ALTIE LEORA (ISRAEL) RITCHARDSON

ISRAEL, RITCHARDSON, ROGERS, BLAIR

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Date: 2/8/2002 at 21:19:39

Decatur County Journal
October 1, l9l4

VAN WERT NEWS;

Rev. A.B. Cornell was called to Clarke County
Sunday to conduct the
funeral services of MRS. RITCHARDSON, who
died on Saturday. On the
saturday previous she stepped on a nail and
although it gave her no
trouble for several days, it at last grew
worse and resulted in lockjaw
from which she died on Saturday, just one
week from the time the
accident occurred. The grief stricken
relatives have the sympathy of
scores of friends in this sudden and very sad
bereavement. She leaves a
husband, two daughters and two sons, her aged
parents and several
brothers and sisters and while we know so
well how bitter the parting
and how intense the longing for the sound of
the voice and footstep
which they shall near no more on earth. They
have the consolation of
knowing that mother is "safe in the arms of
Jesus," where there will be
no more parting and sorrow and suffering will
be no more.

"Is it not sweet to think
hereafter

When the soul shall leave
this sphere

Love with deathless wings shall
waft for here,

To those she long hath
mourned for her

Hearts from whom 'twas death to
serve

Eyes this world can ne'er
restore,

There as warm and bright as
ever.

They shall meet to part no
more.

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Decatur County Journal
October 8, l9l4

OBITUARY

ALTIE LEORA ISRAEL was born October 9, l869,
and died September 26,
l9l4, at her home near Van Wert, Ia., at the
time of her death being 45
years, ll months and l7 days.

She was married to W.I. RITCHARDSON February
7, l886, and to this union
were born four children, HOMER, LOREN at
home, MINNIE E. ROGERS of
Webster City and EVA MAY BLAIR of Van Wert.
All of whom were present at
her death bed.

She leaves to mourn besides the husband and
children an aged father and
mother, six sisters and one brother; two
brothers having gone on
before. All were present except one sister
in Richmond, Kan., who was
unable to be there.

She was converted at the age of l5 at
Ridgeway, Mo., and during the
Scoville meeting placed her membership with
the Christian Church at
Bethany, Mo. She was a true Christian woman
and honored by all that
knew her. She was a member of the Royal
Neighbors. Funeral services
were held at her home Sunday afternoon by
Rev. Cornell and the remains
were taken to Bethany, Mo., Monday forenoon
and entered in the Miriam
Cemetery.

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CARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank our neighbors and friends
and the lodge for their
beautiful floral offerings and the kindness
shown during the sickness
and death of our loved one.

W.I. RITCHARDSON AND
FAMILY.

JOHN I. ISRAEL AND
FAMILY.

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February 6, 2002