Allpress, Susan A. 'Sarah' (Hartley) 1849-1921

HARTLEY, ALLPRESS, BULMAN, HENDERSON, OTTO, SCHMIDT, ZABEL, RIDPATH, MURPHY, RICE, STALEY, FEBER, EVANS

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Obituary Mrs. Susan A. Allpress
Susan Ann Hatley [sic] was born Sept. 14th, 1849, at Duck Creek, Wis., and passed into The Higher Life on the morning of Oct. 4, 1921, shortly after the midnight hour, aged 72 years, 20 days.

She had been in failing health since last New Year, although her many friends did not realize the seriousness of her condition on account of her energetic and cheerful disposition.

At the age of 3 years she came with her parents to Allamakee county, Iowa settling near Dorchester, where she grew to womanhood and engaged in teaching school for a short time.

In 1871 she was married to Henry A. Allpress, a young veteran of the Civil war who was engaged in teaching.

To this union were born ten children, the first passed out of this life in his second year. Nine survive- Mrs. Hepsie Otto, Lincoln; Mrs. Bessie Schmidt, Daykin; Harold H., Fairbury; Mrs. Angeline Zabel, Western; Mrs. Anna Ridpath, Cambridge; Thos. H., Lincoln; Frank W., Lynn Haven, Florida; Mrs. Alice Murphy, Orange Cove, California.

The family moved from Iowa in 1886 to Saline county, Nebraska, and settled on a farm near Western where they resided until the spring of 1906 when they moved to Friend.

The husband and father passed into the Great Beyond, Oct. 24, 1912.

The past several years she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Angeline Zabel, near Western.
Besides her own children she leaves two brothers and two sisters-John W. Hartley of Church, Iowa, and James W. Hartley of Lansing, Iowa; Mrs. Alice Henderson of El Centro, Calif., and Mrs. Matilda Bulman of Dorchester, Iowa. She also leaves 17 grandchildren.

She was refined and gentle in disposition and manner and unobtrusive in her habits and one who “looked well to the ways of her household.” Her trails and afflictions through life, where were not a few, she bore with meekness and resignation.

Mrs. Allpress was a member of the church in the communities where she lived and her last affiliation was with the First Congregational church of Friend. She was a friend to all churches and lived her religion in thought, word, act and deed. She was a strong believer in life after death, and that death was only transition to fairer and more beautiful conditions.

Her earthly body was laid to rest in Plainview cemetery at Western, Nebraska, by the side of her husband.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. H.W. Wagner of the M.E. Church and the many friends assisted in various ways. The funeral sermon was taken from 1st Cor., 15th chapter, beginning with the 35th verse, a favorite selection of Mrs. Allpress, on the immortality of the soul. It was well and ably explained and greatly appreciated.

All the children and their families were present except the three youngest. The out of town attendees were: James W. Hartley, a brother, Lansing, Iowa; Wm. J. Rice, Sterling, Ills.; Mr. and Mrs. George Staley and daughter, Mrs. Feber, Mr and Mrs. T.E. Evans, all of Fairbury.

Allamakee Journal 9 Nov. 1921 P 8 C 3