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MRS. MABEL EDDY SIMMONS
MABEL EDDY
EUREKA HERALD
DIES
Mable May, daughter of Richard and Sarah Elden Eddy, was born October 17, 1875, at Albia, Iowa, and departed this life at her home in Severy, Kansas, Thursday, December 28, 1939, at the age, 64 years, 2 months and 11 days.
The Eddy family moved to Gardner, Kansas, when Mabel was a small child. She attended the public schools there. Later the family moved to Topeka where she attended the medical institution at Topeka.
Mabel Eddy became a member of the First Methodist church at Topeka when a young woman, and after moving to Severy she united with the Salem Free Baptist church at Paw Paw, remaining a faithful member and an active worker as long as her health permitted.
Mabel Eddy was united in marriage to Robert T. Simmons of Wellsville, Kansas, May 14, 1903, at Topeka. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, of whom all survive. Eddy of Hutchinson, Kansas, Joe of Piedmont, Russell of Severy, Mrs. Walter McLean of Piedmont, Mrs John Seimears of Sun City, Kansas, and Mrs. Clinton Barrier of Eureka.
Mrs. Simmons devoted her life to her home and family, helping the sick and those in need of help in her community--in which she had lived for the last thirty years.
She is survived by a devoted husband and six loving children. Of her fifteen granchildren two have preceded her to the Great Beyond. She also leaves many loving friends and kind neighbors who mourn her going.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at Severy, Saturday, December 30, conducted by the Rev. Wm. C. Hartford who read the beautiful poem "Crossing the Bar." Nellie Morss and Hattie Baughman of Howard, sang "Going Down the Valley" and "Only Mother".
Interment was in the Severy cemetery. (Error, should read Crisco Cemetery, Elk County)
Contributed by Glenn Barrier gbarrier@feist.com
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1875 - 1939 (64 years)
