Etta May (Shreves) Johnson (1930)

JOHNSTON, SHREVES

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 3/25/2007 at 18:10:38

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, June 12, 1930

Death of Mrs. Wm. Johnson

Mrs. William Johnson, 65 years of age, who had been ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Will Lytle, during the past five months, died there early last Thursday morning, June 5th. Mrs. Johnson was born and raised near Bevington, and had spent her entire life in this community. She was married to Wm. Johnson on November 11, 1884, and they were the parents of nine children, eight of whom survive the mother. Mr. Johnson died five months ago, and since that time Mrs. Johnson had resided here.

The surviving children are: Mrs. Laura Kinard, Denver and Everett Johnson, of Bevington; Ned Johnson, of Jefferson; Mrs. Ella Lytle and Mrs. May Rogers, of Winterset; Mrs. Genevieve Cleland, of Patterson, and Mrs. Susie Hastings, of Davenport.

The Rev. John T. Hall, pastor of the Baptist church, conducted short services at the Lytle home, Friday afternoon at one o’clock, and Rev. F. G. Barnes conducted the services at the Methodist church in St. Charles, that afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Burial was made in the St. Charles cemetery. More details of her life may be found in the mortuary column.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, June 12, 1930
Page 2

Mrs. Wm. Johnson

Etta May, daughter of Elizabeth and Jonah Shreves, was born in Madison county, Iowa, near Bevington, on December 3, 1864. She attended school in Crawford township and spent her girlhood and young womanhood there.

She was married to Wm. Johnson on November 11, 1884. To them were born nine children. One died in infancy and the eight remaining are: Mrs. Laura Kinnard, Denver and Everett Johnson, of Bevington; Ned Johnson, of Jefferson; Mrs. Ella Lytle and Mrs. May Rogers, of Winterset; Mrs. Genevieve Cleland, near Patterson, and Mrs. Susie Hastings, of Davenport.

They made their home in and near St. Charles until they moved to Bevington 23 years ago. Bevington was their home until the death of Mr. Johnson five months ago, and since that time Mrs. Johnson had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Lytle, at Winterset.

She was for many years a member of the St. Charles Eastern Star, but after moving from there gave up her membership.

In the last months she openly confessed her faith in Christ, although she had seemed always a loving Christian mother. No sacrifice was ever too great for her to make for her children.

She had not been strong in the past few years, and since the death of Mr. Johnson had been bedfast, and passed away in her daughter’s home on June 5, 1930, aged 65 years, 6 months and 2 days.

She leaves beside her children and 15 grandchildren, 2 brothers, Wm. Shreves, of Wyoming, and Sam Shreves, of St. Charles, and 5 sisters, Mrs. Minerva McLane, of Valley Junction, Mrs. Sadie Bean and Miss Lena Shreves, of Chicago; Mrs. Ann Summerville, of Winterset, and Miss Olive Shreves, of Bevington, and many other relatives and her many friends.
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Coordinator's note: Transcribed as published, surname per gravestone is "Johnston".

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