Addie Brown

BROWN

Posted By: Greta Thompson (email)
Date: 9/17/2006 at 19:20:20

Death of Addie Brown

A Beautiful Life Ended by the Dreaded Typhoid Fever

The sad news was received here Saturday afternoon of the death of Miss Addie Brown of Vinton [Benton County], who at one time lived in Greene and was a general favorite among the young people. Her many friends here will join us in extending sympathy to the bereaved father and brothers. The Vinton Eagle contained the following:

A beautiful life ended last Saturday morning just before dawn, when Miss Addie Brown passed away. As word was passed from friend to friend that the end had come, consternation and sorrow was written on every face and unbelief that almost without warning the spirit had taken flight--returned to the Lord who gave it.

Ten days before Miss Addie had been compelled to give up her duties and her illness was soon pronounced typhoid fever. At no time however, was her case considered dangerous and the change for the worse, which came about nine o'clock Friday evening was most unexpected.

Born on June 24th, 1873, she had lived long enough to leave with the sorrowing father and brothers a memory precious beyond the telling, a life given up to them and to the invalid mother who went away a few years ago, and in the unusually large circle of friends, a place which no one else can fill. A short service was held at the Presbyterian church Monday morning, conducted by her pastor, Rev. S. S. Hilscher and later surrounded by the relatives and intimate girl friends was laid away beside her mother in Evergreen cemetery.

--The Iowa Recorder, 17 Dec 1902 (Greene, Iowa)