VICKERY, Jane (1835-1915)

VICKERY, CRUMB, NORCROSS, LARSON

Posted By: Kathy Weaver (email)
Date: 11/10/2018 at 13:59:08

Mills County Tribune
Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa
Monday, May 3, 1915

DEATHS

Mrs. Eli Vickery

After many years of suffering Mrs. Eli Vickery of Malvern passed from this life Wednesday, April 28, 1915. The funeral occurred on Thursday afternoon from the M.E. church conducted by the pastor Rev. Fank Caldwell.

The funeral discourse, by special request, had for its theme that age old question propounded in Job 14-14: “If a man die shall he live again?”

Though his time was limited for preparation, Rev. Caldwell uttered thoughts on that question that were worthy of consideration.

The Milton Summers Post of Malvern, as a duty and courtesy to a bereaved comrade, attended the funeral and furnished the pall bearers in the persons of John Suits, C.W. Black, Richard Hammond, Robert Hammond, Allen Smith and Andrew Jackson.

The music for the occasion was furnished by the regular church choir.

The following obituary was read at the service:

Jane Norcross was born in Reesborough, Vermont, May 10, 1835. When about eighteen years of age she was converted and joined the Methodist Episcopal church of which she was an acceptable member at the time of her death.

At about eighteen years of age she was united in marriage to Alonzo Crumb at North Adams, Mass. To this union were born three children of whom two survive her, Bert of Menlo, Iowa and Mrs. Kitty Larson of Page County, Iowa. The eldest died at the age of three years.

In 1869 with her husband she came to Red Oak, Iowa and in 1893 they moved to Malvern where she has since made her home. Her husband passed away in September 1893 and for thirteen years she remained a widow.

On July 19, 1906, she was united in marriage to Eli Vickery and with him she lived until her death, April 28, 1915.

She leaves to mourn her loss in addition to the husband and two children, one brother who lives in Massachusetts. Another brother, Samuel, was killed in the battle of Chancellorsville, May 6, 1863. She has passed over the Divide to be forever with the Lord. For herself she has settled the Question of Job as used in the text: “If a man die shall he live again.”

Mr. Vickery is truly grateful to his neighbors and especially to his comrades, whose assistance was shown in a substantial manner.