McSHANE, Adda (Smith) -- 1880-1954

SMITH, MCSHANE, BUNDRICK, BARR, LAMBORN

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Date: 9/11/2010 at 08:52:18

Services For Adda McShane At Luana Church

Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon, April 29, at 2 p.m., at the Methodist Church at Luana for Mrs. Adda E. McShane, 74, who passed away at the McGregor hospital April 26. Rev. E. Wayne Hilmer, pastor of the Luana Methodist Church, officiated. Burial was in the Smithfield cemetery.

Adda E. McShane, age 74 years, one month, one day, passed away Monday evening, April 26, 1954 at the McGregor hospital, following a complication of ailments of several years duration.

A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Smith, she was born March 25, 1880, in Franklin township, Allamakee county, near Luana, Iowa. Most of her life having been spent in Allamakee county. After completing her education she taught school for several years in the Franklin and Linton township school districts. She was baptized at and became an active member of the E. U. B. Church of Forrest Mills, Franklin township, and in later years attended the Methodist Church at Luana.

On November 7, 1906, she was united in marriage to J. H. McShane at the Methodist Church in Volney. They were engaged in farming in Allamakee County.

This union was blessed with six children: Mrs. Lula Bundrick of Luana, Mrs. Grace Barr of Waukon, Donald of Luana, and Mrs. Donald Lamborn of Postville, all of whom with their father survive. Lois Marguerite, aged three and Mesia Darling, aged five, having preceded their mother in death.

She is also survived by two brothers, M. E. Smith and Clinton Smith, and one sister Alda Smith, all of Luana, and five grandchildren.

Those from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Glenn DeGraw of Mason City, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wilson of Clarksville, and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hamm of Dubuque.

Postville, Iowa newspaper of the time clipping, from Dorothy Schave's obituary collection.