MARSHALL, Mrs. James

MARSHALL, FIELDS

Posted By: Warren Andresen (email)
Date: 11/9/2001 at 20:06:59

Her rest is peaceful. After weeks of suffering, Mary, wife of James MARSHALL, sleeps in death and sorrow overshadows the once happy home, where mother and wife has so long ruled and welcomed home at evening with sweet smile and cheery words, the members of the household. The home circle is broken for the first time, the circle of Star of Hope Rebekah lodge is parted again, and the membership of the First Methodist Episcopal church sees one more faithful Christian called to the eternal reward. For several years Mrs. James MARSHALL had been on poor health yet about her household duties. Then last winter her illness became of such nature that an operation was necessary and she was taken to the hospital where skilled surgeons gave great relief. From this operation she recovered sufficiently to return home and through confined to her bed for some five months, with the advent of warm spring day was able to be wheeled out of doors in her invalid’s chair, yet recovery was not to be permanent, and Tuesday morning she lapsed late unconsciousness passing away at 3:30 in the afternoon, surrounded by three daughters, Nettie, Ida and Edna, and the husband with whom she had shared life’s sorrows and joys since June 14, 1888, when she became a happy bride, at Ames, coming to Clinton the next day, where the family has since resided. Mary Ann FIELDS-MARSHALL was born Jan. 26, 1849, a native of Iowa, and had always resided here. Besides her immediate family she leaves an aged mother, three brothers and two sisters at Maxwell, Iowa, who are expected to be present at the funeral which occurs from the house at Thursday, and from the First M. E. church at 3:30, Star of Hope Rebekahs being in charge, following their beautiful ritual at the grave in Springdale. Flowers will cover the silent clay, placed there by tender, loving hands, birds will carol over the narrow home, and sadness o’er-shadowing lived once will give place to happier thought to knowing the mother is at rest from pain, whole her sweet influence will guide and guard in coming days.

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The funeral of the late Mrs. James MARSHALL occurred Thursday afternoon, being largely attended, the cortege forming at the house on Fifteenth avenue, and proceeding to the First M. E. church, where services were held, the church being filled with sorrowing friends, the Rebekahs being present in a body. After the church service the long line of carriages went to Springdale where the beautiful funeral ritual of the Rebekahs was impressively rendered, made more beautiful by the loviness of all nature. Through the long week of suffering friends have been numerous and kind, and the grief is shared by many today, old and young, the little children of the neighborhood sorrowing with the friends of older age, for the mother, wife and friend was universally loved. To these, all and everyone, the Rebekahs and other friends, the family desires the AGE to express their heart felt thanks.