MARTHA WINBORN (1863-1937)

WINBORN, MEANS, WHITMORE, SIPPLE, SHAW

Posted By: J Hindman (email)
Date: 5/15/2018 at 07:47:08

3 articles

Article #1
MRS. WINBORN PASSES AWAY - Mother of Mrs. Elza M. Means Dies at Kalona; Funeral Tomorrow

Mrs. A. T. Winborn, 74, mother of Mrs. Elza M. Means of 520 Brooklyn Drive, passed away at 7:15 o'clock Friday evening at her home in Kalona. She had been ill only a few days of a heart ailment.

Mrs. Winborn was born in Nebraska and came to Iowa shortly after her marriage to Mr. A. T. Winborn.

Surviving are the husband; five daughters, Mrs. Elza M. Means of Iowa City, Mrs. Lester Means of North Liberty, Mrs. Dora Whitmore of Low Moore, Iowa, Mrs. Roy Sipple of Mount Vernon and Mrs. Ralph Shaw of Vinton, and three sons, Messrs. John Winborn of Sharon, Lewis Winborn of Williamsburg and George Winborn of Davenport.

Funeral services will be held at 1:15 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the home and at 2 o'clock in the Sharon Evangelical church. The Rev. Fred A. Pieper will officiate. Burial will be in the Sharon Cemetery.

Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen/28 Aug 1937/page 2.

Article #2
Winborn Rites are Held at Kalona

Funeral services for Mrs. Alfred Winborn were held Sunday at 1:30 o'clock at the home with the Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Hillis officiating and at the Sharon Evangelical church at Sharon with Rev. G. Roths of Hubbard in charge. Interment was in the Sharon cemetery.

Mrs. Winborn was born at Lansing, Mich., January 31, 1863. She passed away at her home at Kalona last Friday.

On May 13, 1880, she was married to Mr. Winborn and 10 children were born to them, two preceding her in death.

Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen/4 Sept 1937/page 3.

Article #3
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Winborn and son Karl were in Kalona Sunday attending the funeral of Mr. Winborn's mother, Mrs. Martha Winborn. Mrs. Winborn died Friday.

Source: Williamsburg Journal Tribune (Williamsburg, Iowa)/2 Sept 1937/page 4.