Sarah A. (Tounsley) Parsons (1925)
ADAMS, PARSONS, STEVENSON, TOUNSLEY
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 12/23/2010 at 11:25:03
Winterset Madisonian
Thursday, March 12, 1925
Page 7Sarah A. Tounsley, daughter of Cyrus and Elizabeth Stevenson Tounsley, was born April 6th, 1858 in Muscatine county, Iowa and departed this life at her home in Madison county, Iowa, near Earlham, March 7, 1925, aged 66 years, 11 months and 1 day. In her early life she with her parents moved from the old home in Muscatine county to Takanah, Nebraska, where she grew to womanhood. At the age of 25 she gave her hand in holy marriage to T. J. Parsons with whom she trod the path of life sharing his joys and sorrows alike. They began housekeeping on a farm near Takanah, Nebraska, living there for 5 years then moved to Frontier county, Neb., where they fought the battles of frontier life for 13 years, then moved to Madison county, Iowa where they have spent the last 23 years of life together and the master said, “It is enough, come up higher.”
Sarah Parsons gave her heart to God in 1884 at Spring Creep, Nebraska, and united with the M.E. church at that place where her membership remained until death.
Funeral services were conducted from her home in Madison county Sunday, March 8, at 2:30 by the pastor, Rev. M. Hulbert. The house was crowded to its utmost capacity thus speaking of the high esteem in which she and her husband was held.
She leaves a loving husband, two brothers and sister and a large circle of friends to mourn her passing. Those attending the funeral from a distance were L. T. Tounsley of Bronson, Kansas, O. E. Tounsley of Creston, Iowa, brothers of the deceased and Mrs. J. K. Adams of Lyons, Nebraska, her only sister.
The remains were taken to the undertaking parlors at Earlham to await the early morning east bound train to Cranston, Iowa where funeral services will be held from the home church, conducted by the pastor there.
_________________________Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, March 12, 1925Sarah A. Tounsley, daughter of Cyrus and Elizabeth Stevenson Tounsley was born April 6, 1858 in Muscatine County, Iowa and departed this life at her home in Madison County, Iowa, near Earlham, aged 66 years, 11 months and 1 day. In her early life she with her parents moved from the old home in Muscatine County, Iowa to Tekamah, Neb., where she grew to womanhood.
At the age of 25 she gave her hand in holy marriage to T. J. Parsons with whom she trod the path of life, sharing its joys and sorrows alike. They began housekeeping on a farm near Tekamah, Neb., living there for 6 years and then moved to Frontier County, Nebraska, where they bravely fought the battles of frontier life for 13 years.
Then they moved to Madison Co., Iowa and located on the present home where they have spent the last 23 years of life till the Master said “It is enough, come up higher.”
Sarah Parsons gave her heart to God at Spring Creek, Neb., and united with the M. E. Church at that place where her membership remained until death.
Funeral services were conducted from her home in Madison County Sunday, March 8th, at 2:30 by the Pastor Rev. M. Hulbert. The house was crowded to its utmost capacity, that speaking of the high esteem in which she and her husband have been held. She leaves a loving husband, two brothers and one sister, and a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn their loss. Those attending the funeral from a distance were: T. T. Tounsley of Bronson, Kans., O. E. Tounsley of Cranston, Iowa, brothers of the deceased, and Mrs. J. K. Adams, of Lyons, Neb., her only sister. The remains were taken to the undertaking parlor at Earlham to await the early morning eastbound train when the remains were taken to Cranston, Iowa where funeral services will be held from the home church conducted by the pastor there.
_________________________Note: Burial is at the Oak Grove Cemetery, Cranston, Muscatine County, Iowa.
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