Patterson, Anna M. (Davis) 1842-1906

PATTERSON, DAVIS

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 2/4/2005 at 08:49:58

The remains of Mrs. Anna M. Patterson, which were expressed thru from Yreka, California, where her death occurred June 15th, at the home of her brother, Mr. J. F. Davis, arrived in the city this morning on the 7:55 express from the west.

Mrs. Patterson left Newton in March for an extended stay in California. For some months she had not been well, and although her brothers urged that she should come to them in California, she hesitated going, as when she was there a year and a half ago, the climate did not seem to agree with her.

Since she went west many of her friends have been kindly remembered with souvenirs and letters, and in many of the latter she has often spoken of not feeling quite well.

But none of her friends here realized that the trouble was of a serious nature and her death came as quite a sudden shock to all.

Anna M. Davis was born in Tiffin, Ohio, and has she lived, would have been sixty-four years old next August. When she was twenty-four years old she was married to Major S. S. Patterson, who served in the Twelfth Ohio Infantry during the Civil War. Two years after their marriage they removed to Kellogg, Iowa, where they made their home until they came to Newton in 1876. Mr. Patterson died here seven years ago, the 25th of February 1899, and a year later Mrs. Patterson’s mother, who had long made her home with them, was taken.

Socially Mrs. Patterson was a member of Newton Chapter 100, O. E. S., of Marquette Rebekah Lodge, of the W. C. T. U., and a vary earnest active worker in the Woman’s Relief Corps of his city. Religiously she was a member of the First Methodist Church and for more than twenty years has been a faithful worker in the societies of this organization and especially in the Sunday school. Her love for children was very great, and she had a wonderful power in controlling and leading them.

Next Sunday a memorial service will be held by the Methodist Sunday school in which for so many years she had been a helper, when the many children of the church who have been promoted from the primary class during those past years with those recently under her instruction will take part.

The funeral was held this afternoon at 4 o’clock from the Methodist Church, where a large number of friends had gathered to pay a last tribute to one with whom they had long been associated. The services were in charge of Rev. O. S. Baker, and the music was furnished by a double quartette, which sang “Lead Kindly Light” and another hymn.

The members of the quartette were: Misses Bernice Jackson, Gem and Bertha Russell, Mrs. George Allen, Messers Eugene Bean, Mark Moorman, Earnest Earley, and G. M. Allen. “Safe in the Arms of Jesus was sung by little Roy Tafton. The accompaniment was by Miss Ida Griebeling.

The acting pallbearers were Messrs Charles McFarland, C. P. Axtell, Will Jasper, L. S. Lyday, T. M. Rodgers and O. C. Meredith.

There were many beautiful flowers and floral emblems.

Mrs. Patterson is survived only by two half brothers, Henry and Jesse Davis, who reside in California, two nephews, Mr. Ralph Sneath of Tiffin, Ohio, Mr. Isaac Davis of Coffeyville, Kan., and nieces, Mrs. William Perry of Sterling, Ills., and Mrs. Fred Niles of Toledo, Ohio.

Relatives here for the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Davis, Mrs. Fred Niles, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Perry.

The remains were laid in the Newton Cemetery beside those of her husband and mother. ~ The Newton Daily News, Monday, June 25, 1906, Page 1, Column 4