McWilliams, Sarah E. (Neeling) 1840-1918

MCWILLIAMS, NEELING, CLOUGH, THOMA, PLUMMER, COURTENEY

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Date: 10/13/2009 at 19:39:12

Sarah E. Neeling was born at Mt. Vernon, Chester county, Pennsylvania, on June 22, 1840. When 14 years of age she came with her parents to National, Clayton county, Iowa, and the remainder of her life has been spent in this county and the immediate vicinity of Postville.

On March 15, 1860, she was united in marriage to Mr. J.B. McWilliams. To this union ten children were born.

She is preceded in death by her husband, who was called away on March 11, 1896, and four children, Huston, a babe of 11 months; Edgar, 25; Minnie, five; and Zella, three years of age.

There are left to mourn her death four sons and two daughters, Mrs. May Clough of Eureka, Montana; George of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; Virgil, Carey and Emmet of Chester, Iowa, and Mrs. Fred Thoma of Postville, Iowa; at whose home she passed away on Wednesday evening, September 11, 1918. There are several grandchildren and a host of neighbors and friends who grieve with these children in their great loss.

Mrs. McWilliams was a member of Postville Congregational church. She was of a retiring disposition, a lover of her home and family and a good citizen of America. Funeral services were conducted in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thoma, at two o'clock Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15th, Rev. J.F. Childress officiating. The body was interred in Postville cemetery.

Those from out of town present at the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. V.J. McWilliams, Mr. and Mrs. C.T. McWilliams and son Paul, Mr. and Mrs. E.D. McWilliams, all of Chester; Mrs. Dr. Plummer and daugher Mazie, and Mrs. I. Courteney, of Cresco.

~Postville Herald, Sept 20, 1918