Lemon A. Collins (1908)

BLACK, COLLINS, NICOSON

Posted By: Cay Merryman (email)
Date: 7/24/2004 at 23:32:17

Newspaper Unknown
July 1908

L. A. Collins was born in Madison County, Iowa, August 16, 1861 and died on July 12, 1908 at Hereford, Texas. He married Anna Black near St. Charles, October 30, 1882. To this union were born 5 children, 3 sons and 2 daughters, all of whom survive, as does his wife and aged father, Elijah Collins of Minnesota, and 2 full brothers, Anderson Collins of Truro & Mark Collins of Des Moines, 3 half brothers, Herman, Walter and Charles, and 1 half sister, Mollie Nicoson. Burial was made in the St. Charles Cemetery.
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Winterset Reporter
July 16, 1908
Page 5

St. Charles

Intelligence was received last Saturday that L. A. Collins was severely ill at his new home near Hereford, Texas, and Roy Collins left that afternoon to go there. Sunday word was received that he had died at 12:30. His body will be brought to St. Charles for interment, which will not reach here until Thursday evening and the funeral will be Friday. Mr. Collins, son-in-law and daughter went to Texas last spring, bought a farm and was improving it, having just about finished a new house and was intending to return last week and later take his family along with him.
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Winterset Reporter
July 23, 1908
Page 5

St. Charles

As reported last week the body of L. A. Collins arrived from Texas on last Thursday and the funeral was held Friday morning in the park at St. Charles, conducted by Rev. Nicholl and assisted by Rev. Mercer. There were many relatives and friends present. Interment was made in the St. Charles cemetery.

Mr. Collins was born in Madison county, Iowa, 1861 and here grew to manhood. In 1882 he was married to Anna Black. To this union was born five children, Roy, Mrs. J. G. Johnson, Wilkie, Carl and Lois. Mr. Collins has been in business or clerking in St. Charles for about twenty years. Last winter he sold his hardware business and went to Hereford, Texas, bought a farm, improved it and was getting ready to take his family there.
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Winterset Madisonian
July 23, 1908
Page 8

Truro

Those in attendance at the funeral of Lemon Collins at St. Charles, last Friday, from Truro were F. E. Kale, A. E. Collins and wife, Mr. D. D. Swearingen and wife and daughter, Flossie, Mrs. Nettie Bradshaw, Mrs. J. W. Fulton and Mrs. F. R. Porter.
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Winterset Madisonian
July 30, 1908

L. A. Collins was born in Madison county, Iowa, August 16, 1861, died July 12, 1908, aged 46 years, 10 months, 27 days. He was united in marriage to Anna Black at her home near St. Charles October 30, 1882. To this union five children were born, three sons and two daughters, all of which together with their mother, also the aged father, Elijah Collins of Minnesota, two full brothers, Anderson Collins of Truro, and Mark Collins of Des Moines, three half brothers, Hermon, Walter and Charles Collins, one half sister, Mollie Nicoson, together with many other near relatives remain to mourn the loss of the deceased.

In January 1908 he with his daughter, Dawn, and her husband went to Hereford, Texas, to purchase a home. Here he bought a farm and had just completed a dwelling house, preparatory to the moving of the rest of the family when he was taken sick Tuesday evening July 7th, with appendicitis. During his sickness his suffering was intense up until within a few hours of death, when he became easy and quietly passed away at Hereford, Texas, Sunday noon July 12th. When he became conscious of the fact that he could not get well he expressed a desire to see the loved ones at home once more from whom he had been separated for several months, and tell them again of his love for them, yet he was willing to depart and be with Christ if he saw fit to call him.

The deceased united with the church when a mere boy and has lived a devoted Christian life. For a number of years he had superintended the Sunday school of the Christian church at St. Charles, he also took an active part in the Endeavor work and was a member of the official board. His departure will be a loss to the home, to the church, to the community and yet that which is a loss to others will be a gain to him, for he was ready to depart and be with Christ.

The funeral was conducted in the park at St. Charles by Rev. G. E. Nichols, pastor of the Christian church.

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