DEXTER, Matilda Jane 'Tillie' 1845 - 1908

DEXTER, MOUCK, MAULT, RIFE, CORNELL, BLAKELY, MCKINNEY

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 3/15/2012 at 21:41:53

"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Tuesday, November 17, 1908
Page 2, Column 4

MRS. DEXTER DIED TODAY.
Well Known Fairfield Resident Succombed (sic) to Heart Trouble This Morning.

Mrs. John DEXTER passed away this morning at her home on East Hempstead street after only a few days of serious illness. Death came very unexpectedly and the bereaved relatives are nearly prostrated by the shock. Her heart had been affected for some time past but her condition was not serious until very shortly before her death.

Mrs. DEXTER was widely known in this city having spent almost all of her life here. She was the daughter of William MOUCK (sic - William Marshall MOUCK and Elizabeth MAULT RIFE) and upon the death of her mother which occurred nearly two years ago she and her husband moved into the MOUCK home and were taking care of the aged father.

Mrs. DEXTER is survived by her husband and three children Mrs. Frank CORNELL, William DEXTER and Miss Cora all of this city. Her father and three sisters and one brother are also left to mourn the death of Mrs. DEXTER.

No funeral arrangements have yet been made owing to the fact that the relatives in a distance have not yet been heard from. The funeral will probably be held Thursday from the home.

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Wednesday, November 18, 1908
Page 2, Column 4

MRS. DEXTER DIED TODAY.
Well Known Fairfield Resident Succombed (sic) to Heart Trouble This Morning.

From Tuesday's Daily.

Mrs. John DEXTER passed away this morning at her home on East Hempstead street after only a few days of serious illness. Death came very unexpectedly and the bereaved relatives are nearly prostrated by the shock. Her heart had been affected for some time past but her condition was not serious until very shortly before her death.

Mrs. DEXTER was widely known in this city having spent almost all of her life here. She was the daughter of William MOUCK and upon the death of her mother which occurred nearly two years ago she and her husband moved into the MOUCK home and were taking care of the aged father.

Mrs. DEXTER is survived by her husband and three children Mrs. Frank CORNELL, William DEXTER and Miss Cora all of this city. Her father and three sisters and one brother are also left to mourn the death of Mrs. DEXTER.

No funeral arrangements have yet been made owing to the fact that the relatives in a distance have not yet been heard from. The funeral will probably be held Thursday from the home.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, November 18, 1908
Front Page, Column 6

Mrs. John DEXTER Dead.

Mrs. John DEXTER passed away at her home on East Hempstead street yesterday morning after an illness that had been considered of a serious nature but a few days, and the comparative suddenness of her demise has shocked her many friends severely. Deceased was one of the well known residents of the city, having passed the greater portion of her life in Fairfield. She is survived by a husband and three children. The children are Mrs. Frank CORNELL, William DEXTER and Miss Cora DEXTER, all residents of the city. Awaiting word from the relatives at a distance, the funeral arrangements were not announced yesterday, but it is probably the services will be held on Thursday.

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Thursday, November 19, 1908
Page 3, Column 1

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

... --The funeral of Mrs. John Dexter who died Tuesday morning at her home on East Hempstead street was held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence and the remains were laid to rest in Evergreen cemetery.

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"Jefferson County Republican"
Friday, November 20, 1908
Front Page, Column 4

Mrs. John DEXTER died quite suddenly at her home in this city Tuesday morning, leaving a husband and three children to mourn their loss. Funeral services were held from the M. E. church yesterday afternoon.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, December 2, 1908
Page 7, Column 6

Card of Thanks.

John DEXTER and family wish to thank their friends for their assistance and sympathy during the fatal illness of his mother (sic - wife).

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Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, in Lot 2nd.044, with husband John who died in 1924; he had remarried to Margaret BLAKELY McKINNEY after Tillie's death. Tillie's mother Elizabeth is buried in Evergreen Cemetery as well, but her father is buried with his first wife in Mt. Zion Cemetery.