Samantha (Carter) Holmes (1910)
CARTER, CASKEY, DOUGLAS, HOLMES, PATTERSON
Posted By: Cay Merryman (email)
Date: 8/1/2004 at 12:22:29
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November 1910Samantha Carter Holmes was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, Feb. 6, 1853 and passed away at her home in Truro, Iowa, Nov. 26, 1910. Her father having died when she was about two years old, she with her mother and two sisters, moved with her grandparents to St. Charles, where she grew to womanhood.
She was married Dec. 26, 1876, to Isaac Holmes, who preceded her to the Great Beyond three years ago. To this union were born three children: Mrs. W. O. Patterson, Earl and Audrey, who with her five step children: Mrs. W. G. Caskey, Mrs. M. L. Douglas, Norah, William and Frank, her sister and aged mother are left to mourn her departure. While early in life, she gave her heart to God and united with the M. E. church. After her marriage, she united with the Christian church of this place and she has at all times been an earnest, devoted worker for God's cause.
Her health, always delicate, hs been in gradual decline for the past three years and about last April a decided change for the worse took place.
-----------------------Winterset Madisonian – December 8, 1910
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Samantha Carter was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, Feb. 6, 1853 and passed away at her home in Truro, Iowa, Nov. 26, 1910. Her father having died when she was about two years old, she with her mother and two sisters, moved with her grandparents to St. Charles, where she grew to womanhood. She was married Dec. 26, 1876, to Isaac Holmes, who preceded her to the Great Beyond three years ago. To this union were born three children: Mrs. W. O. Patterson, Earl and Audrey, who with her five step children: Mrs. W. G. Caskey, Mrs. M. L. Douglas, Norah, William and Frank, her sister and aged mother are left to mourn her departure.
While early in life, she gave her heart to God and united with the M.E. church. After her marriage, she united with the Christian church of this place and she has at all times been an earnest, devoted worker for God’s cause. Her health, always delicate, has been in gradual decline for the past three years and about last April, a decided change for the worse took place, and since then she has been a constant sufferer, yet all the time she bore it with patience and Christian fortitude. During the last month of her illness, she gave many evidences and positive assurances that her peace with her Master was secure, and near the close in answer to the question, “Is all well with you?” she replied, “Yes, all is well”.
Funeral services were held at the Christian church, Monday at 11 o’clock, conducted by Rev. D. Heifenstein of Des Moines, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Hartman cemetery, south of town.
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