Rowena B. (Robinson) Lewis (1900)

LEWIS, ROBINSON

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 3/23/2006 at 08:10:07

The Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, March 15, 1900
Page 1

Obituary

Died, on March 2d, at Phoenix, Arizona, Mrs. Rowena B. Lewis, wife of Charles H. Lewis, of Kasson, Iowa. The ailment which caused her death was pneumonia. She had gone to Phoenix to visit her brother, Joseph D. Robinson, and had been there but a week prior to her death.

She was the daughter of Benjamin H. and Elizabeth A. Robinson and was born in the northern part of Warren county, June 24, 1861. She spent the early years of her life with her parents in Abingdon.

She was married at Afton, Iowa, Dec. 27, 1877. Her husband is a farmer and the keeper of a country store in Kasson. He with one son, Clyde, 17 years of age, survive her. The son is a stenographer and a bookkeeper in Des Moines, Iowa.

Both father and son were present at the funeral, which took place at the M. E. church Wednesday, the remains arriving here in the morning. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Buckey. The remains were buried in the city cemetery. The deceased will be remembered by many Abingdon people. She was an amiable girl and an excellent wife and mother. She was a member of the M. E. church, and enjoyed the respect of all who knew her. – Abingdon, (Ill.) Argus.
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The Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, March 8, 1900
Page 8

Macksburg

The sad news of the death of Mrs. C. H. Lewis of Kasson, reached us last Saturday. She had just recently gone to Arizona to visit a sick brother. No further particulars of her death have been received.
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Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, March 8, 1900
Page 8

Macksburg

We are sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. C. H. Lewis, which occurred last week in Argonia. She will be taken from Argonia to Abingdon, Ill, and interred in the family cemetery. We extend the bereaved husband and son our kindest sympathy.