, almost within a stone’s throw of the site of the home in which the decedent was born.
Mrs. Fleming was undoubtedly one of the Traer community’s finest citizens. The Rev. Mr. Luce paid fitting tribute to the sterling character of the decedent ant her funeral service, when he said in part: “Throughout more than half a century, her loyalty to her church has been splendid. Many a time she has sat in the pew in the church and been an example of loyalty to her coworkers and an inspiration to her pastors. She was a charter member of the C. I. C. Sunday school class and deeply interested in its activities. She has identified herself with missionary work of the church in an effective way. Her genial spirit made a wholesome atmosphere for others to breathe. Not only did she work in the church with its several branches, but she held various offices in the country club and for a number of years was a very active member of the Farm Bureau. With all of these engaging tasks, she found time to send with flowers and other outdoor beauties.”
Here from a distance for the funeral were M r. and Mrs. Robert H. Fleming, of Burlington, Iowa; Lulu Camery and Ruth Camery, both of Sutherland; Neva Camery of Everly; Grace Bowen of Omaha, Nebraska; Annie, Mabel. And Donald Fleming, all of Ames; Rev. and Mrs. Paul Brown of Olin; Essie Endicott and O. Endicott, both of Glidden; Rev. and Mrs. Luce, Center Point.
Contributor: George (48419540)
Mrs. W. R. Fleming, 69, an almost continuous resident of the Traer community since birth, died Monday afternoon at her home northeast or Traer. She had been critically ill since suffering a severe paralytic stroke two weeks before, which had followed a lighter stroke last December. Mrs. Fleming, a sister-in-law of Mrs. Almeda Camery, who preceded her in death by only a few days, was Lulu I May Camery before her marriage and was the youngest of four daughters of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Camery. She was born at Old Buckingham village on April 28, 1869. There were also five boys in the family, of whom four reached maturity.
With the founding of Traer a few years later, the Camery family moved to the new town. Lulu May was one of ten members of the second Traer high school graduating class in 1887. She then taught in the rural schools of Tama county a few years, and later taught in the schools of Grundy Center and Sutherland, Iowa.
Her marriage to William Robert Fleming took place in Traer on December 28, 1897. The Reverend George B. Shoemaker, the pastor here performed the wedding service. Thirty years later, he officiated at the marriage of Paul Fleming, the couple’s third son. Mrs. Fleming was the oldest living t member of the Traer Methodist church at the time of her death. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming farmed near Bancroft, Iowa, for a few years after their marriage. Then they returned to the Traer community and it has been their home ever since.
The decedent Is survived, besides her husband, by four sons—John and Paul Fleming, of Traer; Robert, of Burlington, Iowa; and Logan, at home. A fifth son died in infancy. Five grandsons and two granddaughters also survive, as well as one brother, W. D. Camery of New Underwood South Dakota.
The funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon in Traer at the Methodist Episcopal church with the Rev. C. E. Luce, of Center Point, Iowa, former local pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. J. Snyder. Organ music was furnished by Mrs. W. A. Dean, who played a number of Mrs. Fleming's favorite hymns. Casket bearers were Mrs. Fleming’s four sons. Burial was in Buckingham cemetery, almost within a stone’s throw of the site of the home in which the decedent was born.
Mrs. Fleming was undoubtedly one of the Traer community’s finest citizens. The Rev. Mr. Luce paid fitting tribute to the sterling character of the decedent ant her funeral service, when he said in part: “Throughout more than half a century, her loyalty to her church has been splendid. Many a time she has sat in the pew in the church and been an example of loyalty to her coworkers and an inspiration to her pastors. She was a charter member of the C. I. C. Sunday school class and deeply interested in its activities. She has identified herself with missionary work of the church in an effective way. Her genial spirit made a wholesome atmosphere for others to breathe. Not only did she work in the church with its several branches, but she held various offices in the country club and for a number of years was a very active member of the Farm Bureau. With all of these engaging tasks, she found time to send with flowers and other outdoor beauties.”
Here from a distance for the funeral were M r. and Mrs. Robert H. Fleming, of Burlington, Iowa; Lulu Camery and Ruth Camery, both of Sutherland; Neva Camery of Everly; Grace Bowen of Omaha, Nebraska; Annie, Mabel. And Donald Fleming, all of Ames; Rev. and Mrs. Paul Brown of Olin; Essie Endicott and O. Endicott, both of Glidden; Rev. and Mrs. Luce, Center Point.
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