ANDERSON, Effie May 1892 - 1923

ANDERSON, HESTON, SHELTON, HOLMES

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 3/19/2006 at 10:30:50

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Friday, September 14, 1923
Page 1, Column 5

MRS. ANDERSON PASSED AWAY
Died Today Following Operation In Mt. Pleasant, Burial Here Sunday

Mrs. Effie ANDERSON, wife of J. A. ANDERSON of Mt. Pleasant, former residents, died this morning at nine oclock at the Henry County hospital where she was operated on for appendicitis. The funeral services will be held in this city Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Christian church in charge of Rev. R. H. Polly. The remains will be laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery.

Mrs. ANDERSON was formerly Miss Effie HESTON and she was born west of Fairfield July 23, 1893 (sic - 1892 per her gravestone and the 1900 census). Besides her sorrowing husband and little daughter, Irma Ruth, who will be four years of age in November, she leaves her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. HESTON of one mile north of the city. She is also survived by the following brothers and sisters:

Fay HESTON of Glasgow; Mrs. Jess SHELTON of Batavia, Fred HESTON, William HESTON, LeRoy HESTON, Floyd HESTON, Miss Inez HESTON, Miss Edith HESTON and Viola HESTON all of near Fairfield.

Mr. and Mrs. ANDERSON resided west of this city on the Gantz place for about six years and the past three years they have made their home in Mt. Pleasant.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger
Saturday, September 15, 1923
Front Page, Column 6

Mrs. J. A. ANDERSON Funeral Here Tomorrow

The funeral services for Mrs. J. A. ANDERSON of Mt. Pleasant will be held in this city tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 oclock from the Christian church in charge of Rev. R. H. Polly. Interment will take place in Evergreen cemetery.

Mrs. ANDERSON, who was formerly Miss Effie HESTON of Fairfield, died yesterday morning at nine o'clock in the Henry county hospital following an operation there last Friday evening for appendicitis.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Monday, September 17, 1923
Front Page, Column 3

Mrs. J. A. ANDERSON Funeral Held Today

The funeral services for Mrs. J. A. ANDERSON of Mt. Pleasant were held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Christian church in charge of Rev. R. H. Polly. Mrs. William Stever and Mrs. Norvel Switzer sang the songs, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere", "Gathering Home", and Drifting Down the Valley One By One". Burial took place in Evergreen cemetery.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Monday, September 17, 1923
Page Eight, Columns 1 and 2

JUST AMONG OURSELVES

… --Mr. and Mrs. N. P. ANDERSON and sons Walter and Albert of Woodhull, Ill., were called here yesterday to attend the funeral of their son's wife, Mrs. J. A. ANDERSON of Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. ANDERSON returned this morning to Woodhull. …

… --Charles HOLMES returned this morning to his home in Galesburg, Ill., after being called here by the death of his nephew's wife, Mrs. J. A. ANDERSON. …

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"The Weekly Ledger-Journal"
Fairfield, Iowa
Thursday, September 20, 1923
Page 5, Column 2

Just Among Ourselves

Front Monday's Ledger.

… --J. A. ANDERSON returned this afternoon to his home in Mt. Pleasant. …

… Mr. and Mrs. N. P. ANDERSON and sons Walter and Albert of Woodhull, Ill., were called here yesterday to attend the funeral of their son's wife, Mrs. J. A. ANDERSON of Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. ANDERSON returned this morning to Woodhull. …

… Charles HOLMES returned this morning to his home in Galesburg, Ill., after being called here by the death of his nephew's wife, Mrs. J. A. ANDERSON.

[Note: The first obituary was also posted to the Henry County Obituaries board]

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Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Lot SDiv.2-025. Husband John Arthur ANDERSON died in 1976 and is buried with her.