HEFLIN, Jennie C. 1868 - 1928

HEFLIN, PAGE, WILSON, FETTER

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 6/2/2024 at 18:45:58

"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Wednesday, May 2, 1928
Page SIX, Column 1

Just Among Ourselves

... --Mrs. P. E. HEFLIN, who was recently taken to Rochester, Minn., was operated on Sunday and word received from there yesterday stated that her condition was very serious. ...

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Friday, May 4, 1928
Page FIVE, Column 2

... --Latest word received from Mrs. P. E. HEFLIN at Rochester is that she has rallied nicely from the operation performed Sunday and that her condition is quite favorable. ...

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Tuesday, May 8, 1928
Front Page, Column 2

MRS. HEFLIN IS CALLED BY DEATH

Died This Morning At Rochester, Minn.; Was Operated On Yesterday

Mrs. P. E. HEFLIN, 304 West Broadway, passed away this morning at 10:25 oclock in Rochester, Minn., after having undergone an operation yesterday morning.

Mrs. HEFLIN, accompanied by her husband and daughter, Mrs. C. L. PAGE of Ottumwa, departed for that city two weeks ago, as she has been in very poor health since Christmas. Her son, Wilson R. HEFLIN, has also been with her at Rochester.

The body will arrive in Ottumwa tomorrow morning at 10:45 oclock and will be brought by auto to the home here. Funeral arrangements will await the arrival of the funeral party.

Besides the husband and two children Mrs. HEFLIN is survived by her father, Squire David B. WILSON, who was 90 years old March 16, and who has been an invalid since receiving a fall Jan. 29, 1924. He has been tenderly cared for since that time in his daughter's home and only this morning was taken to the Jefferson County hospital to be cared for during her illness.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Wednesday, May 9, 1928
Front Page, Column 5

HEFLIN FUNERAL TOMORROW AT 2

From the Family Residence In Charge of Dr. Gilbert Voorhies

The last rites for Mrs. P. E. HEFLIN, who passed away yesterday morning at 10:25 oclock in a hospital in Rochester, Minn., following an operation the day before, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclock from the home, 304 West Broadway. Dr. Gilbert Voorhies of the First Presbyterian church will conduct the services.

Interment will be made in Evergreen cemetery and the family have requested that the services at the grave be private.

Mr. HEFLIN, the husband and Wilson R. HELFIN and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. PAGE of Ottumwa accompanied the body here today from Rochester.

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"The Weekly Ledger-Journal"
Thursday, May 10, 1928
Page 5, Column 1

Just Among Ourselves

... Dr. and Mrs. Harold Hahn of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Mored of Aurora, Ill., and Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Clark of Ottumwa came last night to attend the funeral services of Mrs. P. E. HEFLIN.

--Mr. and Mrs. H. L. PAGE of Keota, Mrs. Roy T. Anderson and Miss Hazel Hunt of Ottumwa were here today to attend the last rites for Mrs. P. E. HEFLIN. ...

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Friday, May 11, 1928
front Page, Column 6

LAST RITES HELD FOR MRS. HEFLIN

Fron the Home Yesterday Afternoon At 2 O'clock; Burial At Evergreen

Man paid tribute to the memory of Mrs. P. E. HEFLIN at the funeral services held yesterday afternoon at 2 oclock at the family home, 304 West Broadway. A profusion of beautiful flowers were banked about the casket, silently testifying to the esteem in which Mrs. HEFLIN was held.

The services were conducted by Dr. Gilbert Voorhies of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. L. W. VanNostrand and daughter Miss Martha softly sang two favorite selections with Miss Hannah VanNostrand as accompanist.

Interment was in Evergreen cemetery with the pall bearers as follows: Irving H. Dunn, Vernon E. Dunn, C. A. Herring, Edward G. Fligg, Harry Thorne and William Wells.

Those from a distance at the funeral were: Dr. and Mrs. Harold Hahn of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Mored of Aurora, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. H. L. PAGE of Keota, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Clark, Mrs. Roy T. Anderson, Miss Hazel Hunt, Misses Helen and Hazel Overman, Mrs. Charles Reis Snyder and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. PAGE of Ottumwa, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Montgomery of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. HEFLIN, Mrs. A. G. Heim and Mrs. Allie Shadford of De Moines (sic).

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Saturday, June 2, 1928
Page TWO, Column 7

MRS. P. E. HEFLIN

Jennie WILSON, only daughter of David B. and Jessie FETTER WILSON was born in Fairfield March 14, 1868 and made her home here during her entire life. After her school days she was an efficient clerk in the dry goods store of the late J. C. Thorne, until her marriage with P. E. HEFLIN on November 21, 1889. Her mother passed away when she was but a child, and since her marriage her father, now in his ninety-first year, has lived in her home. The past four years, he has been in ill health caused by a fall.

When Mrs. HEFLIN's health began to decline all that loving care, and the best efforts of skilled physicians were summoned to her aid, her room was a bower of beautiful flowers, the gift of organizations and anxious friends. As a last resort her husband and their children, Wilson R. of this city and Gail, wife of C. L. PAGE of Ottumwa accompanied her to Rochester in the hope that an operation might restore her to health, but her frail body could not respond and she passed away in the hospital at Rochester at 10:25 p.m. May 8, 1928.

The word that Mrs. HEFLIN was gone brought sadness to her relatives and host of friends, many of whom had not known of her illness. She was always full of cheer and yet ever ready to bear her part in the sorrow of others.

She was a valued member of the Presbyterian church, Order of Eastern Star and the P. E. O. Sisterhood.

The funeral services were conducted by Dr. Gilbert Voorhies at the home on May 10, at two oclock. Mrs. VanNostrand and daughter Martha sant "Abide With Me" and "Jesus Lover of My Soul" accompanied by Miss Hannah VanNostrand on the piano.

The many beautiful flowers bore silent testimony of the love and esteem in which she was held, and of the sympathy for the family. Many relatives and friends from out of town attended the services. H. P. Thorne, William Wells, Irving Dunn, Vernon Dunn, E. G. Fligg and C. A. Henry served as pall bearers. Interment was in Evergreen cemetery.

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Note: Buried in Lot 3rd.118. Husband Perry subsequently remarried, to Clara BOOKER HOWLETT CARPENTER, died in 1950, and was buried with Jennie.