Florence McChesney

NCCHESNEY, MALLORY, RHYNER

Posted By: Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/23/2018 at 16:26:40

Wapello Republican, June 13, 1935, page 8

Mrs. Lee McChesney, native of Louisa county, passed away last Friday evening, June 7, 1935, in her home, after an illness of several weeks.

Florence Mallory, daughter of George and Sue Mallory, was born at Toolesboro, Iowa, June 27, 1880. There she attended school, spent her happy girlhood days, accepted Christ as her personal Saviour and united with the village church.

On August 19, 1899, she was united in marriage with Lee McChesney, and to their union 11 children were born, 2 dying in infancy. Surviving with the husband and father are the seven sons and two daughters, Harold, of Mt. Union; Mrs. Fred Rhyner, Raymond, Rex, all of Wapello; George of Morning Sun; Carl, Ralph, Kenneth and Mildred at home, and six grandchildren.

Loyal, faithful and self-sacrificing in the home, ever willing and ready to help a neighbor or share with those in need, she won the hearts of all with whom she came in contact, and when sickness came to her, all tried in their effort to lend a helping hand. The best of medical skill, tender nursing and hours of watching, proved of no avail and on Friday evening at 7:30 she fell asleep like a tired child and her spirit took her flight to Him who gave it, leaving the home sad and desolate now that mother is gone.

She always leaned to watch for us,
Anxious if we were late,
In winter by the window,
In summer by the gate.
And though we mocked her tenderly,
Who had such foolish care,
The long way home would seem more safe,
Because she waited there.
Her thoughts were all so full of us,
She never could forget!
And so I think that where she is,
She must be waiting yet.
Waiting "till we come home to her,
Anxious if we are late---
Watching from heaven's window,
Leaning from heaven's gate.

Funeral services were held from the home Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. conducted by Rev. C. E. Burdine, West Liberty, assisted by Dr. John R. Fraser, and burial made in the Wapello cemetery.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith sang "Going Down the Valley." Flower girls wereVivian Sillick, Lucile Plumb, Wilma Isett and Marylea Schneider. The pallbearers were Sam and Harlin Crow, Bernard Venard, Dale and Dean McChesney, and Raymond Archibald.