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Pioneer Widow Mary Summers Dies at 84 in White Cloud
Mary Alzina Kellogg Summers, widow of William G. Summers, died December 12, 1918, at her White Cloud township home after a long illness. Born November 11, 1834, near Pekin Illinois, she married in 1855 and moved to Mills County, contributing as postmistress and Sunday school leader. Survived by eight children, she was a community pillar whose home welcomed the 61ers and their families. Funeral services were held at her home with Rev. J. E. Wilkins presiding.
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J. E. Wilkins
Emerson
Mary Alzina Kellogg
Pekin
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White Cloud Township
Nathan and
Alzina Kellogg
Tazewell County
William G. Summers
Mills County
White Cloud
Grant
Charles
VY. A
Willis
Columbus Junction
Kan
Harry W
Bozeman
Mont
Kate Lewis
Wayne
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Verona Hixson
Meadow Grove
Hixson
Alice Chantry
Tabor
Summers
Methodist Church
Emma V. Oliver
Jay Mitchell
Rimerson
Oliver
William Oliver
T. A. Hougas
Hastings Cemetery