Mary Rosetta (Whitenack) Hays (1929)

HAYS, WHITENACK, MYERS

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Date: 1/25/2006 at 11:46:59

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, May 9, 1929
Page 12

Mortuary

Mrs. Mary Hays

Mary Rosetta, the youngest child of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Whitenack, was born in a farm home in Madison county, Iowa, February 27, 1858, and died at her home in Earlham, May 4, 1929, at the age of 71 years.

Mrs. Hays grew to womanhood and lived her entire life until about 16 years ago, on the farm where she was born, situated just west of Worthington church. She was converted during a revival meeting, held by the pastor Rev. H. C. Preston, in December, 1889. She united with the Methodist Episcopal church at Worthington, at which place she retained her membership up to the time of her death. She loved her church. She served her people of the community in various official capacities in church and Sunday school.

She taught in the public schools of Madison county for a number of years, finally having to give up that work to care for her aged parents.

To know her was to love her, and it was said that she was always thoughtful and self-sacrificing in her devotion to others, so long as her health permitted.

On December 12, 1901, she was united in marriage to George Riley Hays, who preceded her in death on June 23, 1917. She was the youngest of eight children, all of whom have preceded her in death, except one sister, Mrs. Anna Myers, who made her home with her and cared for her during the last two years of her life.

The passing away of Mary at this timne, leaves to mourn her departure, her one sister, Mrs. Anna Myers, fifteen nephews and thirteen nieces.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, May 9, 1929
Page 1

[Coordinator note: Same as the Madisonian, with this additional information.]

She was the youngest of eight children all of whom have preceded her in death except one sister, Mrs. Anna Meyers, who made her home with her and cared for her during the last two years of her life. She also leaves to morn 15 nephews, 13 nieces and a host of relative and friends.

Funeral services were held at the Earlham Methodist Church Monday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with the Rev. B.W McEldowney officiating. A later service as held at Worthington Church with the Rev. A.R. Weed in charge. Interment was in Worthington Cemetery.

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Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, May 16, 1929
Page 2

Earlham

The funeral for Mrs. Mary Hayes who died at her home Sunday, was held Monday afternoon at the Methodist church, then a short service was held at Worthington, a former home.

Those from a distance who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vance, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. G. Hayes, Mrs. Blanche Hayes and Harry Hayes, all of Winterset; Harry Myers of Storm Lake, Mrs. Anna Rankin, Mrs. E. L. Brown, Mrs. Roscoe Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brown and A. P. Maulsby, all of Des Moines’ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown of Patterson; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Davis of Waukee; Mrs. Elsie Barkley of Lincoln, Nebraska; Lester Myers of Sulphur Springs; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Whitenack and son, Vinton of Sac City.

Mrs. Anna Myers, a sister of Mrs. Hayes who has lived here for several years, returned this week to Spencer to live with a daughter.

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