Cora Belle "Belle" Todd Waters 1872-1957

WATERS, TODD, SHARAR, JONES, BEMIS, SMITH, SHILEY, BOWEN

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 1/18/2014 at 14:44:24

Mrs. Belle Waters Dies
Mrs. Belle [Cora Belle Todd] Waters, 8, died at 4 a.m. today at Balmer Rest Home. She has been seriously ill since suffering a stroke March 29 this year, according to members of her family.

Survivors include two sons and six daughters. They are Mrs. Raymond (Ethel) Sharar of Los Angeles, Mrs. Lee (Bessie) Jones of Estherville; Leo Waters of Estherville; Mrs. S.L. (Hazel) Bemis of Mallard; Mrs. E.H. (Iva) Smith of Minneapolis; Mrs. Creno Shiley of Graettinger; Miss Myrtle Waters of St. Paul and Vern Waters of Keokuk; eighteen grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren also survive.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas in 1919 and one daughter, Mrs. Melvin (Inez) Bowen in 1931 as well as her parents, a sister and one brother.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Presbyterian church at 10:30 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Thomas G. Melton will officiate and burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Sternborg Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Saturday until 9 a.m. Monday when the body will lie in state at the Presbyterian church until time of services.

A memorial fund has been established.

Mrs. Waters was active in Sunday school and church organizations as long as her health permitted. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, June 21, 1957)

Out-of-town Relatives, Friends at Funeral
Out-of-town relatives and friends here to attend funeral services for Mrs. Belle Waters included Mrs. Raymond Sharar, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Sim L. Bemis and Mary, Mallard; Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Smith and Gayle, Minneapolis, Minn., Dr. and Mrs. Creno Shiley, Joanne and Susan, Graettinger; Myrtle Waters, St. Paul, MInn.; Mr. and Mrs. Vern Waters, Lynn, Jeanne and Todd, Keokuk; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mensch, Rome, N.Y.; Mr. and Mrs. John Waters, Michael, Beverly and Barbara Rapid City, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Waters and Debbie, Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. John Sjostrum and Jay, Minneapolis; Melvin Bowen, Willernie, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Herbe Ridgway, Dayton; Mrs. Marie Lewi, Bernard Waters, Paul Waters, all of Postville; Mr. and Mrs. George Simpson, Terril; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wold, Luverne, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. George Tobin, East Chain, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Style, Fairmont, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Kohler, Webster City and Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Foster, Graettinger.

Pallbearers at the service were John Sjostrum, Melvin Bowen, Willard Moore, Sam Naas, John Waters and Norman Waters. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, June 26, 1957)