Ollie Fairies

FAIRIES, HILL, FURNAS, SNIVELY

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Date: 12/22/2018 at 17:27:10

Columbus Gazette, July 4, 1935, page 1

Mrs. Ollie Faires, of Lone Tree, a sister of Mrs. L. C. Hill of this city, died at the Mercy hospital in Iowa City, at three o'clock Wednesday morning, June 26th. Mrs. Fairies had been ill for several months but was taken to the hospital about a week before her death.

Mrs. Faires was born in Louisa county November 19, 1872, the daughter of George and Mary Furnas Snively and had lived in Lone Tree constantly since 1892. She is survived by her husband, Clark Faires, of Pueblo, Colorado, to whom she was united in marriage, June 27, 1901; her father, George Siverly of Lone Tree; three sons, Harold of Centraila, Wash., Howard of Lone Tree and Eugene of Cedar Rapids, Ia.; a step-son, Marion Faires of Lone Tree, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Earl Rife, also of Lone Tree; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Morrison of Lone Tree and Mrs. L. C. Hill of Columbus Junction; one brother, Ed Siverly, of Springfield, Mo. Her mother, two sons and one daughter preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at two o'clock in the Methodist church at Lone Tree in which Mrs. Faires had been an active member and worker for many years.

The service was conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Paul M. Hann.

Pallbearers were: William P. Ashton, Jacob Foster, J. W. Baker, E. D. Carl, S. Hiller and M. W. Kelso.

Flower attendants were: Emereita Harty, Ruth Petsel, Esther Cline, Elizabeth Hamilton and Beulah Morrison.

Among those from a distance in attendance at the service were: Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Hill and daughter Marilyn, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Buffington and family; Mrs. Don Morgan and Mrs. Herbert Newell of Columbus Junction; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Siverly and son, Earl, of Springfield, Missouri.