Katherine Elizabeth (Burroughs) Styir 1899 - 1919

BURROUGHS, STYIR, SCHULTZ, SHERIFF

Posted By: Errin Wilker (email)
Date: 12/1/2006 at 09:26:17

Katherine Elizabeth Burroughs-Styir was born July 29, 1899, at Dorchester, Iowa, and died May 10, 1919, aged 19 years, 9 months and 12 days. She was the second daughter of the family. Her illness were days of pain and suffering. Just two days before her death, all hope seemed to be gone, but she rallied again and doctor and nurses saw the first rays of hope for recovery. But on Saturday afternoon these were even vanished and were broken, and at 10:30 that night, she passed away.

She leaves to mourn a deeply bereaved husband and an infant daughter, Cecil. Also a mother and a father, six brothers, Will, John, Harvey, Lawrence, Jessie and Manford, and four sisters, Mrs. Eva Schultz, Lydia, Alice and Minnie all of Dorchester, besides many relatives and friends. May God comfort the bereaved.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. B.A. Wendlandt. A short service at the house and then continued at the church. She was laid to rest in Mays Prairie cemetery.

Source: Newspaper Clipping

Parents: John & Alice (Sheriff) Burroughs