Addie Stewart Kilgore 1872-1934

KILGORE, STEWART, PRATT, OLSON, GROVE, COLE, LYONS, HURST

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 10/16/2010 at 21:23:32

Mrs. C. Kilgore Dies; Resident Here 41 Years
Funeral Services for Esteemed Woman Held Monday

Hundreds of friends made during her 41 years of residence in Estherville mourn the passing on Friday at 4 a.m. of Mrs. Chas. F. Kilgore or heart disease. Mrs. Kilgore’s health had been failing for several years. The doctors at the Mayo clinic at Rochester where she went for consultation last winter found her condition serious. About a month ago Mrs. Kilgore was taken to the Coleman hospital for care but she had been at her home a week under the care of a nurse when the sudden end came.

Addie Stewart was born Feb. 25, 1872 at Lawn Ridge, Ill. She was united in marriage to Charles F. Kilgore at Lawn Ridge, June 1, 1893 and came to Estherville as a young bride.

Surviving Mrs. Kilgore are her husband and their three children, Mrs. Myrtle Pratt of Estherville, Mrs. Edna Olson of Ringsted and Charles Verne, also of this city, four grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters.

Mrs. Kilgore united with the Baptist church here in 1903. She was a member of the Rebekah lodge for many years and was president of the Service Star Legion at the time of her death.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Union Baptist church at two thirty following a short prayer service at the home. Rev. Frank Yearnd, pastor of the church was in charge, the sermon being delivered by Rev. A. G. Bailey of the Presbyterian church. Musical numbers were rendered by a quartet comprised of Mesdames N. H. McKerral, Sarah Bennett, Dr. Thos. Mann and Curt Lindholm, with Mrs. J. H. Cramer, accompanist.

Services at the grave were in charge of the Service Star Legion. Members of that group attended in a body as did the Rebekah lodge and the American Legion auxiliary.

Mrs. Kilgore was devoted to her home, a loving wife and mother but found time for interest in outside affairs. She was an active and loyal member to the organizations to which she belonged. The large attendance at the funeral and the myriad floral tributes showed the esteem in which she was held in the community.

Pall bearers were Jay Dunham, Walter Wilson, Dan Howard, Lawrence Jones, W. C. Currell and Alex Johnston. Interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery.

Relatives from out of town attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. S. Grove, son George and daughter, Mrs. Jack Cole of Peoria, Ill., Wm. Stewart and daughter and husband Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hurst of Shenandoah, and Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Lyons of Cedar Rapids.

“So I am glad, - not that she is gone,
But that the earth she loved and lived upon
Was my earth too;
That I had closely known and loved her
And that my love I’d shown,
Tears over her departure? Nay, a smile
That I had walked with her a little while.”
----- Contributed by a friend

(Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, July 26, 1934)

Mrs. Charles Kilgore Died Very Suddenly Friday Morning
The entire community received a shock on Friday [July 20, 1934] morning when it was announced that Mrs. C. F. Kilgore had passed away very suddenly in the early hours on that morning. Death came so suddenly that Mr. Kilgore was unable to reach the first floor of the home and call medical attention.

Mrs. Kilgore, who was 62 years of age, had been ill for sometime past. She was sometime ago in the Mayo hospital in Rochester. Of late she had been in the Coleman hospital in this city. About ten days ago she was taken home and was apparently in health that there was no suspicion of sudden demise.

Mrs. Kilgore has resided many years in this city. The young couple made this their home soon after their marriage. She was a most agreeable woman as we knew her on her early residence in this city. The Kilgore family resided on adjoining lots to the writer and while we have not known her during late years we knew that all the youngsters in the neighborhood admired and loved her for her many kindnesses to them during those early pioneer years in this city.

While reserve in her manner, Mrs. Kilgore was always considerate of others, always a refined lady who commanded the respect of others.

She is survived by her husband, one son, Vern, and two daughters, Mrs. Frank Olson, of Ringsted, and Mrs. Pratt, of this city. The funeral services were held on Monday afternoon from the Baptist Church, the Rev. Yearnd officiating, assisted by Rev. Bailey. Interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery. (Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, IA, July 25, 1934)