STONE, John Y., Mrs. (Hattie) (1847-1903)

STONE, DELASHMUTT, SOLOMON

Posted By: Elaine Harrington (email)
Date: 11/27/2006 at 20:57:37

MILLS COUNTY TRIBUNE
DATED MAY 14, 1903:

Near the hour of 3 o’clock on the afternoon of Saturday, May 9th, at the family apartments in the Commercial Hotel of this city, occurred the death, from acute Bright’s disease, of Mrs. John Y. Stone, who had been a continuous resident of Glenwood since 1856.

The funeral took place on Monday afternoon from the residence of W. C. DeLashmutt in this city, and was conducted by Rev. T. L. Stephens of Des Moines, a life-long friend of the family, assisted by Rev. W. A. Bockoven of the Glenwood Congregational church. A select quartette furnished appropriate music for the occasion. The floral designs were rich and beautiful. The funeral was largely attended notwithstanding the downfall of rain which continued almost up to the hour. Mr. Stone’s fellow attorneys acted as pall-bearers.

Obituary

Mrs. Stone’s maiden name was Hattie Solomon, a daughter of Joel Soloman, an old pioneer and prominent business man in the community. She was born in Lewiston, Ill., June 1, 1847, and was educated mainly at Bloomington, Ill., and in a seminary for young ladies at Brooklyn, N.Y. She formed the acquaintance of John Y. Stone, her future husband, in the winter of 1860, while both were attending the public school in Glenwood, in a brick building next east of the Congregational church, but long since converted into a residence. But in 1861, with the outbreak of the civil war, Mr. Stone volunteered and for three years served his country on the field of battle, and Miss Solomon left home to attend school in the east. Upon their return the old acquaintance was renewed, and soon ripened into courtship, love, and their marriage which occurred Jan. 8, 1868, in the Solomon home on Walnut street---the brick building south of the present residence of J. A. Swope.

Mr. Stone had been elected the previous fall as a member of the Legislature, and Mrs. Stone accompanied him to Des Moines immediately after their marriage. During the session she participated in the social life of the capital with the wives and daughters of the other members of the assembly, and during Mr. Stone’s 12 years in the legislature she often accompanied him to the legislature.

Mrs. Stone was the mother of five children, all of whom, excepting Clarence, died in infancy. They were all born in the little cottage near the site of their later home---where the duties of housekeeping and home making were first taken up by the young wife in April 1868.

Mrs. Stone’s physical strength was never very great, and to her natural home-like disposition she gave most of her time and attention to her own family and a small circle of intimate friends for whom she had a very strong attachment. She was not a member of any church organization, but was a firm believer in the Bible, and sacred truths of which she held in highest reverence. Her nature was gentle and retiring. She was a lover of the beautiful, in art and nature. Having a liberal education and a wide range in general reading, she entered with interest into the thought and themes of the literary world. She was a loving, faithful wife, a devoted, affectionate mother, and will be held in most sacred memory by her sadly bereaved husband and only son, into whose sorrow and grief go the deepest sympathy of this entire community.

Resolution of Respect

We, the members of the Bar of Mills county, having learned with profound sorrow of the death of the beloved wife and companion of our distinguished fellow citizen and brother John Y. Stone,

Resolved that we hereby extend to him and to the members of his family our sympathy in this hour of their great bereavement and loss;

Resolved further, that we attend the funeral service in a body;

Resolved further, that as a further mark of respect that all public offices be closed during the hour of the funeral;

Resolved further, that a copy of these resolutions be furnished to Mr. Stone and to the members of his family, and that a copy be given to the press for publication.

Signed: E. Starbuck, M. Miller, L. T. Genung, W. S. Lewis, E. B. Woodruff, Theo. W. Ivory, Shirley Gillilland, D. E. Whitfield, A. E. Cook, C. E. Dean, H. J. Baird, Carl H. Otis, Clyde T. Genung.