Stock, Sarah Jane (Leonard) 1857-1941

STOCK, LEONARD, HALL, CONNER, BOSS, MAXWELL, VANATTA, MILLET, EATON

Posted By: Shelley Arri (email)
Date: 6/28/2004 at 12:19:33

The Newton Daily News, Newton, IA, (No. 148) - Friday, May 9, 1941
"Rites Saturday For Mrs. Sarah J. Stock

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Jane Stock, 84, who died Monday at Roseville, Calif., will be conducted here Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Christian church with Rev. H. LeRoy Kinser in charge.

Interment will be in the Newton Union cemetery."

The Newton Daily News (No. 152) - Wednesday, May 14, 1941
"Rites Saturday For Mrs. Stock, Pioneer Woman

"Final rites for Mrs. Sarah Jane Stock, 84, were conducted Saturday at the First Christian church by Rev. H. LeRoy Kinser, pastor of the church. Interment was in the Newton Union cemetery.

Pall bearers were W. H. Meek, G. F. Scott, G. T. Holdsworth, E. C. Smith, Claude Daly and Frank Baldwin.

Mrs. R. S. Trevethan and Mrs. C. Fahrney, accompanied by Mrs. H. L. Redeen, sang "No Night There" and "The Old Rugged Cross". Mrs. Carrie Hall, an old friend of the family, played an instrumental number, "Nearer My God to Thee".

Dies in California

Sarah Jane Leonard, daughter of Byron* and Sarah Jane Leonard, was born on the 28th day of January, 1857, in Jasper county, Iowa, and died May 5, 1941 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Hall of Roseville, Calif., at the age of 84 years, 3 months, and 7 days.

Having lost her mother in infancy she was reared by her grandmother Conner, whom she dearly loved.

On September 9, 1875, she was united in marriage to Cass Stock and to this union eight children were born, two of whom preceded her in death - Mrs. Laura Boss of Brentford, S. D., having passed away in 1920 and James Earle, having died in infancy. Those surviving are: Mrs. C. W. Hall of Roseville, Calif., Mrs. C. A. Maxwell of Collins, Ia., Mrs. T. E. Vanatta of Webster, S. D., Mrs. Stella Millet of Newton, Ia., A. C. Stock of Pierpont, S. D., and Mrs. Delbert Eaton of Denver, Colo. Also surviving are 28 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren and one step brother, Mr. C. A. Leonard of Colfax, Ia.

Lived At Colfax

On Oct. 16, 1891 Mr. Stock passed away and was laid to rest in the Newton Union cemetery. Mrs. Stock continued to live in Newton where she made a fine Christian home and educated her seven children.

On April 17, 1907 she was united in marriage to James Stock of Colfax, Ia., and then went to live on a farm near Colfax for several years. They afterward moved back to Newton where they resided until he passed away on Dec. 21, 1922.

Early in life Mrs. Stock united with the First Christian Church of Newton, Ia. Here she retained her church affiliations until the time of her death.

Mrs. Stock was a member of the Three Quarter Century club of the Newton Daily News and Jasper County Record and greatly enjoyed the reunions held each year."
* Her father's first name was Abyram, not Byron.