McELWEE, Malinda 'Linnie' LITTON 1872-1935

LITTON, MCELWEE, LOWEN, CHARBONNEAU, BARTON, CHURCH, WILSON

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Date: 1/28/2006 at 07:47:31

"The Lockridge Times"
Lockridge, Jefferson Co, IA
October 31, 1935

MRS. F.C. McELWEE

Funeral services for Mrs. F.C. McELWEE were held from Round Prairie Baptist church, Tuesday afternoon, October 22, where a host of friends gathered to say a last farewell to one so much loved.

Mrs. Rachel Wormhoudt spoke words of comfort from I Samuel 20:3. Mrs. Howell and Mrs. Cornick sang, “Someday He’ll Make it Plain to Me,” “Bury Me Near the Old Home” and “No Night There.” Mrs. Lloyd Blucher accompanied them at the piano. The pall bearers were Emil Hass, Chester Elliott, Axel Anderson, Emery Crane, Lewis Heckenberg and Paul Helterbran.

Malinda Belle Litton McELWEE was born in Jefferson county, Iowa, October 8, 1872, at the Litton homestead just north of the Round Prairie Baptist church. Linnie, as she was known to everyone, was the eleventh child of Burton and Sarah (LOWEN) LITTON being of a family of thirteen children.

On February 16, 1898, she and Fred C. McELWEE were united in marriage and to this union were born two sons and two daughters who are: Mrs. Mildred CHARBONNEAU of Ottawa, Ill.; Mrs. Marie BARTON, Everett and Thomas, who with the husband and twelve grandchildren, feel keenly the loss of their faithful and devoted loved one.

Not only was she a devoted mother to her own children, but she bestowed that affection and care upon her nephew, Gregg LITTON and her niece, Anna LITTON BARTON, who were left motherless when quite young.

For more than forty-four years she was a member of the Round Prairie church and gave cheerfully and unstintingly of her time and labors to the church in that quiet, unassuming way that was characteristic of the life, being organist of the church for many years.

Of her brothers and sisters the following survive: Mrs. Mary CHURCH and Mrs. Lizzie WILSON; Elijah, Edward and Thomas LITTON. The deceased are: Charles, James, John and McClellan LITTON besides three who died in infancy.

There are also a great many nieces and nephews besides a large circle of friends all of whom will miss her sadly.

Her spirit left the body Sunday morning, October 20, 1935, at 12:45 in the home where practically all of her married life had been spent.

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