MOOTY, May 1881-1946

MOOTY, KAUFMAN

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 1/24/2022 at 08:41:32

Mrs. W. A. Mooty Dies Suddenly At Her Home

Mrs. W. A. Mooty died very suddenly at her home in Washington township at ten o'clock Tuesday forenoon. She had been getting ready to do ironing when she was suddenly stricken while seated in a chair. The hired man on the Mooty farm, Roy Brandt, was in the room with Mrs. Mooty shortly before she was stricken. He went outside but returned within a few minutes to put coal in the stoker and he found Mrs. Mooty lying upon the floor. Dr. Kahler from Reinbeck was called and he came to the home at once. The doctor believes that Mrs. Mooty was dead when she fell to the floor. She had been afflicted with a weak heart and her doctor advised her to take things easy.

Mrs. Mooty's health had been failing during the past two years. Shortly after he returned from the armed service, her son, W. L. Mooty, took her to Excelsior Springs, Missouri, for several weeks' rest. She appeared to be much benefited by the rest while she was away and was apparently feeling better.

Husband Very Sick
Mrs. Mooty's husband was taken to a retreat in Des Moines a few months ago for care and treatment. He has become afflicted with cellulitis and his condition is quite critical.

Was Native of Pennsylvania
Mrs. Mooty was a native of Pennsylvania. She was born at Eldridge, Pa., May 15, 1881. Her maiden name was May Elizabeth Kaufman. She was a daughter of G. K. and Euphemia Kaufman. She came with her family from Pennsylvania in 1890 to Morrison, Iowa. She attended the rural school near her home and later took advanced work in the State Teachers College at Cedar Falls. She taught in the rural schools of the county a number of years after completing her work at State Teachers.

On April 11, 1905, she was married to William A. Mooty. The couple resided on their farm in Washington township during all of their married life.

Mrs. Mooty was a member of the Reinbeck Chapter of the P.E.O. She was affiliated with the Presbyterian church at Morrison.

Surviving are the husband, one son, W. L. Mooty, and one daughter, Mrs. Helen H. Hennessy, Hillsdale, Michigan; and two brothers, Robert E. Kaufman, Grundy Center, and George Kaufman, Oakland, Calif.

Funeral Services Friday
Funeral services will be held at the Baptist church in Grundy Center Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. Rev. David Alexander will officiated at the service. Burial will be in the cemetery at Morrison.

--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 14 January 1954, pg 2