Haines, Laura Blanche – 1870-1949

FRAZIER, HAINES, SHAFER

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:33

Mrs. Haines Passes Away Yesterday
Suffers Fatal Heart Attack; Funeral Rites Are Not Announced
Mrs. Laura Blanche Haines, 78, resident of Newton for the past 29 years, died at 4:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Skiff Memorial hospital after suffering a sudden heart attack. Mrs. Haines had been in poor health for some time.
She attended a Sunday school class party at the First Methodist church yesterday afternoon. She became ill while at the party and was taken to the hospital, where she died less than three hours later.
Funeral services have not been set pending arrival of a son from California. Her body was taken to the Toland Funeral Home.
Mrs. Haines was the daughter of Aschel and Nancy Shafer. She was born Oct. 23, 1870, near Galesburg. She was married to Edwin S. Haines in a ceremony March 15, 1893 in Oskaloosa. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary March 15, 1943, two months before Mr. Haines preceded his wife in death on May 4, 1943. Following their marriage in 1893, Mr. and Mrs. Haines made their home on a farm five miles north of new Sharon until 1904, with the exception of one year when they moved to Lynnville where Mr. Haines operated a livery stable. Leaving the farm in 1904, they moved to Sully and lived there until 1920 while Mr. Haines worked 13 and one-half years as a rural mail carrier.
They moved to Newton in 1920 and Mr. Haines operated an acreage until his death. Mrs. Haines was a member of the Methodist church, the Navy Mothers club and the American Legion auxiliary.
She is survived by three sons, Harry E. Haines of California, Tracy W. Haines of New York and Walter R. Haines of Newton, and one brother, Harry Shafer of Des Moines. One daughter, Mrs. Ralph Frazier, preceded her mother in death June 26, 1916.
Source: Newton Daily News; Wednesday, March 30, 1949

Mrs. Haines Rites Friday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura B. Haines of Newton, who died Tuesday afternoon of a heart attack, will be held at two o’clock Friday afternoon at the First Methodist church in Newton.
Rev. E. A. Briggs, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Newton Union cemetery. Mrs. Haines’ body will lie in state at the Toland Funeral Home until Friday noon.
Marion Welle will be soloist at the rites. He will sing “Old Rugged Cross,” “City Four Square” and “End of the Road.” Mrs. Paul Murdy will be the accompanist.
Pallbearers will be Joe Wilson, Richard Synhorst, A. A. Southern, Hugh Longnecker, Clifford Longnecker and George Pomeroy. Serving on the flower committee will be Mrs. W. I. Sparks, Mrs. Joe Wilson and Mrs. F. E. Wilson. Relatives will meet in the ladies’ parlor of the church before the services.
Source: Newton Daily News; Thursday, March 31, 1949