Helen May (Frisbee) Milholland (1935)

MILHOLLAND, FRISBEE, GLENN, CHRISTIANSEN, CLOSSON, PARKER, CHESSMAN

Posted By: Linda Brittain (email)
Date: 2/6/2008 at 09:59:52

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
April 11, 1935 – page 4

Helen May Milholland

Inglewood, California is mourning the death this week of one of its greatly beloved women, in the person of Mrs. Helen Milholland, who passed away Tuesday, March 12, at 10 o’clock p. m.

A life of real service and true Christian living has come to an end. For three months Mrs. Milholland has been confined to her home at 515 South Grevilles Avenue. She had a stroke when first taken ill and several others followed. The end came as calm and peaceful as she had lived. Her loved ones were at her bedside. The profoundest sympathy goes out to her bereaved ones.

Helen May Frisbee was born at Buffalo, New York, September 11, 1850 to Elizabeth Chessman Parker and Myron Frisbee. She was converted at the age of thirteen years and joined the church in Washington, Iowa. She was a member of the First Baptist church of Inglewood, being very active and influential while there. She was a true Christian and her Bible was a very real part of her life, having committed many of its passages to memory.

She was married May 4, 1871 to Dr. John Milholland, with whom she spent fifty years. He passed away in 1921, shortly after they celebrated their fiftieth anniversary. They made their home in Winterset, Iowa, from 1881 to 1919, when they came to Inglewood to reside. To this union were born five children. One died in infancy and Mamie Helen died at eight years of age.

There are left to mourn her going three daughters, Mrs. Ida B. Glenn, of Inglewood, Mrs. L. Edna Christiansen of Beach, North Dakota and Mrs. Helen F. Closson of Los Angeles, California, and three grandchildren, Edison L. Glenn of Wickenburg, Arizona, Charles D. Glenn of Inglewood and John C. Closson of Los Angeles.

Mrs. Milholland was instrumental in the conversion, and furthering the notable career of Dr. George Carver, colored educator, scientist and director of Agricultural research at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, whose life she wrote for publication.

She was a true, noble woman and faithful friend. Her’s was a useful life. Behind her are many grateful memories in the hearts of those she befriended.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Donald Blackie assisted by Dr. A. F. Roadhouse at Hardin’s Funeral home, Saturday, March 16, at 2 o’clock.