HELEN KERRINS

KERRINS

Posted By: Nancee Seifert (email)
Date: 12/29/2009 at 16:14:53

Decatur County Journal
Leon, Iowa
Thursday, April 11, 1912

Miss HELEN KERRINS was born November 24, 1891, at Chatsworth, Illinois. She
died at her home near Pleasanton, Iowa, April 7, 1912, at the age of 20
years, 5 months and 13 days. She moved with her parents to Creston in 1906
and at a later period to Decatur County. Miss KERRINS was well known to
many Leon people having stayed here for more than a year with her sister who
was in school. In early life she developed a talent for music, both vocal
and instrumental and was of great help to congregations where she attended
church. She taught school in Davis City for a number of months until her
health failed. During her lingering illness which lasted for more than a
year, she was very patient and never murmured. During the month of January,
1911, she confessed her faith in Christ and was baptized by the writer and
became a member of the Christian Church in Leon. She had a beautiful voice
and was of great help to us in our chorus work and not infrequently pleased
the audiences with her beautiful solos. She was a kind, sweet spirited girl
who made many friends. It would seem that she has been called away
prematurely, at the age when she had begun to realize what it meant to live;
to feel life's responsibility and experience its joys; at an age when the
future with all its possibilities and bright prospects were opening up
before her. Yet her life has not been lost. She has not lived in vain.
Although her life has been short as we measure time, it has not been small.

The funeral service was conducted at her father's home near Pleasanton by
her pastor Monday afternoon, April 5, at two o'clock, in the presence of a
large company of neighbors and friends. She leaves to mourn her early
departure, five sisters and three brothers and a loving father and mother.
The remains were laid to rest in the Pleasanton Cemetery. -- J.S. Coffin

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