Lula Mae Humphrey Rokey

HUMPHREY, ROKEY, PATTERSON, CRUIKSHANK, KRINNING, KRIMING, OPSTELTEN, OPSTELTON, ARKNECHT, PARSON, KIRCHNER, DOWNEY, HURLYE, HEINOLD, HAND

Posted By: Valerie Ward (email)
Date: 3/28/2004 at 15:19:03

Obit from unknown paper found in Donnellson, Iowa Genealogy Library

Mrs. Fed Rokey
(hand written, looks like Aug 6, 1942)

Lula M Humphrey, daughter of Oliver A and Janet Patterson Humphrey, was born near Granger, Missouri, May 25, 1883, and passed away at the Graham hospital at Keokuk, Iowa, Wednesday evening July 29 at 11:30 pm after a serious illness of about four weeks, at the age of 59 years, 2 months, and 4 days.
On July 7th, 1901, she was united in marriage to Fred A Rokey at Keokuk, Iowa. To this union two children were born: Earl, of Donnellson and Mrs. Elaine Cruikshank of Montrose.
She is survived by her husband, Fred A Rokey, the above named son and daughter, four grandchildren, Janet, James and Donald Cruikshank and Robert Rokey: one brother E. R. Humphrey of Alton, Ill, one sister Mrs. B W Kriming of Trojan S.D. and one aunt Christina Opstelton of Keokuk, IA, a number of nieces and nephews and many friends.
She was a Gold Star member of the Donnellson Chapter of the American Legion Auxiliary. All her life she has been respected and loved by a large circle of friends and neighbors and was always interested in the welfare and comfort of others.
Funeral services were held in the Methodist Church in Donnellson, Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and were conducted by Rev R. F. Sturgell and Rev. R. C. Murdock.
The choir of the church sang the hymns "No Night There" and "It is Well with My Soul." They were accompanied by Mrs. Laura Armknecht.
The body was laid to rest in the Donnell cemetery, the following being pallbearers, Francis Parsons, Ferdidand Kirchner, J. W. Downey, Frank Hurley, William Heinold and Joseph Hand.