Fannie M. Garrett (1899)

GARRETT

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 5/20/2009 at 13:07:09

Winterset Madisonian – September 28, 1899
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Obituary

Miss Fannie Garrett was born September 2, 1878, and died at her home in Macksburg at 5 o’clock a.m., Saturday, September 16, 1899, being 21 years and 14 days old.

During a lingering illness of nearly three months she was very patient in her suffering, and toward the last spoke many times of wishing to go to her home, which she said was above, and felt desirous that her friends would go with her there. Later she said, “Jesus is calling,” and about the last thing she said was “goodbye.”

Her funeral was preached at the Baptist church on Sunday at 3 p.m. by Rev. Bertha Bowers, and the whole service was one of the most impressive ever witnessed. A large concourse of people followed with the friends to the cemetery, south of town, where the body was laid to rest to await the resurrection. She leaves a father, mother, three brothers and two sisters and a host of friends to mourn her loss.

Note: Burial was made in the Moon cemetery.

Coordinator's note: Unsubstantiated information says her name is Mary Frances.

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