Mary Evelyn (Eva) Huss Wright (1912)

HUSS, WRIGHT, GORDON, HOCKENBERRY, LEACH, ROLLSTIN

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 3/14/2006 at 09:02:28

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
April 16, 1897

Sheriff Silliman returned on Wednesday from Clarinda, where he went to take Mrs. Joe Wright, who had been examined by the (Insane) commission and was found to be insane. Mrs. Wright, the former Eva Huss, has made her home with her father in Lincoln Township, having separated from her husband who is in Montana.
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Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, April 3, 1912

Eva Huss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Huss, was born in Johnson county, Iowa, Feb. 13, 1866 and died at Clarinda, March 30, 1912, age 46 years, 1 month, 17 days. She came with her parents to Madison county in 1867.

On April 9, 1891, she was united in marriage to Joseph Wright. To this union four children were born, two girls dying in infancy and two sons, Lark and Lyle.

There remain to mourn her death, the husband, two sons, six sisters and one brother. Mrs. M. M. Gordon of Wessington, S. D., Mrs. N. D. Gordon, Milo, Iowa, Mrs. F. G. Hockenberry of Doniphan, Nebr., Miss May Huss of Clarinda, Mrs. C. H. Leach, Mrs. P. G. Rollstin and John of Winterset.

She gave her heart to God and as she realized her affliction was coming on her, she would gather her little boys in her arms and kneel with them in prayer.

Funeral services were held at the Christian church April 2d, conducted by Rev. L. F. Davis. Interment was in Hooten cemetery.
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Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, April 3, 1912, page 5

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Mrs. Jos. Wright, who had been at the state asylum at Clarinda for a number of years, died at that place on last Saturday morning. The body was brought her on Monday and funeral services conducted by Rev. L. F. Davis were held at the Christian church Tuesday forenoon. Burial was at the Hooten burying ground.

Mrs. Wright was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Huss who formerly lived in the Hooten neighborhood. She is survived by the husband and two sons.

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