Mary J. Reed 1861-1916

REED, LAMBORN, POOLE, DYAS, GIFFORD

Posted By: Richard Lowe (email)
Date: 3/11/2003 at 23:49:18

BEAUTIFUL LIFE
COMES TO A CLOSE

Miss Mary J. Reed Goes to
Her Reward Early This
Morning.

Miss Mary Janet Reed passed away at 12:30 o’clock last night, after an extended illness, aged 54 years, 8 months and 29 days.

The deceased was a daughter of William and Catherine [Lamborn] Reed and was born May 26, 1861, in Washington township, where all her life was spent until her removal to Bellevue in 1903. She united with the Presbyterian church July 29, 1894 and was a faithful member and very active in all branches of church work. She held various offices in the church and always performed her every duty with ability and fidelity. She will not only be missed in church circles where she occupied a prominent place, but she was also affiliated with the Order of the Eastern Star in which she was a willing worker, and official. She was a member of the board of trustees of the Presbyterian Cemetery Association and it was largely through her efforts that this association accomplished the work it has during the past few years.

There is no language at our command by which we can fittingly portray the sincerity of Miss Reed’s Christian character; she truly seemed to walk hand in hand with God. Conscience guided every act. She was not only a model Christian, but an honorable woman in the highest sense that term implies. She possessed a kindly, lovable disposition, and was always ready to extend a cordial greeting that won for her the respect and esteem of all with whom she came in contact.

Her death is a distinct loss to this community and her place will be difficult to fill.

Besides her mother she is survived by three sisters, Mrs. R. A. Poole of Sumner, Wash., Mrs. E. S. Dyas of Bellevue and Mrs. Walter Gifford of Dubuque, and three brothers, Robert H. of Red Oak, John of Griswold and Alex of Bellevue. Her father, Hon. W. H. Reed, former state representative from Jackson county and three brothers preceded her in death.

The funeral will take place Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock from the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Howard C. Irvine with interment in the family lot in the Presbyterian cemetery. Bellevue Chapter No. 359, O. E. S. will have charge at the grave.

Source: The Bellevue Leader, 24 Feb. 1916