Shenton, Myrtle 1880-1910

SHENTON, HENDRICKS

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Date: 9/14/2012 at 11:49:52

Death of Myrtle Shenton

The funeral of Miss Myrtle Shenton was held on last Thursday afternoon at two o’clock at the Methodist church, conducted by Rev. W. H. Perdew, assisted by Rev. David Shenton, of Atlantic, Iowa, an uncle of the deceased. The singing was by a quartette composed of Mrs. George Allen, Miss Hazel Graham and Messrs, Fred Hough and Marsee Evans and Miss Pearl Saylor as organist. They sang several of Myrtle’s favorite hymns: “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,” “I Shall Meet Him Face to Face” and “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me.” The pall bearers were Messrs. Roy Livingston, Roy Dickerson, Steward Guthrie, Ray Charlesworth, James Gardner and Archie McAllister. The interment was made in the Newton cemetery.

Myrtle Agnes Shenton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Shenton, was born December 14th 1880 on the Shenton farm two miles southeast of Newton which has been her home all of her life, having been born in the same house in which she died. She attended school at the Elm Grove School house.

She was never very strong and about a year ago her health began failing. Last summer she, at the advice of her physician went to Denver, Colorado, in the hopes that a change of climate might prove beneficial. She was in Denver two months and while there underwent a siege of Malaria fever being confined to a hospital for some time. When sufficiently recovered she returned home to Newton.

She had not been able to be away from home since that time except to her sister’s who lives across the road. She passed away on Tuesday afternoon of last week at two o’clock. Besides the father and mother, she leaves one sister, Mrs. David Hendricks, of near Newton, and three brothers, George, Jr. , and Fred, of Denver, Colorado, and Willie who is still at home.

Myrtle was a member of the M. E. church of this city since childhood and lived a consistent Christian life. She was loved by all who knew her and her untimely death will be mourned by many.. Many beautiful flowers were sent by friends as tokens of love and tributes of her memory.

The Shenton family fee very grateful to their friends and neighbors fo the many acts of kindness done during the sickness and death of their loved one. Also for the many beautiful flowers sent and the sympathy which they expressed. ~ The Newton (Iowa) Journal, Wednesday, January 5, 1910.