Emma (Garrett) Ramsey (1961)

RAMSEY, HOCKETT, GARRETT, NEFF, BARR, FRY

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Date: 12/19/2006 at 12:55:34

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
December 1961

EMMA RAMSEY DIES AT 88 YEARS

Funeral This Wednesday for Life Time Resident of Earlham Community

Mrs. Emma Ramsey of Earlham died Sunday, Dec. 10, at a Winterset nursing home. She was 88 years of age.

Mrs. Ramsey was a life-time resident of the Earlham community, and had lived in Earlham since 1913. She was the former Emma Garrett, daughter of Evan and Lydia Hockett Garrett, and was born in Dallas county on March 29, 1873.

She was married at Adel on Dec. 22, 1897 to Walter V. Ramsey. He preceded her in death in 1937.

Mrs. Ramsey was a member of the Friends church at Earlham.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Hilda Neff of Flushing, Mich., and Mrs. Lloyd Barr of Winterset; five grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and a sister, Myrtle Garrett of Earlham. One daughter, Helen Fry, preceded her in death.

Funeral services were to be held this Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Friends church in Earlham, conducted by the Rev. Willard Reynolds. Burial was to be made in the Earlham cemetery.
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Earlham Echo, Earlham, Iowa
December 1961

EMMA RAMSEY

Emma Garrett Ramsey was the daughter of Evan and Lydia Hockett Garrett. She was born in Dallas County, Iowa, on March 29, 1873. She grew up in the neighborhood northeast of Earlham known as Garrettville, attending the country school near her home.

On December 22, 1897, she was united in marriage with Walter V. Ramsey. To them were born three daughters: Helen, Hilda and Lois. She was left a widow by the death of her husband in 1937.

She and her family moved to Earlham in 1913, and the remainder of her life has been spent in and around this community. She became a member of the Earlham Friends church in 1918 and continued a member until her death.

Emma was a good wife and mother, and a kind neighbor. She loved her home and family and gave herself selfishly in their behalf. She loved the beauty of the flowers and spent much time in cultivating them in her garden and home.

For the last few years she has made her home with her sister, Myrtle Garrett of Earlham. Though failing health kept her confined to her home for some time, she remained interested in her friends and in the church. On the morning of December 10, 1961, she slipped quietly away in her sleep.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, her daughter, Helen Fry, two brothers and three sisters. She is survived by her sister, Myrtle Garrett, two daughters, Hilda Neff of Flushing, Michigan and Lois Barr of Winterset. She leaves also, to cherish her memory five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

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