Coleman, Junie(1881-1902)

COLEMAN

Posted By: Anne Hermann (email)
Date: 1/12/2008 at 21:00:36

Maquoketa Record
June 4, 1902

Miss Junie Coleman died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Coleman, about five miles northwest of this city, after a protracted illness, May 31, 1902, in the twenty-first year of her age. She leaves to mourn her loss a father, mother and three sisters. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. R. D. Parson – at the Esgate school house Monday, June 2, and the remains were laid to rest in the adjacent cemetery. The casket was lowered to its place covered with the garden and wild flowers she loved and among which she had lived. The mother and one sister who had come from her distant home were unable to attend the funeral, but a large number of relatives and friends were present. The pall bearers were young men companions of about her age.