Gladys Verla Mapes (1923)
MAPES, SHERWOOD, THOMAS, WALTERS
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 11/22/2010 at 09:14:16
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, November 29, 1923
Page 1, Column 1Death of Gladys Mapes
Gladys, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mapes, died Saturday night, about 8:30 after an illness of a few days with septic cerebral spinal meningitis. She took a bad cold the first of the week and added to the damage that was done in the car accident on the Tileville road last May, the natural protection between the nostrils and the brain was destroyed, permitting an infection of the covering of the brain and spinal cord.
The Mapes family formerly made their home in this county but spent thirteen years in Oklahoma, coming back to Madison county several years ago. They are now making their home on West Jefferson street, where the funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock, by Rev. Smith of Des Moines. Burial was made in the Roberts cemetery in Adair county.
The little girl is survived by her father and mother, four sisters, Mrs. Tressa Sherwood, Mrs. Irma Thomas and Lula, of Winterset; Mrs. Bessie Walters of Supply, Okla.; and two brothers, Floyd and Dick, also of Winterset.
________________________The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, December 6, 1923
Page 6, Column 4Gladys Mapes
Gladys Verla, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mapes, was born May 17, 1910, near Supply, Oklahoma, and came with her parents to Madison county, Iowa in October 1914. She departed this life on November 24, 1923 at the age of 13 years, 6 months and 7 days.
She was of a sunny disposition and will be greatly missed by her many friends, both young and old.
She leaves to mourn her loss her father, mother, sister, Lula, and brothers, Floyd and Dick living at home, one sister, Mrs. Tressa Sherwood who resides in Winterset, and two sisters, Mrs. Irma Thomas and Mrs. Bessie Watkins both of Oklahoma.
She was laid to rest in the Roberts cemetery by the side of her sister, Jessie, who died almost eight years ago. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Smith of Des Moines.
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