Martha Ann (Fenimore) Ogburn Utter (1919)

JOHNSON, OGBURN, PARKER, REED, REID, SCHUTT, UTTER

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 1/31/2012 at 13:45:44

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, June 25, 1919
Page 3

Peru

MRS. HENRY UTTER

A death which came as a great shock was that of Mrs. Henry Utter on last Wednesday morning of acute indigestion, after a lapse of about ten minutes illness upon returning from a business mission down town. After starting down town she complained of being tired and stopped several times to rest before reaching the stores, later when she complained of feeling sick and weak when she was taken home in an auto and neighbors and a doctor summoned, both were secured at once. The former placed her on a bed but she was dead before the doctor arrived.

Funeral services were conducted from the house on Friday at 10 a.m., burial at the King cemetery near Elm Grove.
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The Adams County Free Press
Corning, Iowa
Wednesday, June 25, 1919
Page 10, Column 4

Died in Peru.

Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Ogburn and William Ogburn went to Peru last Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Martha Utter, mother of the gentleman. Mrs. Utter was ill only about 20 minutes before her death, having been down town and attended to business matters just a short time before passing away at 9:30 o’clock Thursday morning, June 19th. She was aged 83 years, 4 months, 27 days.

Mrs. Utter was born in Wayne county, Ind. She came to Iowa when about 18 years of age.

Beside her husband, Mr. Utter, who is 92 years of age, the deceased lady leaves eight children: Mrs. Mary Schutt, of McVey, Ill.; Mrs. Frances Parker, Massena; Merritt Ogburn, St. Charles; Mrs. Hattie Reid, Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Sarah Reed, Norwalk, Cal.; Mrs. Rosetta Johnson, Casper, Wyo.; Harlan and William Ogburn, of Corning. The sons from Corning and Mrs. Parker and Merritt Ogburn attended the funeral. Mrs. Utter has visited in corning a number of times and many of our readers will remember her and extend sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
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Coordinator's note: Deceased's middle name from son Harlan's second marriage record and her maiden name from daughter Mary's marriage record.