Mary Ann (McKibban) Bishir (1933)
BISHIR, BLACK, COOK, FREY, KIBBE, MCKIBBAN
Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 2/4/2007 at 18:30:27
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, June 15, 1933Mary A. Bishir
Mary A. McKibban, daughter of Gideon and Ruth McKibban was born October 9, 1851 in Pike county, Ohio. She came to Iowa with her parents, when a small girl and has spent most of her life in and near Winterset.
She was married to H. L. Bishir November 8, 1875 and to this union one son was born, William C. Bishir, who died in Yakima, Washington in 1923. She united with the Baptist church at an early age. Her home meant more to her than the outside activities of life.
After an illness of five weeks at her home in Winterset, Mrs. Bishir passed away early Wednesday morning, June 7th at the age of 82 years. She leaves to mourn her absence two nieces, Mrs. Harry Frey of Earlham and Mrs. Rex Kibbe of Poplar, Montana and five nephews, Ralph and Gideon Cook of Des Moines, Arthur Cook of Earlham, Lloyd McKibban of Cedar Falls and Milo McKibban of California and a cousin, Mrs. Abner Black of Winterset and a number of neighbors and friends.
The services were conducted Thursday at 2 o'clock at the Tidrick Funeral home by the Rev. Fred Madson, pastor of the Winterset Baptist church.
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