Mary F. Waters 1866-1931

WATERS

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Date: 12/26/2019 at 11:13:48

Mary “Mamie” (Millett) Waters
(July 14, 1866 – July 19, 1931)

West Liberty Index- 23 July 1931
MRS. WATERS DIES SUNDAY MORNING - After an illness of many months, Mrs. Mamie Waters passed away early Sunday morning at the University hospital in Iowa City, where she had been under treatment for a few days. Funeral rites were conducted for her from the Presbyterian church, Tuesday afternoon, but the pastor Rev. James H. Mahaffy, assisted by a quartet composed of W. R. Tharp, Miss Arlene mahaffy, Mrs. L. A. Whitachre, and A. H. Ditmars, with Mrs. J. H. Mahaffy accompanying and playing the funeral dirges. The hymns weer requests of the family, "Lead Kindly Light", ' Rock of ages", and "Face to Face with Christ, my Savior ". The interment was in Oakridge Cemetery by the side of the body of her husband. Mary F. Millett, daughter of Sarah and Alfred Millett, was born in Vermillion County, IL, July 14, 1866. When a small child she came with her parents to Cedar County, IA, and grew to womanhood in the farm near Springdale. She was graduated from Springdale High school in 1887, and entered the State University, where she spent two years in preparation for teaching. After several years of successful experience in rural schools she took a special primary teacher's course in the Teachers college at Cedar Falls, and distinguished herself in her work in the schools of Mechanicsville and Monticello. She was married at Cedar Rapids, July 29, 1905, to J. W. Waters, and their new home was set up at Champaign, Ill. After several years residence there, they removed to FL where they remained until 1920, then they returned to IA, making their home in West Liberty, where Mr. Waters died a year later. Upon coming to West Liberty they united with the First Presbyterian church, and took an active interest in its welfare. She was a member of the Women's Missionary society and the Ladies Aid society and a willing, faithful worker as long as her health would permit. She leaves to mourn her loss, three step-sons, and one step-daughter, Mrs. Catherine Ellis, to whom she had been a mother since childhood; four sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Teefy and Lucy Millet of Springdale with whom she had been making her home Mrs. Sabra Pearson of FL, USA and Mrs. Alice Morehead of West Branch and three brothers, Lewis Millett of Ames, and Albert and Lee Millett of Springdale.