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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1935
Page
6
The notice lists Lutheran services and confirmation on September 1 at St. Olaf Chapel at 8 o clock and Marion at 10 a.m. with a welcome message. Pastor St. J. Strandford invites parishioners to attend every service.
St Pauls M E Church led by Minister J J Snyder announces worship at 10 o clock on Sunday September 1 with home talent numbers by the choir and a reading by Mrs C B Schori. Sunday school follows at 11 o clock.
Minister J. Z. Snyder and pianist Grace Foxwell lead Sunday school at 10 15 a m No morning service but 8 p m preaching by Dr Harvey Travis After the service the fourth quarterly conference will be held.
Elgin Baptist Church announces morning worship at 10 o clock Sunday September 1 with Sunday school at 11 and another worship service at 2 pm Pastor Paul F Zoschke organist Lillian Jacobs. Wednesday September 4 women’s meeting at 2 pm with hostesses Mrs Mary Matthys and Lena Baumgartner and a prayer meeting at 8 pm followed by choir rehearsal at 9 pm.
Lillie May Dickenson born December 11 1870 in Illyria township Fayette county Iowa died August 20 1936 at Minneapolis residence of her daughter aged 64 8 9. She married Wakeman Conner in 1888 had two children one surviving. Later marriages produced Cora Fahey and Charles Conner. Survived by three children two sisters one brother nine grandchildren two great grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral Thursday at Illyria community church Rev J J Snyder officiating with nephews bearing the casket. Burial in Illyria cemetery.
Expressions of thanks for kindnesses and floral remembrances following the death and burial of Mrs. Jud Conner and others. An Elgin school supplies ad at Bird's Drug Store notes cash sales on books for Elgin and Fayette county rural schools. Mr and Mrs Chas Capper visited Waterloo on Monday.
Long obituary notes Dr Milo M McKellar born December 28 1874 in Payette county Iowa later educated at Upper Iowa University and Keokuk College of Physicians and Surgeons. He practiced in Chicago Cement Tulsa Loveland and Tillman county where he led medical and educational efforts, married Jennie Huggins in 1914, had three children, involved in Masonry and local boards, underwent brain tumor surgery in Mayo Rochester and died after lingering illness. Last rites held at First Presbyterian Frederick with Rev Moody Nicholson officiating.
A Presbyterian graveside ritual was held at Frederick cemetery with acting pallbearers M A Johnson Ed Anya Roy McCarey E H Maxey Harris Barnam J C Cockwell A R Burns and J S Garten of Loveland. Honorary pallbearers were I S McClelland E E Blankenship Hamp Sharp Polk Fry W G Roe Dr C G Bacon F G Patterson of Frederick. Dr McKellar son of Peter and Samantha McKellar of Elgin, survived by Hattie Lawrence and Dr John McKellar of Chicago, with Orville McKellar deceased five years ago.
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