Jennie Teakle McCall (1861-1938)

TEAKLE, MCCALL, GILLIDETT, COPENHAVER, CLYDE

Posted By: jane austin (email)
Date: 6/12/2021 at 21:05:24

Mrs. Joe McCall passed away at her home in Hartley Monday, May 25, after several months suffering from cancer. She had been confined to her bed for several weeks, and everything that loving care could do to ease her last hours was done. Her husband tenderly cared for her, assisted by their children.

Jennie Teakle was born in Juniata, Pennsylvania on July 12, 1861, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Teakle She was united in marriage with Joe McCall February 19, 1880 at Sigourney, Iowa, where they made their home until 1888 when they came to O'Brien county and made their home on a farm near Hartley until 1893 when they moved into town.

Five children were born to this untion: Frank McCall of Stoughton, Wisconsin, Mae Gillidett of Plains, Kansas, Morton McCall of Scotia, California, Alta Copenhaver of Mandan, North Dakota. Robert died in infancy.

She leaves seven grandsons and the following five brothers and one sister: Amos Teakle of Hartley, Mary Clyde of Artesian, South Dakota, Will Teakle of Los Angeles, California, Walter Teakle of South English, Iowa, and Robert Teakle of Redlands, California. She also leaves the following nephews and nieces: Ernest, George and Charles Clyde of Artesian, South Dakota, Agnes Moore of Hartley, Jennie Davis of Letcher, South Dakota, S.D. Thomas Teakle of Spokane, Washington, and Mrs. Otto Huber of Sount English, Iowa.

Mrs. McCall had passed her golden wedding day and would have observed her 70th birthday in July.

There is no language at our command by which we can fittingly portray this woman's Christian characther. She was a great lover of flowers and gained great pleasure by passing these on to her neighbors and friends. Her life is a path marked with deeds of kindness and career. There was a daily beauty about her life which won every heart. She built up a large libraray during her lifetime which she treasured very much as she was a great reader. She loved to lend her books to her friends that they might share in her pleasures.

Funeral services were held Wednseday afteernoon at the Methodist church with Rev. J.E. Lombard in charge. Intermant was in Pleasant View cemetery.

Those from out of town attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCall and sons, Jack and Robert of Stoughton, Wisconsin, Mrs. Albert Copenhaver of Mandan, North Dakota, Mrs. Mae Gillidett of Plains, Kansas, and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Johnson of Milford, Iowa.

Hartley (Iowa) Sentinel, 28 May 1938, pg 8.