Martha Ellen (Welty) Hart (1928)
GILBERT, HART, HOLLEN, RIDOUT, WELTY
Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 12/17/2005 at 10:51:33
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, April 5, 1928
Page 6Death of Mrs. Miles Hart
Mrs. Miles Hart, a former resident of Webster township, who has been staying with her daughter, Mrs. B. J. Hollen, at her home in Indianola, died Thursday, March 29. A short time ago she fell and broke her knee cap and an operation was performed. Her heart could not stand the shock and she died suddenly Thursday evening.
Mrs. Hart was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Welty, and was born in Indiana, January 27th, 1851. She came to Webster township with her parents, when she was a small child and here she married Mr. Hart, in 1867. Nine children were born to them, but four have preceded the mother in death. Those surviving her are Ora and Arch Hart and Mrs. S. O. Ridout, of Webster township; Mrs. E. S. Gilbert of Lorimor and Mrs. Hollen of Indianola. Mr. Hart, her aged husband, also survives.
Rev. A. R. Weed, a former pastor of Mrs. Hart, assisted by Rev. A. P. Keast, conducted the funeral services at the Methodist church Sunday, April 1, and burial was made in the Winterset cemetery.
_________________________The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, April 12, 1928
Page 2, Column 3Mortuary
Martha Ellen Welty, daughter of Peter and Magdalena Welty, was born in Indiana, January 27, 1851. When a child she came with her parents to Iowa, where her father, one of the pioneer settlers, obtained a tract of land in Webster township, Madison county, about ten miles southwest of Winterset. Here she spent her girlhood and at an early age gave her heart to God and was united with the Evangelical church, which later became known as Oak Grove, services at that time being held at the various homes of the community. Later in life her membership was transferred to the Methodist Episcopal church, located at Pleasant View.
In 1867 she was united in marriage to Miles H. Hart, and to this union nine children were born, four, Edgar Arthur, Sadie May, Beatrice Berteen and Mrs. Florence E. Quick, having preceded her in death. She passed away March 29, 1928, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B. J. Hollen, of Indianola, Iowa, at the age of 77 years, 2 months and 2 days. She leaves to mourn her loss her aged husband, five children, Mrs. Sylvester Gilbert, of Lorimor; Mrs. Sam Ridout, of Winterset; Mrs. B. J. Hollen, of Indianola, and Arch and Orie, of Winterset; also twenty grandchildren and ten great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Caroline Hart of Winterset, and many other relatives and friends.
Her Bible meant much to her, and only a few weeks before her death she completed reading of the New Testament in less than a week. She was a faithful mother, a firm believer in God and will be greatly missed by her family and community.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal church in Winterset, Sunday, April 1st. Rev. A. R. Weed, her former pastor, was in charge, assisted by Rev. A. P. Keast. Interment was in the Winterset cemetery.
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