Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 239, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1915 — THREE WOMEN HAVE REACHED UTE’S END [ARTICLE]

THREE WOMEN HAVE REACHED UTE’S END

Mrs. A. Dayton, Mrs. Nancy Lewis and Mrs. Helen Shumway Day’s Toll of Death. Three deaths occurred Thursday afternoon and evening, bringing grief to several homes in this vicinity. Mrs. Nancy Lewis, widow of Squire James W. Lewis, died at the home of her adughter, Mrs. Warren Galbraith, at 10 o’clock Thursday night. Her husband died about four years ago. Jjer age was 76 years. She is survived by four children, namely, Mrs. Warren Galbraith, Mrs. William Gratner, Mrs. Aaron Vore and G. B. Lewis.

The funeral will take place at l(X:30 o’clock Saturday morning at the Galbraith farm home and burial will be made in the Smith cemetery by the side of her husband, whose death occurred about four years ago. 'Mrs. Helen Shumway, aged 35 years, died at 1:30 Thursday afternoon at the home of her mother- Mrs. Peter May, in the east part of town. She had been an invalid for some time and was returned from the asylum about two and a half months ago suffering from tuberculosis, Which caused her death. She was twice married. Her ' first husband, Peter Persley, was killed in a runaway accident in South Dakota. She then married Ray Shumway, who with one 3-year-old child, survives her. The husband is living in Minnesota. She also leaves her mother and the following brothers and sisters: Adolph May and Mrs. Margaret Karsten, of Rensselaer; Peter May, of near Newland; Mrs. Cecelia Jacox, of Amhurst, S. Dak.; Mrs. W. D. Bond, of New Buffalo, Mich., and Mrs. Anna Wenner, of Pipestone, Minn. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the May residence. Burial will be made in Weston Mrs. A. Dayton, mother of Clifford Dayton, died at 11 o’clock Thursday

night at the soldiers hofhe near Lafayette- where she had been taken only a short time ago. Her son went to Lafayette to see her Thursday and she seemed to be in 'better health and Spirits than usual. Before he had arrived home on a morning train, however, a message was received announcing her death and Mrs. Dayton went to the soldiers home by auto. Mr. Dayton .did not learn that his mother had passed away until he returned home this Friday morning. The funeral arrangements are not known here.