Neal, Caroline Stier – 1860-1934

BALLAGH, CAMPBELL, HENNING, MCKEEVER, NEAL, PERRIN, PERRY, STIER

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 8/3/2021 at 08:39:27

Caroline Stier was born at Clyde, Iowa, Jasper county, July 5, 1860, and departed this life June 21, 1934, at the age of 73 years, 11 months and 16 days. She had been a resident of Jasper county nearly all her life.
On Jan. 17, 1879, she was united in marriage to Isaiah Neal at Newton. To this union were born two children, William Neal and Sylvia McKeever, both of Mingo.
She gave her heart to God and was baptized and united with the M. P. Church at Rhodes in 1894, later uniting with the M. E. Church at Mingo. She was a kind and loving wife, mother and grandmother, and will be greatly missed by many friends and neighbors.
She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, Isaiah, one son, William P., and one daughter, Sylvia, and five granddaughters, Mrs. Vilda Ballagh and Mrs. Hazel Perry of Prairie City, Mrs. Cleo Campbell of Waterloo, Mrs. Gladyce Perrin of Baxter and Margie of Mingo, and four great grandchildren, Jackie Deal Ballagh, Shirley Campbell and Phyllis and Verlee Perrin, one brother, Jacob Stier, and a host of loving relatives and friends.
During her brief illness, she mentioned several times that she was ready to go home and was going home soon. She said she would see Jesus first. She also left the following lines and requested they be read at her funeral:
The great Jehovah full of love an angel bright did send and took me home at rest. Dearest one, thou hast left us here, Thy love we deeply feel, but its God that has brought us, he can all our sorrows heal. Then in heaven we hope to meet again, Where no farewell tears are shed.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. D. Simmons at 2:30 at the Mingo M.E. church. The mens quartette, Eldon Geisler, J. S. Brown, Ethelbert Heberer and Floyd Hulse, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Carrie Hays, sang “No Disappointment in Heaven.” “This World I Not My Home,” “Will the Circle be Unbroken,” and “Tell Mother I’ll Be There.” Pall bearers were Russell Southern, Lowell Hattery, J. S. Brown, Ethelbert Heberer, George Heberer and Lloyd Elrod. The body was laid to rest in the Kintz cemetery.
Out of town relatives and friends present were Mr. and Mrs. John Ballaugh and son, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Perry of Prairie City, Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell and daughter of Waterloo, Wes Borts of Boone, Mrs. Emery Perrin of Baxter, Mrs. Leonard Dolffer of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Lon Jontz, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jontz, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Klopping and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jeffries and Zella, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Stier, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eatwell and daughter of Baxter, Mr. and Mrs. Welton Reagon, Mr. and Mrs. Medford White and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ray DeReus and family, all of Maxwell, Wm. Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Clement and family of Collins, Mrs. Mary Good and family, Mr. and Mrs. St. Kline and family, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McQuiston, all of Colfax, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Neal and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray McQuiston of Newton, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Borts, all of Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Perry of Mitchellville, Fred Perry of Prairie City, Mrs. James Elrod of Monroe.
Source: The Colfax (IA) Tribune; Thursday, June 28, 1934, page 3
(Note: She was the daughter of John Hensley Stier and Mary Elizabeth Henning.)