Spicy Ann (Barnett) Hadley (1919)

BARNETT, FOSTER, GIBSON, HADLEY

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 3/7/2007 at 16:40:46

Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, June 12, 1919

SPICY ANN HADLEY

Spicy Ann Barnett was born in Marion County, Indiana, on July 26, 1855. When but a baby her parents moved to Iowa, several families coming together by the usual method of travel in those early days - the Prairie Schooner.

The family located in the Bear Creek Settlement of Friends northwest of Earlham, Iowa, where practically all the early part of her life was spent.

She was united in marriage December 1, 1872 to Joshua Hadley, who passed from this life three years ago in July. Seven children were born in the family, five of whom survive her: Cora S. Foster of Des Moines, Goldy Mae Gibson of Lorimor, Iowa, Chas. E. Hadley of Earlham, Iowa, Raymond E. Hadley of Des Moines and Berton B. Hadley of Fort Dodge, Iowa, also 14 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and four brothers and three sistsers.

She was a life long member of the Friends Church, not only in name but in everyday life, in word and deed.

During the twenty eight years of residence in Des Moines she has won a host of friends who with her children and relatives will long remember her for her cheerfulness, patience and sweetness of character; and best of all her firm and abiding faith in Christ as her personal Savior.

She died during the evening of Thursday June 5th, at 10:20 o'clock. She would have reached her 64th birthday the 26th of next month. Truly she was a good woman and her works will follow her.

Funeral services were held in Des Moines at two o'clock Saturday, conducted by Rev. Kirby. The body was then brought to the home of the sons, Charles Hadley, near Bear Creek, and a second service conducted by Rev. Hoskins at three p.m. Sunday. Burial was in Earlham Cemetery.

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