Corrine Wright (1885-1918)

WRIGHT, LOCKWOOD, DAVIS, BOOMERSHINE

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 1/15/2011 at 12:30:27

Jackson Sentinel, June 25, 1918

Obituary

Mrs. Lewis Wright-

Corrine Elizabeth, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duane F. Lockwood, was born in Brookfield township, Clinton county, Iowa, December 9, 1885, and grew to a beautiful young womanhood and always lived in that community. She was united in marriage to Mr. Lewis Wright on Feb. 22, 1912, and this union was blessed with a sweet little girl, Helen, now 4 years old. She was a woman of high ideals of duty and service and on Easter 1913, she and her husband united with the Methodist church at Elwood, Iowa, of which she was a devoted and active member. Always present at the service when health and circumstances permitted. She was an active and enthusiastic worker in the Ladies’ Aid at Elwood and usually present at the regular meetings. Her home life and activity in maintaining it was exemplary and no duty or demand upon her strength and time seemed too much for her. Her love and devotion to her parents and sisters was such that all seemed to lean on her and always enjoyed her presence and counsel. As a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend and neighbor she was a fine illustration and we do not understand why she should be taken away so soon, except that her work here was finished and her Heavenly Father had something better for her to do and enjoy.
She had symptoms of goiter for a number of years but this did not annoy her until the last few months when medical advice was asked and an operation was suggested. She went to Iowa City the last part of May and was successfully operated upon for her trouble and rallied nicely so that she returned home Sunday, June 9th. An infection set in, and all that medical skill, kind, efficient nursing and all that friends and loved ones could not keep her and she passed peacefully away and fell asleep in Jesus on Tuesday, June 18, at 4 a.m., aged 32 years, 6 months and 9 days.
Besides the sorrowing and bereft husband and daughter, Helen, the parents and sisters, Blanche, Cora and Opal, and a large circle of friends and relatives survive to mourn her departure. She has done what she could and entered into rest.
Funeral services were held from the home, where she had always lived, 6 miles southwest of Maquoketa on Thursday, June 20, at 2 p.m., where a large circle of friends gathered to pay earthly tribute to the departed and sympathy to the living. Burial was made in the Union cemetery, Rev. Davis of Elwood, her pastor, assisted by Rev. D. F. Boomershine, officiating.

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