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Alma Alta Hawkins (1905)

HAWKINS

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 12/31/2007 at 09:52:33

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, May 11, 1905
Page 8

Earlham

The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hawkins died last Saturday and funeral were held on Monday at the home.
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Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
May 18, 1905

Alma Alta, the seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hawkins died Sunday evening after a short illness with membranous croup. The funeral was held from the home Monday afternoon and was private, owing to the nature of her malady. Interment was in Earlham cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.

OBITUARY

Alma Alta, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hawkins, was born in Delmar, Clinton county, Iowa, Oct. 28, 1897, and died of diphtheria May 7, 1905, at Earlham, Iowa, at the age of 7 years, 6 months, 9 days. During her short illness she was very patient. On Sunday about noon realizing that death was nigh, told her mamma she did not believe she would live until dark, which proved only too true. About an hour before death she kissed her parents good-bye saying “I will remember you papa, I will remember you manna,” and calling for brothers and sisters, of whose companionship she had been deprived during her illness, expressed a desire to kiss them goodbye. She was laid to rest Monday, May 8 in Earlham cemetery.

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