Martha Jane (Duff) Litton (1932)

ALLGEYER, DUFF, ETTER, GUYE, LITTON, MCDONALD

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 11/6/2006 at 18:32:16

The interset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, September 1, 1932

DEATH OF MRS. MARTHA LYTTON

Mrs. Martha Lytton died Tuesday afternoon, August 30th after eight weeks illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Allgeyer. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at two o'clock at Tidrick's funeral home. Burial will be in the McDonald cemetery, northeast of Winterset.

Mrs. Lytton was seventy-two years old January 23d. She was born and raised in Madison county, the daughter of Arthur and Eliza Duff. Her husband, Douglas Lytton preceded her in death twenty-five years ago. She leaves two children, her daughter, Mrs. Allgeyer and a son Arthur of Des Moines. Four brothers also survive, John of DeSoto, Jim of Des Moines, Dave and A. R. Duff of Winterset.
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MORTUARY
September 8, 1932

MARTHA DUFF LITTON

Martha Jane Duff, the daughter of Arthur and Eliza McDonald Duff, was born January 22, 1860 in Union township. Her parents were early Madison County emigrants from Ohio and she grew to womanhood amid the rugged environment of the time. Her home was Godly and she gave her heart to Jesus from childhood uniting with the old North Branch U. P. church on March 22, 1879. On March 22, 1883 she was united in marriage to Douglas A. Litton. Two children were born to them: Arthur J. Litton of Truro, and Mrs. Jessie Allgeyer of Winterset. With the exception of a short time spent in Nebraska, she spent the whole of her life in Madison county. Her death occurred the morning of August 30, 1932. She was seventy-two years old.

Besides her children she is outlived by four brothers: Albert Duff of Winterset; John of DeSoto; James of Des Moines and David of Winterset. A brother Oliver and two sisters, Mrs. Katharine Etter and Mrs. Margaret Guye have preceded her in death.

Mrs. Litton was of wonderfully sweet and refined Christian character.

The funeral was held at the Tidrick Funeral home on Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. conducted by her pastor the Reverend W. C. Porter, assisted by the Reverend Dr. R. C. Cully pastor of the Presbyterian church. Burial was made in the McDonald cemetery in Jefferson township.

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