Mary Amanda (Thomas) Young (1931)

YOUNG, THOMAS, PATTERSON, GIBBENS, BANES, FERGUSON, DOLL, STEVENSON

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Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
December 17, 1931 – page 7

MORTUARY

Mrs. C. C. Young

Mary Amanda Thomas, was born June 5, 1858, in the home of her parents, William A. and Jane Patterson Thomas, in Keokuk county near North English, Iowa. Her father, a native of Virginia, and her mother a native of Maryland, were pioneer settlers in the vicinity of North English. She obtained her early education in the rural schools and later attended Iowa Wesleyan College at Mount Pleasant, Iowa. After obtaining her education she taught school for a few years in the rural districts surrounding North English. She was married August 24, 1881, to C. C. Young of Washington county. One child was born of this union, an infant daughter, whose death occurred at birth. Last August, Mr. and Mrs. Young celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home in Madison county, with more than one hundred neighbors, relatives and friends. Mrs. Young had not been in good health for a number of years, her last illness came early in the morning on Friday, November 27, 1931. The previous day she was as well as usual, and enjoyed a family Thanksgiving Day dinner at the home of her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kirk, with other neighbors and friends. The duration of her last illness was two weeks, her death occurring shortly after two o’clock Saturday afternoon, December 12th, 1931, at her home.

Early in life Mrs. Young became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at North English, later transferring her membership to South English, then Grace Methodist Episcopal church, in Des Moines. Prior to their residence in Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Young lived for several years in Keokuk county near South English, where they established their first home soon after their marriage. From Des Moines they moved to a farm in Madison county, about eighteen years ago, and continued to reside there. Preceding Mrs. Young in death were her parents, her infant daughter, one brother, Charles; and three sisters, Carrie, Margaret, wife of the late Rev. W. A. Gibbens; and Martha, wife of D. H. Banes. Surviving are her husband, C. C. Young, one brother, Will J. Thomas, of North English; and three sisters, Mrs. S. R. Ferguson of Winter Park, Florida; Mrs. Wellington Doll of North English and Mrs. N. L. Stevenson of Los Angeles, California.

Funeral services for Mrs. Young were held at Madison Chapel near her home, at ten o’clock Monday morning, December 14, the Rev. Mrs. Wolfe presiding. From Madison Chapel the funeral party proceeded to the home of Mrs. Young’s brother, Will J. Thomas at North English. Funeral services were held in the Methodist Episcopal church at North English at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon, December 15, 1931. Burial was made in the North English cemetery.

The Reverend M. D. Cox, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at North English conducted the services, assisted by the Rev. R. W. Fillmore, pastor of the Christian church.