Adelaide Cullins , 1861-1938

CULLINS, BISHOP

Posted By: Constance Diamond, IAGenWeb Volunteer (email)
Date: 7/27/2018 at 15:32:14

The Fayette County Union
West Union, Fayette County, Iowa
Thursday, 12 May 1938
Page 5 column seven

RITES HELD HERE FOR MRS. CULLINS

Long-Time Resident Died At Home of Son Here Last Friday.

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Funeral service for Mrs. Adelaide Cullins, 77, who did Friday at 9 a.m., were held at the Burnham funeral home in West Union, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Cullins died at the home of her son, Clell Cullins, in West Union. Rev. W.H. Mitchell conducted the service, and burial was in the West Union cemetery.

Adelaide Bishop, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Bishop, was born on the Bishop homestead near West Union on Feb. 8, 1861, and spent her entire life in this community. She was married to George Cullins Nov. 21, 1882, and to this union, one son, Clell, was born. Mr. Cullins died in 1902.

Mrs. Cullins was one of ten children of Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, of whom only Frank Bishop, West Union, survives. She was a member of the Rebekah order for the last 25 years.