Mary (Thuma) Eyerly Lovelace (1900)

EYERLY, LAPELLA, LOVELACE, MCGINNIS, THUMA

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 8/13/2007 at 18:30:19

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, May 24, 1900

Died, Sunday, May 20th, Mrs. Lovelace, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. S. McGinnis, in the west part of town.

Funeral services were held here on Monday and Tuesday the remains were interred at Newton, Iowa, beside those of her first husband.
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Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, May 24, 1900
Page 6

Demise of an Old Resident

Mary Lovelace died last Sabbath afternoon at 1:30 at the residence of Joseph McGinnis, in the west part of town. She was the widow of Samuel Eyerly, and she afterwards married Hiram Lovelace, deceased.

She was born in Pennsylvania in 1815 and came to Iowa in 1845. Came to Madison county in 1864 where she has resided ever since.

The funeral was conducted at her late residence, Rev. Jacobs assisted by Rev. DeTar officiating. Her remains were taken to Newton, Jasper county, Tuesday morning, there to be interred by the side of her first husband.

The deceased had always led a consistent Christian life.
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Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, May 31, 1900
Page 3

Brought to Newton for Burial.

Mrs. Mary Lovelace, aged mother of J. B. Eyerly, of this city, died at the home of her daughter in Winterset, last Sunday, and the remains were brought to Newton on Tuesday and laid to rest beside her first husband, Mr. Samuel Eyerly, who died here about twenty-nine years ago. Mother Lovelace lived near Monroe for a number of years, where she was dearly loved by everybody. She was the mother of nine children, all living.

She was a life long Methodist and Christian mother of the purest type. The remains were accompanied to Newton by her daughter, Mrs. Mollie Corwin-McGinnis with whom she had made her home; her son and grandson, George Eyerly and Vincent Eyerly of Winterset and her granddaughter, Miss Laura LaPella of Earlham. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Eyerly and a number of friends met them at the depot, and proceeded to the cemetery where brief services were held, conducted by Rev. Lavender. --- Newton Record.
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County Coordinator's note: Buried at Newton Union Cemetery, Newton, Jasper, Iowa alongside her husband, Samuel Minsker Eyerly.

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