Hattie Belle Weaver Johnson (1945)

JOHNSON, WEAVER, KUHL

Posted By: Ida Morse (email)
Date: 9/18/2006 at 21:14:29

Earlham Library Obituaries, June 1945
Earlham, Iowa

HATTIE BELLE JOHNSON

Hattie Belle Weaver, daughter of Solomon and Frances Weaver, was born in the Bear Crek (Creek) neighborhood December 27, 1873. Here she lived with her parents until 1880 when they moved to a farm near Earlham. On this farm she continued to live until her marriage to Charles R. Johnson on June 22, 1893. After her marriage she moved back to the Bear Creek neighborhood where she and her husband lived until his death, which occurred in July 1934.

After her husband’s death, her brother, William Weaver came and lived with her. Here they continued to live together until she was called from this life early Sunday morning while in the hospital in Des Moines, on June 10, 1945 at the age of 71 years, five months and 13 days.

Hattie was a great lover of nature, which was well manifested by the beautiful flowers about the home. She attended church at Bear Creek. She also was active in the women’s Missionary Society.

She leaves to mourn her passing, a brother, William Weaver of the Bear Creek community, another brother, Orville Weaver of Adair, Iowa. Also one niece, Frances Kuhl along with a host of friends.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Bear Creek church with Rev. John McCracken in charge. Alma Mapes and Gertrude Conrad sang “Whispering Hope” and “Beyond the Sunset” with Berneice Hadley at the piano. Burial in Earlham cemetery.