Lena Eudora Maddux

MADDUX, BEARD, WAHL, FRASER, WILLIAMSON, BLASI, GERTH, MINOR, SCHWOB, SYPHRIT, SCHLUTZ, GERTH, COWLES, DEAMS, MILLS

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Date: 9/21/2018 at 14:35:46

Wapello Republican, January 10, 1935, page 4

This community was saddened by the unexpected news of the death of Mrs. Wm. Maddux, 24, a resident of this county. She leaves a husband and baby daughter about a week old and many friends and relatives who mourn this young woman's passing.

Lena Eudora Beard Maddux was born in Louisa County, December 18, 1910, and passed away January 12, 1935 in Burlington hospital.

She lived all her life in Louisa County, attending rural school and graduating from Wapello high school in the class of 1929, also from Cedar Rapids business college.

In May 1934, she was united in marriage to William Maddux, who with a baby daughter, Joanne survives. She is also survived by her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Myron Beard, one sister, Mrs. Myrtle Wahl of Burlington, Ia., two brothers, Orton and Glen, at home and many relatives and friends.

The funeral was held Monday afternoon in charge of Dr. J. R. Fraser, with prayer and song at the home, followed by the service in the Methodist church. Mrs. A. J. Williamson and Mrs. Ed Blasi, with Miss Margaret Gerth at the piano sang, "Saved by Grave" and "Will We Know Our Loved Ones There." Misses Ruth Minor and Mary Schwob of the class of '29 were in charge of the flowers. The pallbearers were Charles Syphrit, Dale Schlutz, Clifford Gerth, Henry Cowles, James Deams, and Vernon Mills.

Burial was in the Wapello cemetery.