Truman, Margarett A. Warren (Lewis) 1848 - 1916

WARREN, LEWIS, TRUMAN

Posted By: Janice Sowers (email)
Date: 1/2/2007 at 15:49:00

Lime Springs Sun Herald December 28, 1916

Margarett A. Lewis was born in Bovina Center, Delaware county, N. Y., on August 7th, 1848, and departed this life on Dec. 20th, 1916, being 68 years, 4 months, and 13 days of age.

She was twice married. On Dec. 23rd, 1869, she was united in marriage to Harvey Warren. One son was born to this union, Wm Harvey Warren, of Shonavan, Canada. She came west with her husband in the fall of 1870. Harvey Warren passed to the great beyond in October, 1872. In the spring of 1874 she went back to her native state and remained there one year and a half, returning to Iowa in the fall of 1875, and kept house for her brother for five years.

On June 8th, 1881, she was united in marriage to O. M. Truman, and settled on a farm southwest of Lime Springs where they resided for thirty??? years. Having decided to quit farming they bought the property in Lime Springs where they lived at the time of her death. Two children were born to this union, Lewis Ray of Chicago, Ill., and Lenard Morris of Lime Springs.

All three of her sons were present to help care for their mother during her last illness.

Mrs. Truman made a profession of her faith in Christ and united with the Presbyterian church of Bovina Center, N. Y. when she was a young girl. She became a member of the Presbyterian church of this place over 20 years ago. During all these years she has been faithful and loyal to the church and has taken a deep interest in the work.

From the very first of her last sickness which continued for several weeks, she was fully convinced that she could not recover, yet she did not utter any complaint, but was resigned to her Heavenly Father's will, she believed that it was well with her soul. During the few days just preceding her departure she spent much of the time in prayer and in repeating passages of Scripsture which she had committed to memory in her younger days.

The funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church on last Friday afternoon, conducted by her pastor, W. E. Caldwell, assisted by Rev. Perry of the M. E. Church.

The body was laid to rest in the Pleasant Hill cemetery. She leaves to mourn their loss, a husband, three sons, two grandchildren and two sisters.