Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1920 — OBITUARY [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY

Pheba Ann Nelson was born November 10, 1860. Departed this life January 2Qth, 1920. Age 69 yean, 2 months and 10 days. She was unitpd.in marriage to George N. Snow, June 29, 1878. To this union 9 children were born, two having preceded her to the great beyond, in infancy. Those surviving being the husband and Mn. Alice Kastery James A. Snow, Mrs. Grover Norris, Mrs. ElKs Spurgeon, Charles & Snow, Mrs. Ida Samuelson and Lenna Snow. She also leaves to mourn her departure two brothers, Charles and Joseph NelBut we sorrow not as those having no hope for she was ready to meet her Savior, although it was hard to leave her loved ones. She |gld the was her pawing She said she traveled till she came. x_ * amwlam HHIUm rvaamj<jLTi ma to a garden. -mlws garaen ww fenced all around and there was —- . ...^7^^- 1 ~i 7<I *** a a •’ • . ZW • a ■ **

Oh, what a privilege that she was , allowed to efttor ih that gate so every one was not permitted to enter in that gate. Now she has ; gone to that beautiful garden for ; Jesus the Savior is there. Through all pain at times she’d smile ! iAt home, ■- She smiled farewell Heaven retaineth now our treasure, Earth the lonely cisket And the sunbeams love to linger Where our sainted mother sleeps.