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Rites Held For Mrs. Lincoln, 99Final rites for Mrs. Edna Lincoln, age 99, were held Friday, March IT, 1972, at 10:30 a.m., in the United Methodist Church in Marathon, with the Rev. Gordon Vickery, pastor of the church, officiating. Special music was furnished by the soloist, Robert Johnson, with Mrs. LaVem Ebersole, organist.Mrs. Laveme Cope and Mrs. Harold Netsch arranged the floral tributes.. Bearers were Laveme Cope, Harold Netsch, James Neary, John Scott, Gale Howe and Nyle Howe. Interment was made in the Marathon Cemetery under direction of the Nelson Funeral Home.Mrs. Lincoln died Tuesday, March 14, in the Good Samaritan Home in Laurens where she had resided the past 12 years.ObituaryEdna Gertrude Cook Lincoln was bom in Plano, 111., January 27, 1873, / to Harris and Alice Cook. The family moved to Pocahontas County when Edna was 4 years old. After 12 years, her father bought a farm in Buena r Vista County where Edna lived until n the age of 20 when she was married $ to Charles Warren Lincoln, They e farmed for three years in Story Coun-e ty, then returned to Buena Vista County, purchasing 100 acres of land where they resided for 18 years where s. their children were bom—daughters i Gladys, Ethel, Laura, and Neva, and d sons, Warren and Charles, e The family moved to Marathon ina 1918 and resided here for over 20 years. Mr, Lincoln died in 1937 and l- daughter, Gladys, in 1944. e Edna was affectionately referred tot. as “Granny” by her family and many friends. She was active in work e of the Methodist Church and a devoted *, member of the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints of Mallard.She is survived by her children, ft Mrs. Ebb Bartley, Cedar Rapids; Mrs. f Scott Wedgebury of Hardy, Ark.; Mrs. n Pete Geib, Marathon; Warren Lincoln of Worthington, Minn., and Charlesuuuu iuui tui tug aiuuuiwu^vuwill take place this Saturday, March 25, when the Boy Scouts, with Scoutmaster Rev. Henry Palm in charge, will gather the “Good Turn Day” bags from the homes in Marathon where the Cub Scouts left them last week.The bags of materials will then be stored for delivery to Goodwill Industries, where the handicapped workers will process them for resale to earn their own wages.The Scouts will begin at 2:00 p.m. to pick up the bags, and residents are asked to have their contribution on their front steps prior to that time, as the boys will not ring doorbells. In the went that your home was missed by a bag, please put your discarded clothing and other contributions in boxes or sacks and have them ready for the pickup by a Boy Scout.Usable or repairable clothing for men, women, and children are much in demand, also such articles as bedding, shoes, and household articles, along with toys and electrical appliances.The scouts urge, however, that you do not include newspapers, magazines, or furniture in this 'rive.Mr. and Mrs. Ralph HarCey visited Saturday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Roy Morris in Spencer. En route home they visited Mrs. Ray Wright in Sioux Rapids.__(Chuck) Lincoln, of Laurens; 16 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren, 21 great-great-grandchildren, and an only sister, Mrs. Henry Smith, of Mason City, many other relatives and a host of friends.Following is the last verse of a poem written by her sister, Inez Cook Kinney:“Where would you be, upon the plainBeside the Salton Sea?Just toiling on and trusting GodFor all eternity?Or would you be upon the heights,To stand transfixed and mute,Because you strove as far as death,To reach the absolute.Relatives in attendance at the services were from Arkansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado, and many points in Iowa.MAIATJlsenbillrigldid;BueK of I Ass ree Jan Ma T the tho 17. hal gra res em parIfictGrlt;SELa482CoSai
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Albert City Marathon Republic
Albert City, Iowa, US
Thu, Mar 23, 1972
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