Viola Osborn

COX, JONES, KILLION, OSBORN

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 7/13/2006 at 15:32:28

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, July 31, 1918

Viola Cox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cox, was born in Union township, Madison county, June 16, 1879. She was reared on the farm nine miles northeast of Winterset, in Union township and in 1906, moved with her parents to Bourbon county, Kansas and on Dec. 25, 1906 was there united in marriage to Jed Osborn of Peru, Walnut township, Madison county, Iowa.

To this union were born two children: Mildred, now aged 10, and Lorraine, now aged 6 years. They made their home in Walnut township, in the Peru vicinity until April 15, 1918, when they moved to their present home in Winterset, where her earthly life ended July 27, at 10 a.m., making her age 29 years, 1 month, 11 days.

She leaves to mourn her death as wife and mother, Jed, her husband and Mildred and Lorraine, the two daughters; also her mother, Mrs. George Cox of Winterset; two sisters: Mrs. Letta Jones of Walnut township and Mrs. Elsie Killion of Winterset; and three brothers: Sylvanus, Casper and Herman, all of Madison county; besides the many other relatives and friends, of which she had many. She united with the U.B. church at the age of 16, of which she continued to be a member until her death.
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The East Peru Mail
East Peru, Iowa
Friday, August 2, 1918
Page 8, Column 3

This community was saddened Saturday morning by the news of the death at her home in Winterset of Mrs. Jed Osborn. The family lived near Peru for a number of years and made many friends here. They moved to Winterset in the late winter because of Mrs. Osborn’s poor health, as she had been ailing for a long time but no one thought she would be taken so sudden.

A good woman has gone from her home, leaving a husband and two small daughters, besides mother and other relatives to mourn her untimely death.

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