STEARNS, Orpha W. 1819-1899

STEARNS, CLYMER

Posted By: Kathy Gerkins (email)
Date: 9/26/2013 at 14:35:33

Stearns, Mrs.

Sudden Death of Mrs. H. Stearns.

Rockford Register: - Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock, Mrs. Stearns was found dead in her easy chair, passing from time to eternity as one who, tired of life's journey, lies down to rest.

She had been in her usual good health during the day, assisting with the house work as was her custom. Heart failure was the cause of her death. She was 80 years of age.

Newspaper clipping from the Floyd County Museum.

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Source: Decorah Republican Aug. 24, 1899 P 8 C 1

—Mrs. Stearns, an 80-year-old resi­dent of Rockford was found dead in her easy chair on the 16th. She was a pioneer settler.

Transcriber's Note: Find a Grave shows she was born February 26, 1819 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery.