Minnie Marshall

MARSHALL, BIGGS, FOOR, ALLEN, FITZGIBBON, HICKLIN, BISHOP

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Date: 1/14/2019 at 14:29:26

Wapello Republican, November 7, 1935

The community was shocked Tuesday morning by the sudden and unexpected death of Mrs. Norman Marshall, familiarly known as "Aunt Min.", a lifelong resident of Louisa county. She passed away at 3 o'clock in the morning after an illness of five hours' duration, afflicted with heart disease.

Minnie Biggs, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Foor Biggs, was born in Wapello, Iowa, March 16, 1874 and died at her home in Wapello, Iowa, Tuesday, November 5, 1935.

She was one of a family of eight children, Mrs. Frances Allen, John Biggs, Alfred Biggs, Mrs. Anna Fitzgibbon, Mrs. Ellen Hicklin, William Biggs, all of whom have preceded her in death, and Mrs. Ada Bishop of Wapello who survives.

In her girlhood she attended the public schools and churches of this vicinity. In 1892 she was united in marriage to Norman W. Marshall, of Cairo, Iowa, who survives. To this union three sons were born, Elmer and Walter of Wapello, Iowa, and Cecil of Baldwin City, Kansas, all of who survive.

She spent her entire life in Louisa county and made numerous lifelong friends among her acquaintances through the commitment of kind deeds. As she went about her daily tasks giving the full measure of love and devotion to her family she found time to extend a helpful hand to the friends and neighbors about her.

She has been affiliated with the Royal Neighbors for thirty-three years and until recently was very active in that organization. She was a charter member of the American Legion Auxiliary.

Thus suddenly comes to a close a life of service to her family and friends, leaving a deep realization of loss in the home and in the community.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Jesse Huddle at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Burial was made in the Wapello cemetery.