Irving Leonard Allie (1920-1920)

ALLIE

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 6/15/2024 at 11:19:12

From Story City Herald November 11, 1920 (page 8)

OBITUARY

Erving Leonard Allie [sic]

Erving Leonard Allie [sic], son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Allie, was born at Jewell, Iowa, Sept. 8th, 1920, and died Nov. 1st, after a weeks illness of pneumonia at the age of 1 month and 24 days. He leaves to mourn his loss his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Allie, three brothers and one sister, namely, Orlan, Esther, Arnold and his twin brother Everal. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon. The body was laid to rest in Evergreen cemetery.

Such a little break in the sod==
Too tiny to be a grave;
O how can I render so soon to God
The beautiful gift He gave,
Must I put you away my pet--
Thy tender buds unblown==
With the dew of morning upon you yet,
And your blossom all unknown.
Oh! baby! my heart is sore
For the love that was to be,
For the untried dreams of love,
now o'er
'Twixt thee my child and me.
Yet over the little head,
Lying so still on my knee,
I thank my God for the bliss of the dead,
And the joy of the soul set free.
'Tis a weary world at best
This world that he will not know;
Would I waken him out of such perfect rest
For its sorrows and strife? An no!
Escaped are its thorns and harms
The only path he had trod
Is that which leads from the mother's arms
Into the arms of God.