Sophia R. Newton (1930)

NEWTON, ALLEN, YOUNG, GARLINGER

Posted By: Mary A. Walter (email)
Date: 6/13/2007 at 13:03:26

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
October 23, 1930 – page 1

Death of Mrs. Sophia Newton

Funeral services for Mrs. Sophia R. Newton were held at the Methodist church here, Saturday afternoon, October 18th, at 2:30 o’clock, and burial was made in the Winterset cemetery. Mrs. Newton, who was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Allen, was born and raised in this county.

She was married to James I. Newton in 1872, and they were the parents of two children, Mary, who died 30 years ago, and Mrs. Francis Young, of Des Moines. She had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Young, for the past five years, and died there last Thursday, October 16th.

In addition to her daughter and three grandchildren, she leaves one sister, Mrs. Ellen Garlinger, of Reeding, Kansas, and a half-brother, Elmer Allen, of Winterset. More details of her life may be found in the mortuary column.