Caroline Crozer 1850-1934

CROZER, MACKEY, CRAWFORD, SANDERS, ENDSLEY

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 1/27/2017 at 10:05:57

11 October 1934 - The West Branch Times

Caroline Louisa Mackey, daughter of Levi and Rachel Mackey, was born February 27, 1850, near Kinsale, Ontario, Canada, and died at her home at West Branch, Iowa, October 6, 1934, aged 84 years, seven months and nine days.

She was the last of a large family of sons and daughters, Sylvester Mackey, David Mackey, Charles Mackey, Levi Mackey, Calvin Mackey, Lavina Crawford and Maria Sanders having preceded her in death.

Her girlhood was spent in Canada, but in the early seventies she and her sister Maria came to the home of their brother Charles near Downey, and both remained to establish their own homes in Iowa. Maria was married first, and within a short time the same minister, the Rev. Josiah Selby, pastor of the South Prairie Methodist church, read the service which united in marriage Caroline Louisa Mackey and Jesse Leroy Crozer, their wedding date being April 9, 1876. Mr. Crozer passed away April 3, 1934, just six months prior to his wife's demise.

They began housekeeping on what is now known as the Nuckels farm a mile south and a mile west of West Branch, later moving to the farm a half mile west of the Praire Knoll corner, which was their home for many years until they retired from active farm life and moved to town in 1903.

Two daughters, Clara and Lena, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Crozer, and they with their husbands, Guy Endsley and Louis Endsley, and one grandson, Keith, survive. Several nieces and nephews also remain, including Walter and Chas. Mackey of West Liberty, Mrs. Carrie Becker of Wichita, Kans., Mrs. Jennie Idle, Mrs. Wm. McCullough, Mrs. Maggie Kapp, Geo. Crawford of Lone Tree; Ed Mackey of Chatsworth, Ill., Mrs. Chas Thompson of West Branch, and several in California and Canada.

Mrs. Crozer was affiliated with the Methodist church, and one of her greatest pleasures, as long as her health permitted, was in the service she gave to the Ladies Aid Society, being regular and active in attendance. Home loving, she derived much happiness from her family and friends, her flowers and the labor of her hands in adding beauty and comfort to her surroundings. Her cheerful disposition endeared her to many friends who, with the surviving family, will miss her greatly.

Private funeral services were held at the family home on South Downey street at two o'clock Monday afternoon, with the Rev. H. M. Grant in charge. Friends were invited from ten to eleven o'clock that morning. Burial was made at West Branch.