TOMPKINS, Barbara 1845-1898

TOMPKINS, WARNER

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 2/24/2019 at 17:38:16

Mrs. Barbara Tompkins died at Iowa City last Sunday evening and her remains were brought home Monday night. The funeral occurs this afternoon at the residence. She had been in Iowa City for treatment for several weeks and has been very low since last Friday. The obituary notice will appear next week.

--The Grundy Republican (Grundy Center, Iowa), 20 October 1898, pg 5

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Called Home

Barbara Warner was born June 4, 1845, in Ganet county, Maryland, and died October 16, 1898.

Deceased moved to Iowa with her parents in early childhood. She was united in marriage to Uriah Tompkins, Jan. 10, 1871, and spent her life in this county where she reared her children and built for herself a home. Her husband died Aug. 21, 1889. Two of their children died in infancy. Carrie died Nov. 25, 1892, and Mrs. Minnie Ladage, the eldest child, died Jan. 11, 1896, leaving a babe a few weeks old. Those remaining behind to mourn their mother's death are: Mrs. Fred Nichols, and John, Maud and Nellie. One brother, S. Warner, and five sisters are left, three of whom attended the funeral services: Mrs. Wm. Gibson of Reinbeck; Mrs. J. Wilson of Eureka, Dakota; Mrs. C. W. Budd of Des Moines. Others present were Mrs. John Bailey of Waterloo, Wm. Gibson of Reinbeck, Mr. and Mrs. Nichols of Traer.

Mrs. Tompkins had long been troubled with nervous prostration and stomach derangement and medical aid only gave her temporary relief. Her doctors and her family and friends saw that by degrees she was passing beyond the reach of all earthly assistance, so some weeks ago she was removed to the hospital at Iowa City where the best care and treatment was given, but even the specialists could not cope with the disease and the conqueror of mortality laid his hand upon her and claimed his own at the end. She was taken suddenly worse on Friday preceding her death and her family was called to her bedside. She apparently recovered from the attack and seemed better until Sunday afternoon, when her daughter, Mrs. Nichols, who was with her, realized that the end was near but supposed she would last a little longer and was hardly prepared to part with her when the death angel came and took her away at eight o'clock that night.

The funeral occurred at the family residence Wednesday afternoon and was conducted by Rev. C. H. Marsh of the Baptist church. He spoke words of comfort to the bereaved ones and his remarks were especially addressed to the children who will miss their mother more than all others. He admonished them to remember her in all love and tenderness, and to do and live as she would have them do if she could give them council and advice. He was ably assisted by a quartette of singers from his church. A large concourse of sympathizing friends followed the remains to the cemetery notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. Beautiful flowers filled the parlor with their sweet odor, and one especially fine pillow with the word "Mother" in the center was an offering of the children.

Deceased was a woman well respected and loved by all who knew her. Her life had its thorns as well as its roses, and while financially she has been abundantly blessed there were many things in her life that savored more of sadness than of joy, but she endured to the end, trusting in the Lord and looking to Him for eternal salvation. The children have the sympathy of many friends in the loss of her whose love was like the love of none other in this life, and who was ever ready to palliate their faults as no one else in all the world can do. May they remember her with hearts firm to dare to do that which is pleasing in the sight of God always.

--The Grundy Republican (Grundy Center, Iowa), 27 October 1898, pg 5