SLAWSON, Lucy Parker (Horton) 1867-1949

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SLAWSON, Lucy Parker (Horton) 1867-1949

SLAWSON, HORTON, MILLER, BAER

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 2/25/2011 at 14:42:16

Lucy P. (Horton) Slawson 1867-1949
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FUNERAL TO BE MONDAY FOR AGED OSAGE WOMAN
Osage, Iowa – Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy P Slawson, 81, will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the Champion Funeral Home, with burial in the Osage Cemetery. The Rev. C. D. James will officiate. She died Friday.
She was the widow of H. J. Slawson who died in 1927.
Survivors include an adopted son, William, who was her nephew, of Long Beach, California; 2 brothers, Henry Horton, Osage; and Thomas Horton, San Francisco, California; and a sister; Mrs. Lillian Miller, of Sebastapol, California.
Mason City Globe Gazette, Saturday February 26, 1949
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Lucy Horton was born April 1867 in Minnesota (1900 Census), the daughter of William Horton and Eliza Jane (Dennis) Horton. She married Henry James Slawson, the son of James Henry Slawson and Hannah (Baer) Slawson.
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MRS. LUCY SLAWSON
DIED LAST FRIDAY
AT AGE OF 81
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Slawson, 81, were held Monday afternoon, February 28, 1949, at the Champion Funeral Home, with the Rev. C. D. James, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating. Burial was made in the Osage Cemetery.
Mrs. Slawson died Friday morning at the Stuckey home where she had been under care for some time.
Lucy Parker Horton was born near Rochester, Minnesota, on April 25, 1867, to William and Eliza Jane Dennis Horton. In 1869 the family moved to Iowa and settled in Rock township. On December 29, 1886, she was married to Henry J. Slawson. They established their first home near the parental home west of Osage, later buying the home two miles southeast of Osage. In 1915 they retired to Osage where Mr. Slawson died in 1927.
They had no children of their own, but when Mrs. Slawson's sister died, leaving a baby son, they adopted him, raising him as their own. William now lives in Long Beach, Calif., and was here to spend Christmas with his mother, who was very ill at that time.
Mrs. Slawson was a faithful member of the Methodist church and also of the Eastern Star.
Surviving are her son; two brothers, Henry Horton of Osage and Thomas Horton of San Francisco, California; one sister, Mrs. Lillian Miller of Sebastapol, California; and five grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were three sisters, Mrs. Lottie McGrath, Mrs. Jennie Phelps, and Mrs. Bell Miller, and a brother, Charles.
[Mitchell County Press - March 9, 1949]

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Obituary: Lucy P. (Horton) Slawson 1867-1949 #1: FUNERAL TO BE MONDAY FOR AGED OSAGE WOMAN Osage, Iowa – Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy P Slawson, 81, will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the Champion Funeral Home, with burial in the Osage Cemetery. The Rev. C. D. James will officiate. She died Friday. She was the widow of H. J. Slawson who died in 1927. Survivors include an adopted son, William, who was her nephew, of Long Beach, California; 2 brothers, Henry Horton, Osage; and Thomas Horton, San Francisco, California; and a sister; Mrs. Lillian Miller, of Sebastapol, California. Mason City Globe Gazette, Saturday February 26, 1949 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #2: Lucy Horton was born April 1867 in Minnesota (1900 Census), the daughter of William Horton and Eliza Jane (Dennis) Horton. She married Henry James Slawson, the son of James Henry Slawson and Hannah (Baer) Slawson. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #3: MRS. LUCY SLAWSON DIED LAST FRIDAY AT AGE OF 81 Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Slawson, 81, were held Monday afternoon, February 28, 1949, at the Champion Funeral Home, with the Rev. C. D. James, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating. Burial was made in the Osage Cemetery. Mrs. Slawson died Friday morning at the Stuckey home where she had been under care for some time. Lucy Parker Horton was born near Rochester, Minnesota, on April 25, 1867, to William and Eliza Jane Dennis Horton. In 1869 the family moved to Iowa and settled in Rock township. On December 29, 1886, she was married to Henry J. Slawson. They established their first home near the parental home west of Osage, later buying the home two miles southeast of Osage. In 1915 they retired to Osage where Mr. Slawson died in 1927. They had no children of their own, but when Mrs. Slawson's sister died, leaving a baby son, they adopted him, raising him as their own. William now lives in Long Beach, Calif., and was here to spend Christmas with his mother, who was very ill at that time. Mrs. Slawson was a faithful member of the Methodist church and also of the Eastern Star. Surviving are her son; two brothers, Henry Horton of Osage and Thomas Horton of San Francisco, California; one sister, Mrs. Lillian Miller of Sebastapol, California; and five grandchildren. Preceding her in death were three sisters, Mrs. Lottie McGrath, Mrs. Jennie Phelps, and Mrs. Bell Miller, and a brother, Charles. [Mitchell County Press - March 9, 1949]
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