Mary Jane Miner Webber 1865-1942

MINER, WEBBER, HARDY, COLE, GOODWIN, MCMAHON

Posted By: Georgea Clinton (email)
Date: 5/6/2011 at 09:51:00

Feb 25, 1942 - Carroll Times - Mrs. Charles A Webber of 813 Temple Avenue, Long Beach, CA, mother of Harry T and John L Miner of Carroll, died suddenly Tuesday according to a message received by her sons this morning. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.

Mrs Webber was well known in Carroll where she had spent most of her life. Death claimed her at the age of 76 years. Mrs. Webber, whose maiden name was Mary Jane Hardy, spent her girlhood at Marshalltown, where she married John L Miner June 6, 1888. They came to Carroll to make their home in 1889. Mr. Miner, a veteran traveling salesman of Iowa, sold groceries in this territory for forty three years with Carroll as his headquarters. He passed away April 12, 1931.

He and his wife were the parents of four sons, two of whom preceded their mother in death. Paul Miner of Cedar Falls died in May 1937, and another son, Edward died on the day of his birth Sept 24, 1890. For some time after Mr. Miner's death, his wife continued to make her home here, later going to California, where she married Charles A Webber Jan 13, 1937, at Long Beach. They have resided in Long Beach since that time.

Besides her two sons above named, Mrs. Webber is survived by her husband; three grandsons; and three granddaughters; and two sisters, Mrs Lydia Cole of Los Angeles and Mrs Nell Goodwin of Long Beach. One brother, Charles Hardy of Los Angeles and one sister, Mrs Ann McMahon of Amboy, Illinois are deceased.

Mrs Webber was an active member of the First Presbyterian church here. She still retained her memberhsip in Signet chapter No.1 Order of the Eastern Star, of which she was a past matron. She also belonged to the past Matrons Club of the local chapter.