Florence (Mapes) Harrison (1956)

DAVIS, GARRET, HARRISON, HERRICK, JOHNSTON, LANE, MAPES, PLYMESSER, ROBINSON

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 12/9/2006 at 21:11:13

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, August 1, 1956

FLORENCE HARRISON DIES AT 86 YEARS

Winterset Woman Had Spent Entire Life in Madison County

Mrs. Florence Harrison of Winterset died at her home on South Eighth avenue Sunday, July 29, at the age of 86 years.

Mrs. Harrison was born in Madison county on Dec. 4, 1869. She was a daughter of Erastus S. and Alida Robinson Mapes. She was married Dec. 25, 1889, to Charles B. Harrison, who preceded her in death.

Her entire life had been spent as a resident of Madison county.

She is survived by nine children: Edith Harrison of Winterset, Mrs. Flossie Davis of Des Moines, Archie Harrison of Creston, George Harrison of Marshalltown, Roy Harrison of Moravia, Mrs. Fern Plymesser of Greenfield, Mrs. Helen Johnston of Dexter, Mrs. Ivo Lane of Orient and Mrs. Lela Herrick of Dexter. She also leaves a brother, Harve Mapes of Winterset; and a sister, Mrs. Ola Garret of Hansel.

Funeral services will be held this Thursday at 2:30 p.m. from the First Baptist church in Winterset, conducted by the Rev. John Shidder. Burial will be made in the Winterset cemetery.

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