Mary Miller Purdum

PURDUM, MILLER, HOMAN, BUSH, SUTTLE

Posted By: Marlene Skalberg (email)
Date: 9/26/2012 at 15:43:52

A great many friends learned with sorrow of the death of Mary Miller Purdum, which occurred Sunday, April 13th. The early womanhood of this splendid woman was spent in Adams county near Mt. Etna and it was there she met and married Hamlin Purdum. After spending nearly ten years in Guthrie, Oklahoma, they returned to this vicinity and resided in Kent. The conditions of her health became critical a few weeks ago and she was taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Homan in Creston, where she had been tenderly cared for and where she passed away. She was greatly loved in every community and had the happy faculty of making loyal friends wherever she lived. Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in Corning, Tuesday, April 15th, 1930 at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. C. E. Reddington assisted by Rev. L. W. Verts. Interment was made in the Prairie Rose Cemetery.
Mary B. Miller was born April 25th, 1860 in Champaign County, Ohio and died April 13th, 1930 in Creston, Iowa at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Homan, at the age of 69 years, 11 months, and 16 days.
In the year of 1879 she came to Adams County, Iowa with her parents to live. She was united in marriage April 27th, 1892 to Hamlin Purdum of Adams County, Iowa and to this union were born eight children, three having preceded her in death.
She is survived by her husband and five children: Mrs. Cora Homan of Creston; Richard Purdum, Mrs. Doris Bush and Mrs. Ruth Suttle, all of Kent, Iowa and fifteen grand children. Two brothers living in California, a step sister, Mrs. Henry Griffin of Corning, Iowa and a host of relatives and friends.
At the age of 16 she united with the M. E. Church at Byhalta, Ohio and was faithful to her Master's cause all her life. The greater part of her married life was spent in Adams County, Iowa. In the year of 1925 they moved to Guthrie, Oklahoma where they resided until the spring of 1929 when they returned to Iowa. Four years ago her health failed and since that time has been a semi-invalid, she bore her afflictions with the utmost patience and appreciated everything that was done for her during her illness. She enjoyed having her children and grandchildren around her. She was of a sunny, cheerful disposition and always looked on the bright side of life. Truly it may be said a good woman has gone to her reward.
Adams County Free Press, April 17, 1930, page 2