MRS. MARY ANN HALL, NEE KELLY

HALL, KELLY, HAGER

Posted By: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert (email)
Date: 12/28/2001 at 14:57:04

Leon Reporter
April 2, l895

MRS. MARY ANN HALL, nee KELLY was born
October l0, l845, in Montgomery
County, Indiana. With her father's family
she moved to Marion County,
Iowa, when she was a small girl of l0 years
of age. Her mother died
leaving her an orphan when she was only 2
years old.

She was converted and joined the Methodist
Church when she was about l4
years old. From that time until her death
she remained a faithful and
true Christian, exemplifying the same in all
the relations of life, as
wife, mother and friend, testified to by all
who were favored with her
acquaintance and companionship.

MISS KELLY was married to SAMUEL L. HALL,
August 2, l866. This union
was blest with six children, three girls and
three boys; all of whom are
still living. They were all at home when the
death of their mother
occurred with the exception of a married
daughter, who lives in Canada,
too far away to reach the bedside of the
mother. Two of the boys, JAMES
and FRED were also very sick at the same time
with the mother and were
unable to attend the funeral.

MRS. HALL departed this life March 28, l895,
having been sick about l0
days with pneumonia. She died in the full
triumph of the Christian
faith. That faith which had borne her
successfully from youth to age
was amply sufficient in death. "Though I walk
through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil; thy rod
and thy staff they comfort
me." Her husband and all but two of the
children are Christians who
will follow on until they meet again. May
the other two soon join in
the way too.

MRS. HALL had lived but a few months in our
town, but in the short time
had made many warm friends and was highly
esteemed by all who knew her.
Quite a large audience met to attend her
funeral from the M.E. Church.
Her Pastor, Rev. C.O. Mills being in
attendance upon his conference then
in session, the writer preached her funeral
sermon from the text, "Arise
ye and depart for this is not your rest,"
Michael 2:l0. Sister HALL was
laid to rest in Osborn Cemetery to await the
resurrection of the just.

"Dearest sister, thou hast left,

Here thy loss we deeply feel;

But 'tis God that hath bereft
us;

He can all our sorrows heal."

"Yet again we hope to meet thee,

When the day of life is fled,

When in Heaven with joy to greet
thee,

Where no farewell tear is shed."

--J.H. HAGER,
Osborn, MO.

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